In the foothills of the Miravalles Volcano, between the Blanco and Cuipilapa rivers.
Unknown
500 B.C. -800 A.D.
Private
Chaves Family
8812-8972
This site is composed of twelve rocks in the open air, arranged in a pasture, between the Altamira and Lagarta lagoons, and is associated with other sites called: La Reina, Alfredo and La Vieja. The site is part of a wide savanna where there are fifty rocks engraved with diverse anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and geometric motifs.
The motifs displayed are varied; the most common are concentric circles and spirals, as well as alignments of depressions, which are distinctive of the site. In specific cases, composite or anthropomorphic figures are observed.
Circles and concentric crosses are repeated in the Guanacaste mountain range; there is also a set of designs that seem to be typical of the area. Such is the case with the striking alignments of depressions and concentric rectangles. This illustrates the unity typical of the area in relation to the landscape of interconnected lagoons.
Picoteado
Pulido
The technique used to execute the engravings was hammering, followed by polishing for the grooves and depressions.