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Catequilla
Aerial view of the Cerro de Catequilla, archaeological site at the summit
Alternative nameKati-Killa
LocationPomasqui Valley
RegionEcuador
Altitude2,638 m (8,655 ft)
TypeArchaeological site
Length107m
Diameter68m
Height25cm
History
MaterialStone
Founded800
CulturesQuitu-Cara
Site notes
ArchaeologistsOswaldo Tovar
Pre-Columbian lithic disk

Monte Catequilla (also Kati-Killa) is an archaeological site in the Pomasqui Valley of Ecuador. Located in the Parish of San Antonio of Quito Canton in Pichincha Province, it has an elevation of 2,638 metres (8,655 ft) and is located on a mountaintop about 300 metres (980 ft) above valleys on either side. Attributed to the Pre-Columbian era Quitu-Cara culture, it was presumably used as an astronomical observatory even before the arrival of the Incas, and is the only prehispanic site in the Americas that is located precisely at the Earth's Equator.[1]

  1. ^ Cobo, Cristóbal (2004). "El sitio arqueológico Sobre el Monte Catequilla en la Latitud Cero". Memorias del Simposio ARQ-13 del 51 Congreso Internacional de Americanistas (in Spanish). Chile: Pereira editores.

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