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Archaeologists and authorities scoffed when a local
newspaper published an article claiming to have discovered
mysterious step-pyramids on the island of Tenerife. Just
more agricultural stone terraces they said, such as are
common throughout the Canaries.
But Thor Heyerdahl thought differently. Dr. Heyerdahl, who
has done extensive research on the pyramids of Tucume in
Peru, was intrigued by photos of the site, and on visiting
the valley of Güímar to see for himself, he was no longer in
any doubt.These were neither terraces nor random piles of
stone cleared by the Spaniards, as some had tried to explain
them away. They were painstakingly built step-pyramids,
constructed according to similar principles as those of
Mexico, Peru, and ancient Mesopotamia. The Ethnographic Park
'Pirámides de Güímar' offers you the possibility to visit
these rare and interesting structures, and will provide you
with theories regarding the possible diffusion of ancient
civilisations.
Besides the 6 step pyramids, the ethnographic park also
offers you the museum Casa Chacona, a life-size replica of
the reed ship RA II, Auditorium/Cinema, cafeteria and an
ecological souvenir shop.
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