Surely many of you, during your travels, have seen various man-made structures made of stones of different sizes: from small pyramids of stones stacked on top of each other to impressively sized “monuments” of various shapes. Each of them has its own “meaning”, which we will try to explain to you.

LATZA (“Latza”). Pyramid (or structure) made of large stones on passes, mountain tops, holy places or “places of power” is established with dedication to local deities. You can “add” your own stone to such structures to fulfill your desire, addressed specifically to a specific deity.

OBO (“Obo”). Pyramid piles of stones that can be installed in any place for the “pilgrim’s soul” during his prayer and meditation. They can be installed both next to various places of worship and outside of them.

CHEDO (“Chedo”). Structures made of flat stones placed on edge and having no ritual or sacred significance. Most likely, this can be described as the memory of one’s stay in this place: “I was here.”

MAKE A WISH . These are the most common pyramid buildings that can be seen everywhere. The construction of such a pyramid can be targeted if it is placed in a holy place, or simply addressed “in general” and the meaning is focused only on the fulfillment of a desire. The most “savvy” petitioners put a wish into each stone placed on top of each other.

There are other examples of various buildings made of stones. For example, climbers set up tours - key points of a particular route, which serve as landmarks for them in the mountains. They can also put a note inside the pyramid with the composition of the group, the time of “taking the point,” the weather, etc. Rescuers can use such notes to navigate, if something happens...

In Scandinavia and Iceland, installing a stone pyramid - a troll - means giving life to a troll and gaining good luck.

As far as I understand from stories about ancient Japan, there the process of installing flat stones on a flat surface, requiring considerable patience and dexterity, meant strengthening the spirit and the meaning of the concept “Never give up!”

The places that will be discussed are incredibly beautiful, mysterious and unique, but not spoiled by the attention of tourists. All of them are located on the territory of Russia. However, getting to them is very difficult. The lack of at least some kind of transport and the presence of government agencies, with which one must coordinate one’s “invasion” into these territories, is the main, but not the only obstacle. However, if you are one of those people who are only attracted by difficulties, we will show you the way to seven amazing sites in Russia that few people know about. Only a few saw them with their own eyes.

Naukan - the ancient capital of the Eskimos

The ruins of the largest Eximos settlement, liquidated during the “consolidation of villages” in 1958

Where: Cape Dezhnev, Chukotka Peninsula

The discovery of the Okvik, Birnirk and other Paleo-Asian cultures that succeeded each other in this place for three millennia belongs to the permafrost, which pushes any foreign body to the surface. All that today reminds us of the capital of the last of these cultures - the Eskimos - are whale ribs protruding from the coastal grass, as well as numerous bone artifacts of unknown age and purpose, which are not difficult to find among what remains of the barracks built in the 1930s. It’s hard to call the capital of the Eskimos dead. Firstly, unlike the warlike Eskimo islanders from Ratmanov Island, who perished on mainland collective farms in one generation, the sea hunters of Naukan retain their identity even in exile. Secondly, whales still enter coastal waters every summer. Experts in Eskimo folklore will confirm: whales are looking for their earthly science lovers who have left these places.

How to get there: from Anadyr to the village of Lavrentiya by regular flight of the Chukotavia airline, then to the village of Uelen (flight depends on the weather). Alternatively, you can board a whaleboat, which sails the Bering Strait from June to August.

Lake Sindori is part of the prehistoric sea, controlled by the Federal Penitentiary Service

The only natural monument in Russia, access to which is controlled by the penitentiary service

Where: Knyazhpogostsky district of the Komi Republic

A taiga lake of unprecedented beauty, left over from a prehistoric sea, its area is comparable to the island of Valaam. It was on its banks that many sites were discovered at the beginning of the 20th century. primitive man, and some time later a correctional labor institution M-222 was built here, which ceased to exist quite recently. First of all, M-222 is known as the place of detention of most of the doctors convicted in the famous case, and also because Sergei Dovlatov served as a warden here. Here, nearby, according to numerous folklore sources, Yirkapa, the cultural hero of Komi, died. Having lost his magical power, after he did not spare the daughter of a sorceress during a hunt, who turned into a deer (according to another version - a magpie), Yirkap simply drowned in Sindor. Finally, Lake Sindorskoye is the habitat of Nikolai Prokushev. This is exactly how a neat 50-year-old bearded man presents himself - a forest hermit, a lone hunter and an original thinker.

