Azapa Km 12 La Tropilla South Geoglyphs (Tropilla Extension South)
La Tropilla South · Azapa Km 12 Sur Figures
Late Intermediate to Late Horizon (1000–1450 CE)·Arica / Cabuza–Maytas-Chiribaya·🇨🇱 Arica y Parinacota, Azapa Valley km 12 south bank below Cerro Sombrero, Chile
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About Azapa Km 12 La Tropilla South Geoglyphs (Tropilla Extension South)
South-bank slope 0.9 km south of classic La Tropilla caravan (Azapa km 12), opposite San Miguel museum access. Eight figures: 14-m llama troupe (7 animals), 18-m anthropomorph with tunic, and 22-m geometric band. Hillside 12° with colluvial sand; figures formed by clearing dark desert pavement to pale sand, edge stabilized with 10-cm stone line. Maytas-Chiribaya textiles fragments in nearby cist tombs date to 1200 CE. Vandal tracks and olive expansion threaten downslope.
Why it mattersKey geoglyph illustrating Arica / Cabuza–Maytas-Chiribaya hydraulic/geoglyph/kite/kurgan tradition in Arica y Parinacota, Azapa Valley km 12 south bank below Cerro Sombrero.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Tunic style affinity
Theories
- 01South bank extension of Azapa caravan tradition
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.1000–1450 CE
- Period
- Late Intermediate to Late Horizon (1000–1450 CE)
- Culture
- Arica / Cabuza–Maytas-Chiribaya
- Builders
- Arica
- Purpose
- Valley-slope caravan troupe panels south of La Tropilla
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.1000–1450 CE
Initial construction
2020
Drone/UAV high-resolution mapping and heritage inventory
On the ground
Structures & features
18.5450° S · 70.1800° W · 320 m · 3 mapped features
South Llama Troupe (14 m)
geoglyph14-m troupe of 7 llamas
18.5440° S · 70.1790° WTunic Anthropomorph (18 m)
geoglyph18-m anthropomorph with tunic
18.5460° S · 70.1810° WGeometric Band (22 m)
geoglyph22-m geometric band
18.5440° S · 70.1790° W