Camarones Conanoxa North Ridge Geoglyphs (North Bluff Conanoxa)
Conanoxa North Ridge · Camarones North Bluff
Formative to Middle Period (400 BCE–1000 CE)·Camarones / Cabuza–Tiwanaku influenced·🇨🇱 Arica y Parinacota, Camarones Valley, Conanoxa north ridge opposite south terrace (19K 0409 E, 7899 N), Chile
About
About Camarones Conanoxa North Ridge Geoglyphs (North Bluff Conanoxa)
North ridge bluff (820 m) opposite documented Conanoxa south terrace, forming paired valley markers. Nine figures: 16-m pelican, 22-m ‘wavy man’ anthropomorph, and 38-m stepped avenue. Ridge pavement thinner but patina darker (higher Mn). Avenue descends to Camarones talweg crossing, suggesting paired gates controlling valley movement. Fragments of Tiwanaku-influenced Cabuza textiles in cists below ridge.
Why it mattersKey geoglyph illustrating Camarones / Cabuza–Tiwanaku influenced hydraulic/geoglyph/kite/kurgan tradition in Arica y Parinacota, Camarones Valley, Conanoxa north ridge opposite south terrace (19K 0409 E, 7899 N).
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Pelican coastal vs valley iconography
Theories
- 01Paired north-south gate system
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.400 BCE–1000 CE
- Period
- Formative to Middle Period (400 BCE–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Camarones / Cabuza–Tiwanaku influenced
- Builders
- Camarones
- Purpose
- North bluff counterpart to Conanoxa south terrace figures
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.400 BCE–1000 CE
Initial construction
2020
Drone/UAV high-resolution mapping and heritage inventory
On the ground
Structures & features
19.0150° S · 69.6200° W · 820 m · 3 mapped features
Ridge Pelican (16 m)
geoglyph16-m pelican figure
19.0140° S · 69.6190° WWavy Man Anthropomorph (22 m)
geoglyph22-m anthropomorph with wavy limbs
19.0160° S · 69.6210° WNorth Ridge Avenue (38 m)
earthwork38-m avenue descending to talweg
19.0140° S · 69.6190° W