Mysteries of Lake Nicaragua
(Let
me quickly apologize for the long hiatus between posts. My health has been under siege and still is. These posts take research and concentration
that I sometimes can’t muster. Prayers
are always welcome.)
There has not been
a lot of modern research done in Nicaragua on the evidence of ancient cultures
there. The political, social and economic
situation in that country precludes any large or long term, serious research. In addition, the tropical climate and dense
vegetation is daunting and difficult to explore in the best of circumstances. Far easier and more productive to study the rich
pre-Columbian ruins in places like nearby Honduras or Guatemala. This explains the lack of quality photos
regarding our current subject.
However, if you
look at the map of Nicaragua, you can see in the southwest quadrant a large
lake or freshwater sea. The easily noted
and well-known facts about Lake Nicaragua (also called Colcibolca or Granada)
are more than intriguing. At 3,191 square
miles in size, Lake Nicaragua is an impressive freshwater lake. Apparently, it was once connected to the
ocean, perhaps even forming a small bay.
This is evidenced by the fact that the lake hosts species of tarpon,
sawfish and shark – all normally considered saltwater fish.
Nevertheless,
there are some archaeological facts that interest us in our discussions. From the surface of the lake are jut small
islands of various sizes. There are 365 of
these islands in all. (That there is one
island for each day of the year is significant, I’m sure, but I couldn’t say
how.)
Many
of the islands are currently owned and inhabited. Inhabited and uninhabited islands are covered
with large blocks of basalt, that are not native to the islands - i.e., they were
quarried and imported from some distance away.
These blocks, if they were ever used to construct any sort of structure,
are all tumbled and scattered now, but they are large and obviously have been cut
out and brought to the tops of these islands at some far distant time.
Along
with these stone piles of blocks (and in various other places surrounding the
lake) various pre-Columbian statues were discovered. More probably exist within the lake, but no
one wants to find out badly enough to fight sharks. Some twenty odd were unceremoniously and randomly
(precluding any scientific study or analysis of the statues in situ) gathered
up and relocated in a local convent and are currently in an open-air museum at
that location.
These
statues are all uniformly made of basalt.
As you can see from the photos, they all show a distinctive style that does
not seem to resemble any other known cultures’ statues. No one has any idea what people or civilization
once inhabited these islands or constructed these statues.
What
is also visible from even these poor photos, is the fact that all these carvings
are badly eroded. It is difficult to even see the overall
outline of the different statues, although in many cases, you can discern human
figures, humanoid figures with animal features and humans with animal masks. Details are non-existent in most.
Conversely, look
at these photos of Egyptian statues that are made of the less durable granite
and are 3,000 years old, or older. Note
that they look almost new and compare them to the more durable Nicaraguan
basalt statues.
This
is a striking feature, in and of itself.
It is evidence of extreme
antiquity. As we said, all these statues
are made of basalt, which is harder than granite. Its crystalline structure is much finer than
granite, which gives it the hardness and makes a better carving – if you can carve it!
According to the current lords of truth
in academia, the pre-Columbian peoples of Central America had no metal and the
sharpest, hardest cutting tool that they had was obsidian, which is glass. Glass that is volcanic in nature, surely, but
glass, nonetheless.
Glass
wouldn’t even scratch granite, much less the harder basalt. So, how did they cut and carve these rocks
into complex statues?
WARNING!!
The truth
is there. You just must see it.
This
blog has been written with the sole purpose of using the ample evidence
available to verify and support the biblical record, while refuting the copious
propaganda that is shoved down our throats daily by materialistic
uniformitarians.
It is my
contention that the Bible describes God's original creation of people with
extraordinary capabilities who subsequently created an advanced
civilization that exceeds our own. It was destroyed in the Great Flood
and we have spent the last 4,500 years trying to preserve or re-build that
civilization. I contend that science supports all this in multiple
disciplines, but this information is ignored, discredited or suppressed by people
who have an opposing agenda.
I’m sorry
that this doesn’t support the propaganda narrative of the current crop of
materialistic academic dictators. I have
neither the time nor the inclination to refute them. There are too many verifiable facts to be examined
and drilled down on to waste time on silly fantasies that lack even face
validity.
Nothing that you
see on this blog is original. Any fact that you see here is obtainable on
a dozen different websites and books. I use these facts and photos, without
violating their copyrights, under the legal principle of fair use
practice. That is, I use them one time, for educational purposes
only.
The point
is, nothing here is made up. The only thing that I do (or need to
do) is assemble this information in its readily discernible pattern.
You
might want to read through the first entry posted on this blog (Past
Remembering: Thoughts toward a coherent view of our ancient past, our
present and our future) to understand my theoretical and theological
underpinnings more clearly.
Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 (NASB)
That which has been is that which
will be,
And that which has been done is that
which will be done.
So, there is nothing new under the
sun.
Is there anything of which one might
say,
“See this, it is new”?
Already it has existed for ages
Which were before us.
