The ‘Pyramids of Güímar’ are a mystery to this day. The Norwegian adventurer and explorer Thor Heyerdahl was convinced that they were proof that there had already been an exchange between Egypt, the Canary Islands, and South America before Columbus. Archaeologists, on the other hand, came to the conclusion that the pyramids date back to the early 19th century, making them decidedly younger than Heyerdahl thought. Was it farmers who stacked up the stones that were in the way of farming? Or were the pyramids erected by freemasons to perform solstice rituals? It is certainly quite reassuring that some questions still remain unanswered...
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