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<< Text Pages >> Los petroglifos del Cerro La Silla - Rock Art in Chile

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Rock ArtSite Name: Los petroglifos del Cerro La Silla
Country: Chile Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: La Serena  Nearest Village: La Silla Observatory
Latitude: 29.2653S  Longitude: 70.72034W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3
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Pre-Columbian petroglyphs probably from the Incas or pre-incan petroglyphs.

It lies close to the ESO Observatory La Silla.
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 87.3km SW 216° Archaeological Museum of La Serena* Museum
 126.3km S 187° Stone house Pichasca* Ancient Village or Settlement
 129.7km S 189° Petroglifos de las Tinajas* Rock Art
 172.1km SSW 201° Valle del Encanto* Rock Art
 317.8km S 188° Los petroglifos Tilama* Rock Art
 388.1km ENE 64° El Shincal Ancient Village or Settlement
 453.0km NNE 12° San Ramon 15 Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
 464.2km S 179° Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino de Santiago de Chile* Museum
 464.5km S 180° Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, MNHN* Museum
 465.6km S 179° Parque Almagro* Modern Stone Circle etc
 540.7km ENE 59° Fuerte Quemado* Ancient Village or Settlement
 551.2km NNE 23° Llullaillaco Vault Chambered Tomb
 555.3km ENE 63° Tafi del Valle* Sculptured Stone
 555.7km ENE 57° Los Quilmes* Ancient Village or Settlement
 557.6km ENE 59° Museo Pachamama* Museum
 644.8km NE 45° Archaeological Museum Pío Pablo Díaz* Museum
 645.1km NE 45° Mariscal Ancient Village or Settlement
 645.4km NE 45° Bogatta Ancient Village or Settlement
 676.6km NE 44° Potrero de Payogasta* Ancient Village or Settlement
 723.9km NE 48° MAAM* Museum
 742.6km NNE 20° Tulor Ancient Village or Settlement
 750.4km NNE 20° R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum* Museum
 750.5km NNE 20° Pucara de Quitor* Stone Fort or Dun
 773.5km NNE 19° Petroglifos Yerbas Buenas* Rock Art
 800.9km NNE 11° Chug Chug Geoglyphs* Hill Figure or Geoglyph
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