My mother grew up in Santo Tomas Chihuahua Mexico (28.6816160, -107.5730603). It is a tiny village in the western part of the state of Chihuahua situated on the Papigochi River and has a population of fewer than 500 people as of 2020. The village has been largely unchanged from the time I knew it as a kid in the 90s. I remember there were a lot of geological features that reminded me of heavy erosion despite the rather arid climate so much so that the locals refer to the northern part of the village as "those above" and to the southern part as "those below". You may note on google maps that only a single road is paved; the two-lane highway that runs through the northeast part of the village.
In the southern part of the village my mother claims that when she was younger (but still an adult), they were digging up the road and found a massive stone wall composed of blocks so large that a backhoe could not move them. She claims that they tried to dig around it but that the wall simply kept going. They simply didn't have the equipment to move the blocks and so they just buried them over again. Everyone knows they are there and considers them a nuisance but they just have coped by not building anything there. When I heard this story I immediately thought it could be of interest to anyone who is interested in megaliths. My mother has a 6th-grade education and she tends to focus on social details of the event so her descriptions leave a lot to the imagination and I find them quite frustrating. The way she describes it gives me the impression that these walls are not natural formations and are comprised of large smooth stone megalithic blocks that have been buried by sediment. The erosion and the river nearby support that this could be something. Of course, I don't have the means, the education, or the funding to look into it but someone else here might. If you are interested in hearing more I would be happy to facilitate
In the southern part of the village my mother claims that when she was younger (but still an adult), they were digging up the road and found a massive stone wall composed of blocks so large that a backhoe could not move them. She claims that they tried to dig around it but that the wall simply kept going. They simply didn't have the equipment to move the blocks and so they just buried them over again. Everyone knows they are there and considers them a nuisance but they just have coped by not building anything there. When I heard this story I immediately thought it could be of interest to anyone who is interested in megaliths. My mother has a 6th-grade education and she tends to focus on social details of the event so her descriptions leave a lot to the imagination and I find them quite frustrating. The way she describes it gives me the impression that these walls are not natural formations and are comprised of large smooth stone megalithic blocks that have been buried by sediment. The erosion and the river nearby support that this could be something. Of course, I don't have the means, the education, or the funding to look into it but someone else here might. If you are interested in hearing more I would be happy to facilitate