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Multi-periodSite Name: Atacama GiantCountry: Chile
NOTE: This site is 61.54 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Nearest Town: Iquique Nearest Village: Huara
Latitude: 19.94905S Longitude: 69.63324W
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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Hill Figure in Tarapaca State.Human figure formed from geometric shapes. One of the largest hill figures in South America.
Easily seen using the Google Earth link. Scan the rest of the hill side for additional geometric figures.
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