Monumento Arqueológico Pictografías de Vilacaurani
Monumento Arqueológico Pictografías de Vilacaurani is an archaeological site in Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile and has an elevation of 3,150 metres. Monumento Arqueológico Pictografías de Vilacaurani is situated nearby to Alero Vilancaurani, as well as near the peak Cerro Pitacane.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Putre and Socoroma.
Putre
Photo: Álvaro Orozco, CC BY 2.0.
Putre is a village in the Arica y Parinacota province of Chile. Putre is on the edge of the Lauca National Park, and is popular with visitors to the National Park wishing to acclimatize to the altitude.
Socoroma
Hamlet
Photo: Dezona, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Socoroma is a village in the Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile. It lies off Ruta 11 at km 99. It is an old Aymara settlement into which significant investment has been made to try to stop it from becoming a complete ghost town. Socoroma is situated 7 km south of Monumento Arqueológico Pictografías de Vilacaurani.
Monumento Arqueológico Pictografías de Vilacaurani
- Type: Archaeological site
- Inscription: “Las pinturas rupestres de Vilacaurani datan de hace más de 5 mil años. El alero donde están dispuestas contiene figuras naturalistas de camélidos, felinos y formas esquemáticas de humanos. Fueron declaradas Monumento Histórico en el año 1969.”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-18.20217° or 18° 12′ 8″ southLongitude
-69.60663° or 69° 36′ 24″ westElevation
3,150 metres (10,335 feet)Open location code
57HGQ9XV+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 9146891810OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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