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The Sign That Greeted Our Arrival (6 views)
Pre-Colombian Petroglyphs
On slopes of Volcán Maderas

Albergue Ecologico El Porvenir, Ometepe, Nicaragua

(Photo posted Wednesday 25 January 2012)

(Photo taken 09:12:43 Saturday 19 November 2011)

© 2012 Bryan Costales
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This was the sign that greeted our arrival. In addition to the usual restrictions, an entry fee of 25 cordovas was charged (about US $1.15).


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(2 of 9) All the pre-Columbian petroglyphs, from the smallest to the largest, were covered to protect them from further degradation due to rain.
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(3 of 9) A small pre-Columbian petroglyph carved into a small boulder, no more than 30 cm across, was covered by an equally small enclosure.
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(4 of 9) A close-up shot of the small boulder's face revealed detail both of the pre-Columbian petroglyph on it, but also of how much the petroglyph has eroded over the years.
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(5 of 9) A really huge boulder under a large enclosure was located part way up a hill and among other unadorned boulders. One has to wonder why this boulder was chosen from among so many others.
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(6 of 9) The face of this huge boulder, with its two sections of pre-Columbian petroglyphs evident. The right-hand face was more eroded than the left-hand face (camera point of view).
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(7 of 9) A close up shot of the left-hand face (camera point of view) of the pre-Columbian petroglyphs on the large boulder.
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(8 of 9) The best example of a pre-Columbian petroglyph was in a small field surrounded by a fence with a latched gate to keep livestock out. Humans could pass through the gate to take shots close up like
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(9 of 9) Here was a close-up shot taken of the best example of a pre-Columbian petroglyph on a large boulder in a fenced yard.