"Welcome to Atlantis!"
Pampa Aullagas
Legend of Atlantis
"Welcome to Atlantis!"
as featured in the documentary by Discovery Channel
"Atlantis in the Andes"
The Bolivian legend of a missing city sunk by earthquakes and floods is
called
The Legend of the Desaguadero.
The locals report that part of the original site
was destroyed in "el gran diluvio" -
the Great Flood. The lake was
also formerly called Lake Aullagas.
Pampa Aullagas is also said to be home of the water god Tunapa - the
equivalent of the Greek god Poseidon and according to Bolivian legend Tunapa
married a local girl and subsequently created the ringed formation at Pampa
Aullagas - surely the origins of Plato's Atlantis story of Poseidon marrying
Cleito and "breaking the hill off all round about......"
plan of Atlantis according to Plato.
Pampa Aullagas still has the remains of concentric rings of land and
depressions which
would have held water when the nearby lake or inland sea had a
higher level.
reconstruction of land and water circles at Pampa Aullagas.
contemporary illustration of Atlantis
contemporary illustration of Atlantis
one of the circular channels
tourists visit one of the circular channels
view of one of the circular channels at Pampa
Aullagas
climbing into the circular channels, south side.
middle channel south east side.
view of the middle circular channel on the northern side
view of the outer channel on west side.
this passageway connects the outer channel to the middle channel on west side.
general view.
general view of inner ring looking towards the lake.
general view of inner ring looking towards Quillacas.
general view looking towards Lake Poopo.
View from the
summit looking towards lake Poopo.
panorama towards lake Poopo.
general view of the acropolis
view of summit.
view of level platform in centre of summit cone or acropolis.
looking back down the ascending path.
Location of Pampa Aullagas to the south of Lake Poopo
One
of the main features of Atlantis was a smooth level rectangular shaped plain
with the island city at its centre next to the sea.
The rectangular-shaped
Altiplano conforms very well to this description and has the mountain at Pampa
Aullagas at its centre.
some popular concepts of Atlantis with its
central island surround by rings of land and water.
The mountain is surrounded by a band of stones covered in white, fossilised lake deposits which show the original level of the lake
at a much higher level than today, the surrounding plain has also dropped in elevation.
Hot and cold
springs also exist nearby.
White, black and
red stones were a feature of Atlantis and are to be found at Pampa Aullagas.
beautiful sandy bay at Pampa Aullagas, if only the sea would come back!
flowering cactus in Pampa Aullagas
tourist map of Pampa Aullagas
Victor Villca of Pampa Aullagas welcomes tourists
celebrating New year, 21st JUNE at Pampa Aullagas, year 5516 of the Aymara calendar, year 2008 of the western calendar
fiesta in Pampa Aullagas
plaza principal in Pampa Aullagas
New year, 21st June, the winter solstice at Pampa Aullagas, year 5516 of the Aymara calendar
a welcome from the band
a little light music
Oblique view of Pampa Aullagas in the dry season with Lake Poopo beyond
Click for more oblique views
view of Atlantis Pampa Aullagas from the rio Marquez
front view of hotel at Pampa Aullagas
hotel complex at Pampa Aullagas
one of the hotel units at Pampa Aullagas
each unit has two rooms
one of the hotel rooms at Pampa Aullagas, each room has private bathroom.
for advice or to organise your visit and stay at Pampa Aullagas, please contact Eduardo Montaño of
Showroom Atlantis Bolivia
La Paz: Edif. 16 de Julio PB. Loc 6 (Prado)
Tels. (591) 2- 2315153 / 2310463 / Cel. 73064446
email atlantisbolivia@hotmail.com
Click for gallery of photos around Pampa Aullagas,
volcan Tunupa and the salars
sailing to Atlantis, Pampa Aullagas
in the wet season
Click for atlantisbolivia.org homepage
The present village of Pampa aullagas was founded on the 3rd of May 1573 with the name of "Villa Real de Aullagas de Uruquillas" by Pedro de Zarate, amongst others.
Fue fundada el 3 de mayo de 1573 con el nombre de "Villa Real de Aullagas de Uruquillas" por Pedro de Zárate, entre otros.
Pampa Aullagas page by Jim Allen, author "Atlantis: the Andes Solution", "The Atlantis Trail", "Atlantis: Lost Kingdom of the Andes".
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