Pintados geoglyphs

E176199

The Pintados geoglyphs are a vast collection of ancient desert ground drawings in northern Chile, depicting human figures, animals, and geometric shapes created by pre-Columbian cultures.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Atacama Desert geoglyphs 1
Pintados geoglyphs canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
geoglyph complex ⓘ
approximateEndDate c. 1500 CE ⓘ
approximateStartDate c. 800 CE ⓘ
associatedWith Andean caravan trade ⓘ
linked to: Qhapaq Ñan

pre-Hispanic trade routes ⓘ
conservationStatus under active conservation measures ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
creator pre-Hispanic peoples of northern Chile ⓘ
culture pre-Columbian cultures ⓘ
depicts abstract motifs ⓘ
animals ⓘ
birds ⓘ
camelids ⓘ
geometric shapes ⓘ
human figures ⓘ
llamas ⓘ
hasType desert ground drawings ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Monument of Chile ⓘ
heritageStatus protected site ⓘ
locatedIn Atacama Desert ⓘ
northern Chile ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Tarapacá Region ⓘ
locatedNear Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works ⓘ
Pampa del Tamarugal ⓘ
materialUsed earth ⓘ
scraped desert pavement ⓘ
stone ⓘ
numberOfElements more than 350 geoglyphs ⓘ
orientation aligned along ancient routes ⓘ
partOf Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve ⓘ
significance important evidence of pre-Hispanic mobility ⓘ
major concentration of geoglyphs in the Atacama Desert ⓘ
technique arrangement of stones ⓘ
removal of surface stones ⓘ
threat natural erosion ⓘ
unregulated tourism ⓘ
timePeriod Late Horizon ⓘ
Late Intermediate Period ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor caravan guidance ⓘ
ritual purposes ⓘ
route marking ⓘ
symbolic communication ⓘ
visibleFrom air ⓘ
surrounding hillsides ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarapacá Region → hasTouristAttraction → Pintados geoglyphs ⓘ
Pampa del Tamarugal → near → Atacama Desert geoglyphs ⓘ
linked to: Pintados geoglyphs