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The Mysterious Petroglyphs of Ometepe, Nicaragua

Friday, October 2, 2015 19:33
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Snake-like petroglyphs on a rock on Ometepe island

Ometepe is an island located on Lake Nicaragua in Nicaragua. The name of this island comes from the indigenous Nahuatl language. Ome means as ‘two’, whilst tepetl means ‘peaks / hills / mountains’. Hence, Ometepe may be translated as ‘the place of two hills’. The first Nahuatl-speaking inhabitants of Ometepe are said to have arrived on the island after following a prediction that instructed them to search out an ‘island paradise that consisted of two peaks’. Prior to their arrival, however, Ometepe had already been inhabited by a number of other tribes and cultures, as evidenced by the large quantity of petroglyphs scattered throughout the island.

Ometepe, the island of two peaks

Ometepe, the island of two peaks (Wikimedia Commons)

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