How to get there: from the Yaroslavsky station by train Moscow-Vorkuta to the Sindor station, then by passing trolley along the Sindor narrow-gauge railway to the camp site of the institution M-222. The so-called camp site consists of several houses on the territory of a former camp, adapted for overnight stays for fishermen on the banks of the Ugyum River, two to three kilometers from the lake. Attention: all the personnel of the once built for the needs of Ust-Vymsklag and the still operating Sindori narrow-gauge railway (including diesel locomotive drivers) are prisoners, and the road is still under the jurisdiction of the Federal Penitentiary Service.

Tsoi-pede - Chechen City of the Dead

A medieval Chechen fortress-necropolis, which can only be visited with permission from the FSB

Where: Itum-Kalinsky district of the Republic of Chechnya

The cape at the confluence of the Argun and the mountain river Meshi-Khi is surrounded on three sides by icy water and connected to the rocky ridge only by a narrow isthmus. In fact, Tsoi-pede is an impregnable cemetery. The earliest of the 42 crypts date back to the 14th century, and according to a popular but unproven version, it was founded during a devastating epidemic, and the sick came here to die themselves - there was no time and no one to bury the dead. However, this romantic hypothesis is easily refuted by the fact that the neighboring village, located somewhat to the south of the burials, too often fought with its neighbors and could not do without a capacious necropolis for the burial of dead soldiers. They say that the ancient weapons that rested in the crypts of Tsoi-pede, like other valuables, disappeared from here immediately after the deportation of the Chechens in 1944. Today, those who come to Tsoi-pede are greeted by two pagan pillar altars, protective swastikas, crosses and solar spirals on the walls, and the image of a human figure can still be discerned on the watchtower. It is believed that this is the Christian Saint George - baptized Georgia is nearby, and the proximity of this border actually explains the need to obtain FSB permission to visit the City of the Dead.

How to get there: from Grozny to the regional center Itum-Kali - by minibus, then by hitchhiking and on foot. FSB permission is required to enter the border zone.

Uchar Waterfall - the youngest waterfall in the world

160-meter waterfall, which was discovered only 35 years ago

Where: Ulagansky district of the Altai Republic

The youngest waterfall known to science - Uchar on the Chulcha River - was unknown to official science until the 1970s. However, science did not live in the dark for very long, since, as is commonly believed, the waterfall was formed as a result of a powerful earthquake only about 200 years ago. The water has not yet had time to crush the fragments of rocks that form its cascades, and the black stones measure in height with the neighboring pines. All this is overwhelming in its scale and makes the difference between a person and an ant practically insignificant. The path to Uchar passes over a cliff and crosses numerous mountain streams, which are not recommended to cross without insurance. An important practical note: when moving away from populated areas and roadways, a tourist who finds himself in this part of Altai should not forget about the Emurans. It is precisely the malice and deceit of these animals that the local population usually explains to the newcomers the sudden disappearance of their provisions, as well as tires, cigarettes, cash, etc. Something between a gopher and a jerboa, the emuranka (which Dahl’s dictionary characterizes as an “earth bunny”) is really not is afraid of humans and is able to come very close. However, the Emuran woman still does not eat money or cigarettes.

How to get there: by car from Biysk to the village of Artybash (the route ends a few kilometers before the final destination), then by boat along Lake Teletskoye. You can also get there from Gornoaltaisk: first, hitch a ride to the head estate of the Altai Nature Reserve in the village of Yailyu, then on foot (a guide is required). Permission to visit the Altai Nature Reserve is required.

Porzhensky Pogost - a wooden castle on the site of a pagan temple

A well-preserved wooden pre-Petrine monastery, which is possibly the center of the Universe

Where: Kargopol district of Arkhangelsk region

The forest is guarded by an abandoned pre-Petrine monastery with well-preserved 18th-century paintings more reliably than the Ministry of Culture: the roads from the nearest villages are impassable and not known to every local. An empty church, surrounded by a chopped fence with numerous towers, peeks out from behind gloomy gray logs, and around there are only Karelian boulders and lakes. Like most ancient Christian buildings, the monastery, built in the 80s of the 18th century, most likely took the place of a pagan temple - its main chapel, as well as three surrounding churches of the same time, lie on a geometrically ideal straight line, stretched by who knows who and when from the south to north. On some forums, without any irony, the idea is discussed that it is in one of the towers of the Porzhensky churchyard that the so-called Aleph from the story of the same name by Borges is located, which Borges describes as the keyhole of the world - the place where all the points of the universe converge.

