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Lets talk about the Turtle for a moment, now as I have said in the past I am a believer in the animal markers as having traits (things that the animals do as to why they were used for treasure markers, not so much for their religious significance)
Now the Tortoise is known for making a Burrow and lives most of its life underground until the temperature is just right to be outside because they are cold blooded, this is where the treasure vault would be a comparison to the turtles burrow underground.
Another thing about the Turtle is their shells, the Spanish would carve the shells to give direction distance or whatever other information they thought was relevant to the treasure.
I have posted this Tortoise before and he is looking toward the treasure area less than a hundred feet away, but I wanted to mention how his shell is carved into a Heart (A Spanish Sign)
This Next Turtle as you can see has a Cross carved in its shell. (a good confirmation that this turtle was made by the Spanish/Catholics) There are also carvings on its face.
This is the opposite side of the turtle with the cross. This side has Carvings on its face as well, one of which is the eye of the turtle.
Both of these Turtles are looking in the direction to go towards each of their respective treasures, since the Spanish moved these boulders into place it was easy to point them in the direction to go (when I say the way they are looking I mean the direction the nose would be pointed towards) In some cases the Turtle can lead to or look at another Important Marker or even one point of a Triangle.
Now the Tortoise is known for making a Burrow and lives most of its life underground until the temperature is just right to be outside because they are cold blooded, this is where the treasure vault would be a comparison to the turtles burrow underground.
Another thing about the Turtle is their shells, the Spanish would carve the shells to give direction distance or whatever other information they thought was relevant to the treasure.
I have posted this Tortoise before and he is looking toward the treasure area less than a hundred feet away, but I wanted to mention how his shell is carved into a Heart (A Spanish Sign)
This Next Turtle as you can see has a Cross carved in its shell. (a good confirmation that this turtle was made by the Spanish/Catholics) There are also carvings on its face.
This is the opposite side of the turtle with the cross. This side has Carvings on its face as well, one of which is the eye of the turtle.
Both of these Turtles are looking in the direction to go towards each of their respective treasures, since the Spanish moved these boulders into place it was easy to point them in the direction to go (when I say the way they are looking I mean the direction the nose would be pointed towards) In some cases the Turtle can lead to or look at another Important Marker or even one point of a Triangle.
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