Atacama Giant

The Atacama Giant is an anthropomorphic geoglyph on the Cerro Unita area of the , . At about 119 meters, is the largest prehispanic anthropomorphic geoglyph.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: geoglyph in Chile
  • Also known as: “El Gigante de Atacama”, “Geant d’Atacama”, “Gegant de Tarapacá”, “Geoglif de Cerro Unita”, “Geoglifo de Cerro Unita”, “Gigante de Tarapaca”, “Gigante de Tarapacá”, “Il Gigante di Atacama”, “Гигант из пустыни Атакамы”, “세로 우니타 거인”, “아타카마 거인”, and “우니타 언덕의 거인”

Atacama Giant

Latitude
-19.94907° or 19° 56′ 57″ south
Longitude
-69.63365° or 69° 38′ 1″ west
Open location code
57GG3928+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 200726660
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1156421
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Atacama Giant” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Gegant d’Atacama”
  • Chinese: “阿塔卡馬巨人地表畫像”
  • Chinese: “阿塔卡马巨人地表画像”
  • Dutch: “Atacama-reus”
  • Finnish: “Atacaman jättiläinen”
  • French: “Géant d’Atacama”
  • Georgian: “ატაკამის გოლიათი”
  • German: “Riese von Atacama”
  • Greek: “Ο γίγαντας της Ατακάμα”
  • Italian: “Gigante di Atacama”
  • Japanese: “アタカマの巨人”
  • Korean: “아타카마의 거인”
  • Lithuanian: “Atakamos milžinas”
  • Russian: “Гигант из пустыни Атакама”
  • Spanish: “Gigante de Atacama”
  • Thai: “ยักษ์อาตากามา”
  • Ukrainian: “Гігант з пустелі Атакама”
  • Ukrainian: “Гігант із пустелі Атакама”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cerro Unita and Bien Nacional Protegido Cerro Unita.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Huarasiña Bajo and Escuela Basica Fronteriza.

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