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<< Our Photo Pages >> Valle del Encanto - Rock Art in Chile

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Thursday, 01 April 2010  Page Views: 5828

Rock ArtSite Name: Valle del Encanto
Country: Chile Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Ovalle  Nearest Village: Barraza
Latitude: 30.703889S  Longitude: 71.378889W
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.
5 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.
4 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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Valle del Encanto
Valle del Encanto submitted by KaiHofmann : Valle del Encanto rock carving. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Art in Chile

Many rock carvings in a valley 20 km south of Ovalle. The most petroglyphs were made by the prehispanic Molle culture. Some carvings are much older.
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Valle del Encanto
Valle del Encanto submitted by SolarMegalith : One among several places with preserved cup marks in Valle del Encanto (photo taken on July 2005). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Valle del Encanto
Valle del Encanto submitted by SolarMegalith : Most of the petroglyphs are dated for 500-700 AD (photo taken on July 2005). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Valle del Encanto
Valle del Encanto submitted by KaiHofmann : Big boulder at Inca bagno, in Valle del Encanto. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Valle del Encanto
Valle del Encanto submitted by SolarMegalith : Rock with cupmarks - the impression of human face is stirring (photo taken on July 2005). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Valle del Encanto
Valle del Encanto submitted by SolarMegalith : Pre-Colombian petroglyphs of Molle culture in the central part of the valley (photo taken on July 2005). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Valle del encanto
Valle del encanto submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Chile, Valle encanto rock carvings

Valle del Encanto
Valle del Encanto submitted by KaiHofmann : Valle del Encanto rock carving.

Valle del Encanto
Valle del Encanto submitted by KaiHofmann : Valle del Encanto

Valle del Encanto
Valle del Encanto submitted by SolarMegalith : Human representation in Valle del Encanto - this rock art is dated for 500-700 AC (photo taken on July 2005).

Valle del Encanto
Valle del Encanto submitted by SolarMegalith : One of the most impressive petroglyphs in Valle del Encanto - possible representation of a warrior (photo taken on July 2005).

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