{"id":3426,"date":"2011-12-26T14:48:31","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T19:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/?page_id=3426"},"modified":"2019-03-04T17:17:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T22:17:30","slug":"saywite-monolith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/archaeological-sites\/apurimac\/saywite-monolith\/","title":{"rendered":"Saywite Monolith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Considered a religious center for a water cult, the complex covers an area of 60 hectares divided into six sectors. Sector 1, the principal monolith, is the main draw. The Monolith of Saywite is a roughly circular block 2.5 meters high and 11 meters in circumference that features more than 200 animal figures and geometric shapes carved in high relief. It&#8217;s believed the collection could be a symbolic depiction of the known universe, making it an important ecological resource. The second sector is an area of staircases and fountains. Sector 3 or &#8220;Rumi Huasi&#8221; is an area of minor monoliths and fountains. In the rest of the Sectors you&#8217;ll find small pyramids, more fountains and an area devoted to an &#8220;Intihuatana,&#8221; a carved rock formation used to measure astronomical movements, especially of the sun and moon.<\/p>\n<table width=\"450\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Location Access<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"99%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"12%\">Province:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"21%\">Abancay<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"67%\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Distance:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Time:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">47 kilometers from<br \/>\nthe city of Abancay<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1 hour by car from<br \/>\nAbancay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">47 kilometers from<br \/>\nthe Abancay-<br \/>\nCusco turnoff<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1 hour 50 minutes<br \/>\nfrom the turnoff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">District:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Curahuasi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Locality<br \/>\nReference:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Community of<br \/>\nConcacha, turn off<br \/>\nat Km 49 of the<br \/>\nAbancay-Cusco<br \/>\nhighway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Site Details<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"99%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40%\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Entrance Fee:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"19%\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Opening Hours:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"41%\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Museum &amp; Other Services:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Adults S\/.11.00<br \/>\nChildren &amp;<br \/>\nStudents<br \/>\nS\/.3.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Monday to Sunday<br \/>\n8:00 &#8211; 17:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Considered a religious center for a water cult, the complex covers an area of 60 hectares divided into six sectors. 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