Norwegian explorer and voyager Thor Heyerdahl at the foot of a pyramid in Guimar where he conducted archaeological excavation in the 1990s. The pyramids built by the Guanches, the indigenous peoples of the Canary Islands, are, according to the scientist, astronomically oriented: There are steps on the western side of the pyramids that on the morning of the winter solstice day lead exactly towards the rising sun. Guimar on Tenerife. Canary Islands, Spain. February 2000
- Categories: Environmental Issues, Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Labour, Human Interest
- Location: Tenerife, Spain
- Event date: 16.02.2000
- Date published: 16.11.2021
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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