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<< Other Photo Pages >> Aramu Muru - Sculptured Stone in Peru

Submitted by Michelledubois on Sunday, 09 October 2011  Page Views: 13913

Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Aramu Muru Alternative Name: Gate of the Gods, The Gateway of the Serpent
Country: Peru
NOTE: This site is 22.088 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Chucuito  Nearest Village: Juli
Latitude: 16.170536S  Longitude: 69.541323W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Aramu Muru submitted by Michelledubois : Aramu Muru is a mysterious portal located near Lake Titicaca on the Peru/Bolivia border. This photo was taken by Brien Foerster. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Aramu Muru is a doorway carved into the rock in the Hayu Marca ("Stone Forest") overlooking Lake Titicaca. It was known to local people but only became known to the outside world in the 1990's.

Indians of the area call it the "Gate of the Gods" or “Gate to Heaven”. It is also referred to as "The Gateway of the Serpents", because of the huge snakes or serpents carved along side and over the portal/doorway.

Aramu Muru resembles a gate or portal, but nobody knows exactly who built it and for what purpose. Carved from the rock, it resembles a huge façade - 7 metres high and 7 metres wide. It lies below a strange rock formation (which resembles a snake or serpent). At the middle of the façade there is a "doorway" two metres wide. Inside this alcove, on the façade facing a person is a sunken section or dimple in the rock where it appears a disc is to be placed to operate the doorway or portal. However, there is no sign that this is a door can be entered.

Local villagers refuse to come close to the doorway/portal. They tell stories about people, and particularly children, disappearing through the solid rock.

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Aramu Muru submitted by Michelledubois : This is a photo of Brien Foerster standing inside the portal! (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Aramu Muru submitted by Michelledubois : Close up of the portal doorway at Aramu Muru. Photo by Brien Foerster. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Aramu Muru by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 14 November 2023
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Just visible in the distance on street view
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Re: Amaru Muru by Anonymous on Sunday, 14 April 2013
Aramu Muru also known as Wilka Uta is a very Ancient industrial site. A huge water giant kneels facing to the left.It is wearing a mask ( cyclopean one-eyed myth buster)
It has a "flippered" hand. To the viewer's left is a reclining lion...facing the viewer. This site was a stone- cutting factory and metallurgy may also have happened here. Who were they? Poseidea...telchines.

Go to Youtube arthistoreebc for historical FACT. TY.
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Re: Doorway by Anonymous on Sunday, 16 October 2011
An amazing supposedly "interactive site" no doubt, But it would indeed be a bit odd to explain, if a few people actually "entered the portal" never to return, how would you explain that to the police and their relatives, also is there ANY living person who has made the "Journey" ? As we can see, people lining up to take a "go at it".
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    Re: Doorway by Runemage on Sunday, 16 October 2011
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    Don't know about explaining things to the police or relatives, it's a totally different culture to ours.
    Also, one guy who went in and struggled to get back is in this video,
    http://www.xpeditionstv.com/11C/index.html
    Michelle has provided some interesting links earlier in the thread, they are worth a second look :-)


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Doorway by Aluta on Thursday, 13 October 2011
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Doesn't the formation on top look like a person lying down?

This is just one of the many fascinating sites in Peru that have been shown and discussed on the show Ancient Aliens. I often don't agree with their analysis of sites, but I recommend the show because of the very good pictures and video of sites all over the world.
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    Re: Doorway by Michelledubois on Thursday, 13 October 2011
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    This particular site has not yet been mentioned on Ancient Aliens. Brien Foerster has been on Ancient Aliens many times, however, this site has not yet been shown. Giorgio Tsoukalos is a personal friend of mine, as are others involved with the series, and therefore, I am a fan of the show.

    IMHO the first two years of the show were more informative than the series has been this year. AA seems to be reaching a bit with some of their theories thus far this year. I do know that Giorgio is aware of many more connections which he could be revealing to viewers, and I am not sure as to why they have chosen the path they are taking. When I asked him specifically about this, he changed the subject - TWICE!

    One mutual friend has suggested to me that the silencing of MSM may be the reason. I don't know how true this theory is being the entire series is about The Ancient Alien Theory of Erich Von Daniken. The way the series presents "Ancient Alien Theorists believe . . . ", to me, is more of a suggestion as to what they want you to believe, rather than allowing you to draw your own conclusion.

    LOVE, LIGHT &PEACE!

    Michelle
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    Re: Doorway by Michelledubois on Thursday, 13 October 2011
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    The formation across the top is that of a snake/serpent. There is another formation/representation of a snake/serpent along the ground to the right of the portal as you are facing it. It's tail begins about 20 to 30 feet to the right of the portal and extends up the hill. The middle section of the side snake/serpent is missing due to erosion, but you can see the head at the other end.
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    Re: Doorway by Aluta on Thursday, 13 October 2011
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    Strange--I saw it on Ancient Aliens this year. Fascinating that you know these people. I would love to know what they really think. Also would love them to see some of the unusual stone sites near here, which are known by very few people.
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Video of Aramu Muru by Brien Foerster by Andy B on Sunday, 09 October 2011
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Re: Amaru Muru by Michelledubois on Sunday, 09 October 2011
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Here is a site where some folks attempted to go through the portal, as many have, and what happened. There are many videos on Youtube of folks attempting to go through.

The Mysterious Doorway of Amaru Muru
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Re: Amaru Muru by davidmorgan on Sunday, 09 October 2011
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I've updated "Access" to 4. Easily accessible off the main road. I must have passed it once.
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    Re: Amaru Muru by Michelledubois on Sunday, 09 October 2011
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    I had made the "access" more difficult because Amaru Muru is not included on any of the tour maps, and local villagers refuse to go near the place. This place is more than a mile from the shores of Lake Titicaca. There is nothing remotely close to the site, and it is approximately 12,800 feet up into the Andes. Brien Foerster with Hidden Inca Tours does take folks there.
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    Re: Amaru Muru by davidmorgan on Sunday, 09 October 2011
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    It's about 65 kilometres from Puno and then only 500 metres from the main road. There must be several buses a day from Puno to Juli. Now that we know where it is, it looks dead easy to get to. It's even got a little site marker on Google maps.

    Cheap, too. The fare on collectivo from Puno to Juli is US$0.75 according to the South American handbook.
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    Re: Amaru Muru by Andy B on Sunday, 09 October 2011
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    I can see Michelles point here but we don't include difficulty/remoteness of motor travel in the Access, it's taken from a reasonably driveable road so here it would be a 4. Fascinating site and great photos - front page material
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    Re: Amaru Muru by davidmorgan on Sunday, 09 October 2011
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    I'm not sure about the "local villagers refuse to go near the place". The main picture (which is by Edwin Harkness Spina at "Travel to Enlightenment") has a couple of locals in front of the carving - they don't seem too worried.
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      Re: Amaru Muru by Michelledubois on Tuesday, 11 October 2011
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      The locals are more fearful with their children than themselves during the day. There are claims that children have disappeared into the portal during the day, never to have been see of or heard of again. However, at night they claim the portal opens and various colors of light emanate from it, and therefore, they avoid it. All places seemingly have their own superstitions. Having read about folks who have attempted to go through the portal intentionally, and one man who claims to have travelled through it, I'm very curious about it's night-time state. I do know however, there is a stigma of fear that surrounds it with the locals. Some locals also tie it together with the UFO phenomenon and appearances, that they claim come out of Lake Titicaca. They revere these entities as their sky Gods, which some locals claim to be their ancestors.
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