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Parque Los Menhires, Argentina is a major attractions in Argentina with its eighty indigenous granite mountains. Parque Los Menhires is situated at the southern end of La Angostura reservoir in the Tucuman Province. The park is located at a distance of 107 kilometers from San Miguel de Tucuman. The park lies at the foothills of the Tafi Valley. The name "Menhores" stands for long stone, when the word is broken into two, "men" stands for "stone" and "hir" stands for long. All these granite monuments have been brought to the Parque Los Menhires, Argentina from the archeological site that is situated in the vicinity. The granite monuments that are put here in this park resemble the Scottish Hebrides.
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Los Menhires or Lost Stones, as they are often referred to, are remnants of an age old civilization. The people of that era and the civilization have put these stones throughout the Calchaquíes Valley. It is said that these monuments were erected in honor of their gods and some says that these monuments stand as a testimony to some alien visit.
It has been observed that there are 114 menhirs in the Parque Los Menhires, Argentina and all these lay scattered in the valley till 1976. In between the years 1976 and 1983, these stones were all brought together and set in the park. The menhirs that stand in the park depicts figure that are related to the cult of fertility and other gods and goddesses.
Parque Los Menhires in Argentina in South America is one of the most widely visited tourist spots because of the fact that a visit to this park gives an idea of the civilizations that inhabited this valley and also because of the menhires which stands beautifully to portray the beautiful sculptural brilliance that the men of the era practiced.
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