Aerial view of the Cerro de Catequilla, archaeological site at the summit
Alternative name
Kati-Killa
Location
Pomasqui Valley
Region
Ecuador
Altitude
2,638 m (8,655 ft)
Type
Archaeological site
Length
107m
Diameter
68m
Height
25cm
History
Material
Stone
Founded
800
Cultures
Quitu-Cara
Site notes
Archaeologists
Oswaldo Tovar
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]
^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.
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...
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