Parque provincial de los Menhires, Archaeological park in Tafí Valley, Argentina.
The park contains more than 50 granite stones standing across the landscape, some reaching heights of 3 meters and weighing several tons each. The stones are scattered in ways that reflect how ancient people arranged them, and many still bear carved marks on their surfaces.
The stones were created by an early pottery-making culture that thrived in this region for centuries long ago. This civilization left behind these monuments as evidence of their settlement and beliefs in the valley.
The carved stones display faces, animals, and geometric designs that reveal spiritual beliefs of the people who lived here long ago. Walking among them, you can see how these engravings connected the community to their land and beliefs.
The site is located roughly 100 kilometers from San Miguel de Tucumán and can be reached via Route 307 near the village of El Mollar. Local guides are available to help explain what you are looking at and provide context for the stones.
Each stone was carved and moved into place using only stone and wood tools, which reveals how ingenious these early people were. The effort involved in shaping and positioning stones weighing multiple tons remains striking when you stand among them.
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