Atlantis in the Amazon

Zusatztext “Atlantis in the Amazon is in an excellent study of a forgotten buried past that may have been as fanatically advanced as it was ultimately tragic.” Informationen zum Autor Richard Wingate (1933-2011) traveled the world investigating Atlantis and other ancient mysteries as well as giving lectures on his Atlantis theories and his movie, Atlantis in the Bahamas. Klappentext ANCIENT MYSTERIES / ATLANTIS In 1923 an Italian priest, Father Carlo Crespi, came to Ecuador as a missionary. Befriending the indigenous Shuar people, he learned of an ancient treasure they had sworn to protect hidden within a network of underground tunnels. As newly converted Christians, the Shuar wanted to share with their priest these amazing anachronistic artifacts--golden sarcophagi from Egypt, bronze plaques depicting famous scenes from antiquity bearing both Quechua and Phoenician writing, copper wheels and gears as hard as steel, strange machines, and many other inexplicable items. Crespi faithfully maintained the collection until just before his death, when the Ecuadorian government purchased it from the church and many of these priceless treasures were lost forever. Providing detailed descriptions and his own photos of the advanced technologies and beautiful art that comprised the "Crespi Treasure," Richard Wingate reveals that the ancient civilization responsible for these advanced artifacts was Atlantis. Connecting Crespi's treasures to Edgar Cayce's descriptions of advanced technology in the distant past and the Atlantean colonies of Ecuador described by Annie Besant, Wingate explores other evidence of Atlantis in South America and the Bahamas, including geographically out-of-place underwater ruins and buried magnetic ore. Investigating ancient records, such as the Mahabharata, he shows how a prehistoric nuclear war between the Atlanteans and the Aryans ultimately resulted in the sinking of Atlantis, and he uncovers the radioactive archaeological evidence left behind. Explaining how our ancient ancestors regretted their nuclear actions and destroyed or buried their advanced technology, entering into a self-imposed Stone Age, he shows how our civilization is headed down the same path and that only through "green" choices can we avoid the same fate as Atlantis. RICHARD WINGATE has traveled the world investigating Atlantis and other ancient mysteries. He tours the United States and Canada giving lectures on his movie, Atlantis in the Bahamas, and lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Leseprobe Chapter 3 First Visit to Crespi’s Treasure “I love that man,” my companion said with a beautiful smile, “the peoples [ sic ] around here think he is a saint.” We were on our way to a storehouse of marvels I had heard described by Manson Valentine in Miami, just two days before. “That man” was Carlo Crespi--jungle missionary, priest of the Maria Auxiliadora Church, anthropologist, holder of numerous doctorates, explorer, filmmaker, and discoverer of an extraordinary archaeological treasure. My companion was travel agent Cecelia de Eguez, my translator and one of Father Crespi’s many devoted friends. The town we were in was Cuenca, eight thousand feet high in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. When we arrived at the church, Father Crespi’s bent, aged figure strode quickly out to meet us with a lot of zip for an eighty-six-year-old man. “Cecelia!” he exclaimed, his eyes widening with pleasure. “When are you going to bring me a little one to baptize?” Cecelia blushed and introduced us with the affection due her family priest. Crespi shook my hand vigorously. “So, you’re the archaeologist, eh?” he asked, a sly smile twinkling his pale-blue eyes. Cecelia translated the wry greeting. “Not an archaeologist, an investigator and photographer, and a person who, knowing of your collection, has great respect for your work.” “Ah,” the priest said, “enough flattery, let’s take a ...

Product details

• Authors: Richard Wingate
• Publisher: BEAR & CO., INC.,
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.06.2011
• EAN: 9781591431206
• ISBN: 978-1-59143-120-6
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology