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Unexplained encounters in Peru

8 famous cases and 1 story shared by people from Peru: 1 sky, 2 creatures, 2 voices & sounds, 4 places. Famous cases set out what was reported and the explanations offered, without taking a side.

Famous cases

The Nazca LinesMostly explainedNazca Desert, southern Peru · Made about 2,000 years agoThe Whistling Vessels of PeruPurpose debatedNorth coast of Peru · Made over about 2,000 yearsThe Earthquake Lights over LimaPartly explainedLima, Peru · 15 August 2007The YacumamaLegendAmazon rivers near Iquitos, Peru · Told for generationsThe Sounding Galleries of ChavínMostly explainedChavín de Huántar, Áncash, Peru · Temple used about 1200–500 BCEThe Stone Forest of MarcahuasiExplainedMarcahuasi plateau, Lima region, Peru · Claims from the 1950sThe Gate of Aramu MuruLegendHayu Marka, near Juli, Puno, Peru · Carved in ancient timesThe Ica StonesHoaxIca, Peru · Collected from the 1960s

People's stories

High pass above Cusco2010Something sat on the boulder, the same colour as the rock. When we got close, the boulder was empty.