How to get there: by train Moscow-Arkhangelsk (departs from Yaroslavsky station) to Nyandoma station, then by bus to Kargopol, from Kargopol by bus to the village of Maselga, the last 15 km on foot

Averkin Yama - a cave hiding Pugachev's treasure

An unexplored cave, equipped for housing by unknown persons

Where: Satkinsky district of Chelyabinsk region

The entrance to the cave is an almost vertical 20-meter drop in a forested rock above the left bank of the Ai River and is practically invisible from the outside. Inside there are two grottoes with an area of ​​10 and 20 square meters. m, an underground lake with potable water and above-zero temperatures at any time of the year. The total length of the surveyed underground passages is about 100 m. Back in the 1920s, the inhabitants of the cave were known to local residents under the collective name Averkia. Rumor portrayed the caveman either as an escaped convict, a Tatar with his nostrils torn out, or as a holy elder, or as a Kerzhak Old Believer, invariably attributing to him superhuman lust and countless connections with the inhabitants of a nunnery. Also, according to popular belief, it was here that the gold looted by Emelyan Pugachev was once hidden. To eradicate all superstitions, in 1924 the local women's council sent a Komsomol expedition to the cave. During the investigation, a wooden door, a wooden machine of unknown purpose, a bed and many bones, including human ones, were discovered. It should be noted that subsequent expeditions invariably found gutters hollowed out of wood in the Averka Pit - the remains of an ancient pipeline, the purpose of which is still unknown.

How to get there: from Chelyabinsk to the regional center of Satka by bus No. 517, from Satka by bus (route without number) to the village of Ailino, then on foot.

Cape Ryty - shamanic pyramids on the shores of Lake Baikal

An unexplored monument of primitive architecture on a site sacred to shamanists

Where: northwestern shore of Lake Baikal

Formally, disembarkation of passengers on the cape, riddled with the beds of dry rivers and streams, is prohibited: this is the territory of the Baikal-Lena Nature Reserve. It is also prohibited informally: according to the beliefs of the Buryats, access of strangers to the shamanic place of power should be strictly limited. The shamans, apparently, have something to hide: science still does not know who, when and why built a stone wall on Rytoe exactly 333 m long and tightly surrounded it with stone cones and pyramids oriented to the cardinal points. In 2002, in the vicinity of the nearby village of Onguryon, biologist Alexei Turuta was hacked to death for disrespect for spirits, expressed in his refusal to tie a sacrificial ribbon to a sacred tree that the scientist was passing by. By the way, in addition to pagan piety, Onguren residents are also known for their technical ingenuity: in the village there is the only steam locomotive in Russia from the Second World War, converted into a power plant.

How to get there: from Irkutsk by bus to the Zama tourist center, then on foot to the village of Onguryona (hikes are possible, but there are no regular transport connections

Stones at various crossroads are very common. :)) And even entire pyramids of stones. Mostly they are built by tourists, climbing another hill, lying on the beach... or anywhere where there is material for construction :) And of course in places of worship, in places of power.
For starters, there are two pyramids on Mount Montserrat in Spain. Mine and my son's:
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Why are people building these pyramids in such large numbers? With what secret meaning? Or is it just fashionable?
There are several species of them in the Himalayas. A pyramid of large stones built on the top of a mountain, on a pass or in a holy place is called a “latza” and is dedicated to local deities. Sometimes pilgrims even bring stones with them! The pyramidal piles of stones are called "obo" and serve as a home for the pilgrim's soul during prayer or meditation.

Pass. Of course it is marked with pyramids. I think it was not the pilgrims who did their best here, but ordinary tourists. And the pyramids have one sacred meaning: “I was here, I crossed the pass” :))) Or simply for good luck.
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However, not everything is so simple. Climbers call stone pyramids “turs”. They serve as landmarks at key points on the trail. They also put a note inside with the composition of the group, the time of “taking the point,” the weather, etc. Rescuers can use such notes to navigate, if anything... On ordinary paths, pyramids are a tribute to tradition. Their number indicates the popularity of the route.

