Then right on top of the central cone, I noticed a
crowd gathered round one of our guests, Ernesto Thofehrn who Then right on top
of the central cone, I noticed a crowd gathered round one of our guests, Ernesto
Thofehrn who was crouched over a hole in the ground with a headphones glued to
his head, he
gesticulated me over, "here try these " he said,
handing me the headphones. The other end of the lead had a microphone lowered
inside the hole. "You can hear the sound of water below." And indeed it was so.
Evidence at last that Plato's story of the sources of water on top of the
mountain was true. After descending the scenic route from the volcano we headed
out into the Altiplano a short distance where we found more pools of water
bubbling up from the ground to the great delight of all our visitors – more of
the springs Plato had talked about.
J.M.Allen with one of the many peculiar stones that looks like part
of a former statue.
Ernesto Thofehrn (left) points out the water source on the summit
of the volcano
Cold
springs on the plain near Pampa Aullagas.
above left,
Alfredo Villca with one of the terrace walls
above right, One of the many
terraces with oustanding views of the Plain and the Sea
HISTORIC ATLANTIS IN BOLIVIA