Guayabo National Monument
- Guayabo National Monument
Infobox_protected_area | name = Guayabo National Monument
iucn_category =
caption =
locator_x =
locator_y =
location = Costa Rica
nearest_city =
lat_degrees =
lat_minutes =
lat_seconds =
lat_direction =
long_degrees =
long_minutes =
long_seconds =
long_direction =
area = 550 acres (2.2 km²)
established = 13 August 1973
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
Guayabo National Monument is a national monument in the Central Volcanic Conservation Area in the Cartago Province of Costa Rica that covers the largest archaeological site in the country. Still partly unexplored the area contains ancient bridges and dwellings, and petroglyphs have been found that are estimated at about 3,000 years old.
External links
* [http://www.costarica-nationalparks.com/guayabonationalmonument.html Guayabo National Monument] at Costa Rica National Parks
* [http://www.lostcities.us/guayabo/ Costa Rican lost city of Guayabo]
* [http://www.costaricanarchaeology.com Costa Rican Archaeology]
* [http://www.precolumbiangold.com Pre-Columbian Gold artifacts from Costa Rica]
* [http://www.precolumbianjade.com Pre-Columbian Jade artifacts from Costa Rica]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Nationalmonument (Guayabo) — Guayabo Das Nationalmonument Guayabo ist ein bedeutendes Kulturdenkmal in Costa Rica. Es befindet sich in der Provinz Cartago zwischen Azul und Guaybo Arriba an den Hängen des Vulkans Turrialba, 19 Kilometer von der gleichnamigen Stadt entfernt.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nationalmonument Guayabo — Guayabo Das Nationalmonument Guayabo ist ein bedeutendes Kulturdenkmal in Costa Rica. Es befindet sich in der Provinz Cartago zwischen Azul und Guaybo Arriba an den Hängen des Vulkans Turrialba, 19 Kilometer von der gleichnamigen Stadt entfernt.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
SINAC — National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) 300m Sur Ulacit, Edificio Padilla San José, Costa Rica Tel: (506) 2522 6500 Web: http://www.sinac.go.cr SINAC the National System of Conservation Areas, or in Spanish the Sistema Nacional de Areas de… … Wikipedia
Michael J. Snarskis — Born 12 April 1945(1945 04 12) Davenport, Iowa, United States Died 24 January 2011(2011 01 24) (aged 65) Montelimar, Goicoechea, Costa Rica Residence United States, Costa Rica … Wikipedia
List of Conservation Areas of Costa Rica — List of SINAC Conservation Areas of Costa Rica:Conservation Areas#Guanacaste Conservation Area, including Santa Rosa, Rincón de la Vieja and Guanacaste National Parks #Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area including the Juan Castro Blanco… … Wikipedia
Central Volcanic Conservation Area — is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, notably the volcanic areas of the Cordillera Central. It contains four National Parks, and a number Wildlife refuges and other … Wikipedia
Petroglyph — Mesak Settafet region of Libya.] Petroglyphs are images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, pecking, carving, and abrading. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as carving , engraving , or other descriptions of … Wikipedia
Liste de sites archéologiques par pays — Cette liste est incomplète ou mal ordonnée. Votre aide est la bienvenue ! Pour l ensemble des points mentionnés sur cette page : voir sur OpenStreetMap (aide) … Wikipédia en Français
Liste Des Sites Archéologiques Par Pays — Sommaire 1 Afghanistan 2 Albanie 3 Algérie 4 Allemagne 5 Argentine … Wikipédia en Français
Liste des sites archeologiques par pays — Liste des sites archéologiques par pays Sommaire 1 Afghanistan 2 Albanie 3 Algérie 4 Allemagne 5 Argentine … Wikipédia en Français