Another pass is marked with a bunch of flags and pyramids. I'm building my own :)
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In Iceland and Norway, such structures are called trolls (!!!). Build a small pyramid of stones on the top of the mountain - give life to a small troll and ensure good luck for yourself. :)))))

Pyramids near Lake Logan Tso. Due to the special reverence of the place, the pyramids begin even when the lake itself is not yet visible...
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They are on almost every large stone:
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This is my pyramid:
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When building a pyramid, people most often make a wish. And the stronger and larger the building, the more likely it is that dreams will come true. Particularly advanced ones make a separate wish for each pebble of their pyramid :)))))
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Here is the original pyramid:
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This is my pyramid again. There were no others here. I just really liked this valley with a lot of rounded pebbles, I had to build it :)
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It happens that more than one person builds pyramids. Everyone passing by adds their own pebble and makes a wish. A kind of “unity” of the tourist fraternity.

Pyramids near Lake Tso Moriri. This one is grand! (we attached the horns ourselves for the surroundings :))))
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Flat stones placed on edge are called “chedo” and their meaning is simply “I was here”
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I can’t resist posting these two pyramids I dug up online. Authors unknown. But the pyramids are masterpieces!!!
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The ability to stack pyramids of pebbles can be useful in life. For example, to support a pipe like in the photo on the right :))) Someone meditated near this pipe for a long time.
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Have you ever built stone pyramids? For what?

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An unexplored monument of primitive architecture in a place sacred to shamanists: the northwestern shore of Lake Baikal
Cape Ryty – shamanic pyramids
Formally, disembarkation of passengers on the cape, riddled with the beds of dry rivers and streams, is prohibited: this is the territory of the Baikal-Lena Nature Reserve. It is also prohibited informally: according to the beliefs of the Buryats, access of strangers to the shamanic place of power should be strictly limited.
The shamans, apparently, have something to hide: science still does not know who, when and why built a stone wall on Rytoe exactly 333 m long and tightly surrounded it with stone cones and pyramids oriented to the cardinal points.
In 2002, in the vicinity of the nearby village of Onguryon, biologist Alexei Turuta was hacked to death for disrespect for spirits, expressed in his refusal to tie a sacrificial ribbon to a sacred tree that the scientist was passing by. By the way, in addition to pagan piety, Onguren residents are also known for their technical ingenuity: in the village there is the only steam locomotive in Russia from the Second World War, converted into a power plant.
These stones require study Strange stones from underground cities
Reptilian Lacerta's information:
– We evolved from local lizards through the natural evolution of reptiles, and we have lived on Earth for millions of years. We were worshiped by the Egyptians and Incas. Christianity calls us “evil snakes.” We are the aborigines of the Earth, we have colonies in the solar system.
We have an ancient symbol - a blue snake with 4 white wings on a black background, and we have a more common one - a dragon in the shape of a circle with 7 white stars in the middle on a blue background.
The dragon means the Earth, and the 7 stars represent our colonies on the Moon, Mars, Venus and the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Two of them are no longer in use.
We have UFOs, but many UFOs are not ours, but other aliens. There are human UFOs.
UFOs are usually camouflaged. Our UFO is cigar-shaped, from 20 to 260 meters, makes a buzzing sound and has 5 red lights. If it is noticed, it means it was careless or it is faulty. There is a small flotilla of disc-shaped ships. Each ship has a powerful device that makes people think that the ship is invisible or similar to a human plane.
65 million years ago on Earth, the first war of aliens took place - humanoids from the constellation Procyon. I write about them in a separate section in the diary https://www.liveinternet.ru/users/4033731/rubric/3841970/ and reptoids from the Intergalaxy because sharing the Earth's resources.
The Reptiles won by using an experimental thermonuclear bomb, which exploded in the ocean near Central America. After this, winter came for 200 years. The reptoids themselves left the Earth due to radiation. Within 20 years, almost all dinosaurs and reptiles became extinct. One of the surviving species acquired the rudiments of thinking after 30 million years, and after another 20 million years its varieties appeared and began to compete with each other. After another 50 million years, the most adapted species emerged, which began to develop as intelligent. Large cities were built, technologies were improved, colonies were founded on other planets.
10 million years ago, monkeys - your ancestors - descended from the trees and the first rudiments of thinking appeared in them.
(from Pleiadian) The numbers here give me doubt.
Man is 18 million years old since Lemuria, I think
For a long time you would have developed naturally, but 1.5 million years ago the aliens Lloyim arrived on Earth. Their interest was in advanced monkeys, which they wanted to make their servants. They came from the Aldebaran solar system. They looked like tall humanoids with blond hair and white skin. Having captured 10-20 thousand monkeys, they transported them to them and returned them several hundred years later, similar to people. These people could use guns and fire. The Lloyimi left and returned several times, selectively experimenting in the development of both individual species and entire civilizations. The first highly developed civilization existed 700 thousand years ago. We lived in parallel with them, without making contact. There is nothing left of the old civilizations. The fifth civilization left behind the "Egyptian Pyramids", built 75,000 years ago. The sixth civilization left the ruins of a city on the ocean floor near the Bimini Atoll, built 16,000 years ago. The last one, your civilization, the seventh in a row, was developed 8500 years ago.
This is described in your religious scriptures.
There was a long war between us and lloy. The last battle took place 5,000 years ago in orbit and on the surface of the planet. People who observed this described it as a battle of the gods and did not understand its essence. After this war, the Loyim left the planet. Whether they will return is unknown. But over the past 4,900 years, many other alien species have arrived on Earth and humanity is in danger. Some of them take advantage of how people are programmed to believe in “god.” Humanity is not the result of natural evolution; 2-3 million years is not enough for this. You were created by genetic engineering by an extraterrestrial species, created for specific purposes. There are currently 14 species of aliens on Earth. 11 from our Universe, 2 from the Extragalaxy, 1 from another plane. Three of them are hostile, the rest are studying you. Perhaps a 15th race will arrive soon, about which nothing is known. They may have already arrived 3-4 years ago. All aliens steal and use raw materials, hydrogen, air and DNA. (from the Pleiadians - the number of races changes in the presence, but only 22 races took part in the creation of man)
Today, like thousands of years ago, we live underground in voids at a depth of 2-8 km, so you have no archaeological data about us. The voids, ranging in size from 2.5 km to 25 km, are connected to the surface of the earth and to each other by tunnels. We live in colonies in large and modern cities built in these voids.
The main cities are located in the Arctic, Antarctic, Inner Asia, North America and Australia regions. There are equipped places on the surface in remote areas, especially in America and Australia.
Exit to the surface can be in the form of a cave in which unusually warm air, air movement, and the walls become smoother as you move deeper. Behind the gray door there are technical rooms, ventilation and descent shafts. But we will already know about your presence! The entrance to the dungeon may belong to another race, including a hostile one. For humans, the presence of aliens in caves is very dangerous.
In ancient times, people met us and described and sketched us.
We use mimicry to contact you. From birth we can telepathize and use telekinesis.
(The information from the Pleiadians is only 90% true, where there is misinformation, I put my notes)
Here are the stones from the underground cities

