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Multi-periodSite Name: Mairana Circular PyramidCountry: Bolivia
NOTE: This site is 80.639 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Nearest Town: Santa Cruz de la Sierra Nearest Village: Mairana
Latitude: 18.124S Longitude: 63.961W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Pyramid / Mastaba in Santa Cruz Department.
A circular pyramid of three levels, with a base diameter of 180 meters and a height of about 14 meters. The discovery was announced in November 2014 by archaeologist Danilo Drakic, coordinator of the excavation project.
The Santa Cruz province of Bolivia is in the Amazon watershed. Further excavation is expected in 2015. Note: The locationg given for this site if for the nearest village and does not reflect the actual location.
Note: More-Than-2,000-Year Pyramid Discovered in Bolivia
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