Sajama Lines
Bolivia · Americas
A web of sacred straightness — thousands of kilometres of pilgrim paths scraped into the altiplano
Age
~500–3,000 yrs
Period
Pre-Columbian to Colonial
Setting
Open-air
Art form
Geoglyphs
Discovered
1932
Status
Open (Remote Highland Area)
Around the snow-capped Sajama volcano, Indigenous peoples scraped thousands of ruler-straight paths into the Bolivian altiplano over some three thousand years — an estimated sixteen thousand kilometres of lines webbed across an area fifteen times the Nazca pampa. They join shrines, burial towers and hamlets, and Aymara communities still walk stretches of them on pilgrimage today.
Notable Features
- ◦ 16,000 km of lines
- ◦ Wak'a shrines and chullpa towers
- ◦ Views of Nevado Sajama
Depicted Subjects
Geometric/Linear SignsRitual Symbols
Plan a Visit
AccessThis cave can be visited.
Sources & Further Reading
Hours & prices change — always confirm on the official site before travelling.
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