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Decorative structures made of stones can be found in every corner of the world. The more tourists visit this place, the more such pyramids are built. This stone town is located on the way to Teriberka. It is difficult not to notice it, which is why many guests of the village do not pass by, but stop to complement the composition with their work.

Vladimir Isaev: "This magical meaning has, yes. The most important - good wishes to all the people who live, lived, and, God grant, that our lives continue. For us, our family, friends and children.”

Such buildings are called tours. In ancient times, they were monuments and were used for astronomical purposes. Such a pyramid could contain some kind of message or indicate the path through mountain glaciers. In North America, tours were laid out on trails where bison walked, in the Arctic they marked the length of the path or indicated the direction, and in the coastal provinces of Canada they served as a guide for boatmen. Tourist tours, as a rule, do not large sizes and have no practical use. But many believe in their magical properties.

Irina Tretyakova: “They told me that if you build this pyramid, then when you build it, you have to make a wish. Well, at the moment my husband is in the hospital and I wished for him to recover quickly. I think it must come true. I climbed, as I think, to the very height. Here, I made myself a pyramid.”

Similar structures, only larger in size, were built by the Sami. They are called seids. Murmansk resident Iraida Glebova is convinced that these structures can also be called seids.

Iraida Glebova: « The word "seid" comes from the Finnish language. No one knows for sure why they placed pebble on top of pebble and so on the hills there stands, for example, seid - big Stone on two small ones. And it doesn't fall. This is where the laws of physics for some reason don’t work.”

For some it is a memorable sign, but for others it is a great creative work. Stone balancing is developing as an art form. And very difficult. This is not to say that the laws of physics do not apply to these buildings. Accurate calculations, selection of stones and long, painstaking work - such a masterpiece cannot be built just like that. And it will most likely not last long - the fragile structure can be broken by a bird or even the wind.

For tourists, simplicity and reliability of the design are more important. Is it really that easy to create a tour? Curiosity forces you to go in search of free stones.

Even a simple pyramid is not very easy to build. There are no perfectly even stones here, and stone polygons do not always want to be adjacent. Without patience, you can’t even make three stones. Therefore, you have to exhale and take on a new job.