Atlantis in the Andes – Titicaca Northern Shore–Desaguadero Pseudo-Atlantis
Andes Atlantis · Titicaca Atlantis North · Bellamy Andes Atlantis
Pseudoarchaeology Atlantis Hypothesis (1998–present)·Pseudoarchaeology (internet Atlanteology)·🇧🇴 La Paz, Lake Titicaca northern shore–Desaguadero, Bolivia
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About Atlantis in the Andes – Titicaca Northern Shore–Desaguadero Pseudo-Atlantis
A 1998 'Andes Atlantis' variant places Plato's 9000-year island not in Atlantic but on the northern Titicaca plain south of Desaguadero River (16.35°S 68.85°W, 3812 m), claiming the plain is Plato's 340×230 km 'rectangular plain' and Uru chipaya ruins are Atlantean canals. The claim, promoted by J. V. Luce, Legrand and colloidal internet Atlanteology, ignores that Titicaca's 3812 m altiplano is Andean plateau with fluvial gravels, not marine silt, and Pukara–Taraco–Wankarani ceramics show continuous Altiplano sequence with no Atlantean break. No 9000 BCE marine transgression exists at 3812 m. The 'Desaguadero canal' is modern 1930s diversion.
Why it mattersInstructive Relocation Atlantis variant; debunk anchors Andean plateau geology vs. Atlanteologist plain-matching method.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Why Atlanteologists ignore 3812 m altitude vs. Plato's low island
Theories
- 01Plain-matching pareidolia: any large plain + canals is claimed as Atlantis plain
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 1998 (Lucius claim)
- Period
- Pseudoarchaeology Atlantis Hypothesis (1998–present)
- Culture
- Pseudoarchaeology (internet Atlanteology)
- Purpose
- Pseudoarchaeology – transplant Atlantis to Andes for tourism
- Abandoned
- —
- Rediscovered
- —
- Excavation
- Not applicable
1998
Internet claim places Atlantis rectangular plain on Titicaca north shore
2015
Geologists debunk: plain is Pleistocene fluvial at 3812 m, no marine silt
On the ground
Structures & features
16.3500° S · 68.8500° W · 3812 m · 3 mapped features
Pseudo-Rectangular Plain
harbour340×230 km claimed plain at 16.35°S 68.85°W – altiplano fluvial at Atlantis in the Andes – Titicaca Northern Shore–Desaguadero Pseudo-Atlantis
16.3500° S · 68.8500° WDesaguadero Canal Pseudo
canal1930s modern canal mis-identified as Atlantean ring canal at Atlantis in the Andes – Titicaca Northern Shore–Desaguadero Pseudo-Atlantis
16.3800° S · 68.8600° WWankarani Altiplano Site
structureReal 1200 BCE Wankarani village – pre-Inca plain occupation at Atlantis in the Andes – Titicaca Northern Shore–Desaguadero Pseudo-Atlantis
16.3300° S · 68.8400° W