the greeks didn't know about America
so S America is out
How do you know? It has been proven that an Egyptian reed ship can indeed make the voyage, and with primitive navigational instruments. The
Phoenicians were the expert sailors of the world, so it is indeed very possible that they and the greeks DID know about the Americas.
Not to mention, there are plenty of pre-Columbian (i.e. before Columbus) artifacts found such as depictions of African people, elephants, etc. which
clearly show that South Americans were at least somewhat familiar with such things even prior to Columbus. Likewise, there are Egyptian mummies that
contain strictly South American plants.
the idea of Atlantis being on the american continent was first suggested by Edgar Cayce
while he was asleep
That's one opinion. Of course, Plato describes exactly where it should be, and that description fits South America very nicely.
the "altiplano" is the spanish word for "high plain"
are you saying the Atlanteans spoke spanish
You're not serious right? I in no way suggested the Atlanteans called it the Altiplano. Jeez...
I strongly urge you to actually read Plato's writings on this. A simple google will turn them up. You'll also see that Plato assigns Helenistic
(Greek) terms to the things he describes, and he makes it very clear that he is doing so. We're not talking about a Greek-like Atlantis, he simply
uses terms familiar to Greeks to allow the audience to better visualize the place.
