The Face of Harakbut

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The Face of Harakbut - Possible guardian of the mythical city of "El Dorado"?

El Dorado is a legendary city said to be a civilization with advanced technology on Earth. For centuries, hundreds of people searched unsuccessfully for this city that mythology describes as being made of gold.

Those who suppose that the myth reflects a concrete reality, suggest that the city of Paititi (El Dorado) and its riches are probably found in the mountainous jungles of southeastern Peru. 

The Harakbut Face is a sacred site of the Harakbut culture located in the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve, Madre de Dios (Peru). It is an impressive rock totem that, with total clarity, presents a human face that arouses the curiosity of the few travelers and researchers who pass through the place.

They call it Incacok, which in Harakbut, the native language of the Amarakaeri Indians, means "Inca Face". According to the testimonies of the Harakbut elders, there are two other larger monolithic faces in the jungle, connected by forgotten subway roads that led to a great ancestral city, possibly "El Dorado", but those who knew how to reach them have already passed away. 

In the place where it is located is considered sacred by the aboriginal inhabitants, the access is full of difficulties the area is remote and inaccessible and to get there you have to hack your way through a path of rock and mud, in the midst of high humidity and encounters with pumas, jaguars, large snakes and insects of all kinds.

This stone face has been known since 1935, but remained forgotten in the deep Peruvian Amazon jungle. It was rediscovered by the Harakbut ethnic group to be used as a cultural weapon in the conservation of their territory. The enormous face of an old man with Andean features reflects a deep look and is located at the top of a large waterfall that pours its waters into a lagoon.

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