El Infiernito
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El Infiernito (Spanish for "The Little Hell"), is a pre-Columbian archaeoastronomical site located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the outskirts of Villa de Leyva, Boyacá, Colombia. It is composed of several earthworks surrounding a setting of menhirs (upright standing stones); several burial mounds are also present.[1] The site was a center of religious ceremonies and spiritual purification rites, and also served as an astronomical observatory.[2]
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Location | Villa de Leyva, Boyacá |
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Region | Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia |
Coordinates | 5°38′50.63″N 73°33′31.41″W |
Type | Archaeoastronomical site |
Part of | Pre-Muisca sites |
History | |
Material | Sandstone |
Periods | pre-Herrera Period-Late Muisca |
Cultures | Herrera-Muisca |
Satellite of | Muisca Confederation |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | Eliécer Silva Celis, Carl Henrik Langebaek et al. |
Public access | Yes |
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