A doorway cut into a rock face in Peru that some speculate has links to extraterrestrial life remains a great mystery to archaeologists.
Aramu Muru, dating back to 200 BC to 1,000 AD, was discovered in 1996 near Lake Titicaca and its T-shaped carving resembles a door to nowhere.
Since then the site has become a popular destination for tourists due to the mysteries and legends that surround the area.
Legend has it that an Inca priest in possession of a golden disk, placed it in a small depression in the doorway.
This caused it to open and the golden disk supposedly dropped from the sky.
On the side of doorway are two vertical grooves – which archaeologists believe serve as a decorative function.
Other legends speculate about the involvement of extraterrestrial life in creating the unusual doorway.
Another mystery is the purpose of this structure – with some archaeologists suggesting it was used for some kind of ritual.
Dr Mohammad Firoz Khan believes it was created by an ancient pre-Inca civilisation and described the structure as an ‘enigma’.
He wrote on X: ‘Native American legends portray the Gate of the Gods as a portal through which heroes met their gods, gaining immortality.
‘Visitors flock to the site, drawn by its rumored supernatural energy and claims of being a gateway to other dimensions.
‘Despite the lack of concrete evidence and no further excavations since its discovery, Aramu Muru remains a protected archaeological site, captivating tourists and spiritual seekers alike with its mysterious allure and historical significance.’
The leading theory from archaeologists is that Aramu Muru was built by the Tiwanaku culture.
The doorway is carved into red sandstone, which is a softer material than granite.
This enabled ancient people to carve out the structure just with simple tools at the time like stone, bone, and wood.
After it was built, the Aymara people lived in the region from 1150 to 1477 and called the structure the ‘Devil’s Doorway’.
These people believed it was an entrance for people who would communicate with the spiritual world.
They believed unauthorised entry could trap a person’s soul or anger the spirits.
Aramu Muru has been a topic on the History Channel show ‘Ancient Aliens.’
Ufologist Giorgio Tsoukalos, talked about the priest legend on the show and said: ‘We’re all led to believe that it’s all coincidence, it’s all just fantasy. Rubbish! Something happened.
‘It is possible that this sun disc had some type of an extraterrestrial connection and that this was a technological device with which to travel.’
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