Temple

Samaipata (El Fuerte)

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Overview

An Emperor Dragon (Type 5) energy line – 150 to 200 meters wide – runs directly through this site, plus several smaller lines cross it creating a node at the centre. There are very few places like this in the world. The two channels pointing East were likely used to pinpoint the timing of the Equinox so ceremonies could begin at the times of harmony. Hundreds of people would have travelled here to celebrate – lying on carved ledges 'in stream' to meditate like Sufis and those who used the incubation chambers at Saqqara and the pyramids.

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History, Archaeology & Significance

Samaipata ('Heights of Rest') is a massive carved sandstone outcrop in the jungles of northwestern Bolivia. Known locally as El Fuerte ('The Fortress'), it features two long parallel channels carved into the rock face called the 'Spine of the Serpent' (El Cascabel – 'the rattle'), with diamond-pattern carvings matching South American rattlesnake markings. The Inca discovered the site in 1400 AD and built homes around its edges. Pre-Inca period could date to 6,000 or possibly 12,000 years. The site has 21 carved rectangular niches on its sides, carved ledges for lying down, and a circular area ('Choir of the Priests') with 18 and 9 carved stone seats.

Rory's Field Notes

An Emperor Dragon (Type 5) energy line runs directly through this site – one of its pair was tracked from Peru down into Bolivia and through here into Brazil. The two parallel channels (Spine of the Serpent/El Cascabel) with rattlesnake diamond patterns are symbols of the paired energy lines – serpents are universal symbols for Earth energy. The channels point East, likely for pinpointing equinox timing to start ceremonies at harmony times. The 'Choir of the Priests' has 18 and 9 carved seats (multiples of 3 – significant for group meditation and chanting at nodes). 21 rectangular niches on the sides mirror the gateway to the gods at Hayu Marca, Peru. Many carved ledges for lying full-length 'in stream' to meditate.

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