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Sacred Stones in Indian Civilization: with Special Reference to Megaliths

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<< Our Photo Pages >> Obando - Rock Cut Tomb in Colombia

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 01 April 2012  Page Views: 2817

Multi-periodSite Name: Obando
Country: Colombia
NOTE: This site is 60.632 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: San Agustin
Latitude: 1.938888N  Longitude: 76.299033W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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
4

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Obando
Obando submitted by SolarMegalith : Stairs leading down to the burial chamber (photo taken on March 2012). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Cut Tombs in Colombia

In a village of Obando there is a rural museum and a group of Pre-Colombian rock cut tombs similar to those from Tierradentro. The staircases cut in rock lead to the burial chambers. 30 tombs from Obando were excavated, some of the finds can be seen in a local museum.

Obando is located 11 km from San Agustin and 3 km North from Rio Magdalena river.
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Obando
Obando submitted by SolarMegalith : Shaft tomb in Obando (photo taken on March 2012). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Obando
Obando submitted by SolarMegalith : Pre-Colombian rock-cut tomb in Obando (photo taken on March 2012). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Obando
Obando submitted by SolarMegalith : Interior of the rock-cut tomb (photo taken on March 2012). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Colombia. El río Magdalena
Colombia. El río Magdalena
Colombia. El río Magdalena
Colombia. El río Magdalena
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Colombia. Estrecho del río Magdalena

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