San Pedro de Alcantara Cable Lift

During previous campaigns on San Pedro de Alcantara, the diving was made from boats. The swell and the sea are usually rough, so many people got seasick in those boats.

A better solution was called for, and since 1998 there is a cable lift. It is constructed by Fernando Moreira dos Santos and similar to the one used on the Zuytdorp. In 1999 the cable was used successfully for the second season.

Even with this system the weather must be calm. We did not dive at wave amplitudes greater than 2 metres.

This system is further explained in French.

plan of cable lift		diver going down to the site
splash landing in calm sea		top side of cable lift
useful to transport artefacts, in calm weather		at day's end the cable lift was used to pull up the air hose

Related texts

• Introduction
• Research history notes (English / français / português)
• Fieldwork 1999
• Recovered Artefacts 1999
• Peruvian anthropology
• Conclusion of 1999
• Drilling into bedrock for 3D survey – Spits e rocha mãe (English / português)
• La Tyrolienne de Peniche (en français)
• Programa (em português)
• História de San Pedro de Alcantara: Incas em Peniche (em português)
• Campanha & equipa 1999 (em Português)
• Campanha 1998 (em português)