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Valley of the The Throat Cutters
Photography by Bill
Bell and Larry Baron
Bill, Dylan and Dot
Bell in the Valley of the Throat cutters, on the road to
Alta Vista, Nayarit,Larry Baron Photograph
The Altavista petroglyph complex is located
near the village and beach-town of
Chacala, south of the Compostela Municipality, in
Nayarit
Mexico. Click on any small photograph to see in a
larger format
 
 
 
The area is known as "La Pila del Rey", "Chacalán",
"El Santuario", "The Petroglyphs” or "the Altavista
petroglyphs", near the Jaltemba Bay, in the Pacific
Ocean of Nayarit
This region was originally home to the largely
unstudied
Tecoxquin (Tequectequi) native culture dating from
approximately
2000 BC to
2300 BCE. It contains 56 petroglyphs whose antiquity
cannot be accurately determined. Aside from its cultural
and archeological importance, the site remains an
important religious center for the
Huicholes who still leave offerings and perform
ceremonies here.
In prehispanic times, the Compostela municipality
area was inhabited by the Mazatán peoples, tributary of
Xalisco-Zacualpan Kingdom
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To read an in-depth article on this wonderful
historical site
click here
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