El Infiernito

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El Infiernito is a pre-Columbian Muisca archaeological site in Colombia, known for its stone monoliths aligned with astronomical events and its role as a ceremonial and ritual center.

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El Infiernito canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muisca archaeological site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
pre-Columbian site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Observatorio Astronómico Muisca de Monquirá ⓘ
Parque Arqueológico de Monquirá ⓘ
associatedWith Muisca cosmology ⓘ
Muisca religion ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Chía ⓘ
Sué ⓘ
astronomicalAlignmentWith equinoxes ⓘ
solstices ⓘ
sunrise ⓘ
sunset ⓘ
civilization Muisca Confederation ⓘ
linked to: Muisca
climate cool highland climate ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
culture Muisca ⓘ
discoveredBy modern archaeology in the 20th century ⓘ
distanceFrom about 8 kilometers from Villa de Leyva ⓘ
governingBody Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
hasFeature burial mounds ⓘ
hydraulic works ⓘ
megalithic columns ⓘ
stone monoliths ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
heritageStatus national archaeological heritage of Colombia ⓘ
languageOfAssociatedCulture Muysccubun ⓘ
locatedIn Boyacá Department ⓘ
locatedInMunicipality Villa de Leyva Municipality ⓘ
locatedInRegion Altiplano Cundiboyacense ⓘ
locatedNear Villa de Leyva ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
monolithFunction astronomical marker ⓘ
gnomon ⓘ
monolithShape cylindrical ⓘ
nearbyCity Tunja ⓘ
partOf Muisca sacred landscape ⓘ
relatedSite Lake Iguaque ⓘ
Sogamoso Sun Temple ⓘ
timePeriod Late Muisca period ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ
tourismType archaeological tourism ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ
usedFor agricultural calendar observations ⓘ
astronomical observations ⓘ
ceremonial activities ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ

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