Pueblito Chairama

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Pueblito Chairama is an archaeological site in Colombia that preserves the remains of a major pre-Columbian Tairona settlement in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

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Pueblito Chairama canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
pre-Columbian settlement
accessibleFrom Tayrona National Natural Park
surface form: Parque Tayrona coastal area
accessMethod hiking trail
archaeologicalRemains ceremonial platforms
domestic structures
pathways
retaining walls
associatedWithEthnicGroup Arhuaco
surface form: Arhuaco people

Kogi people
Wiwa people
surface form: Wiwi (Wiwa) people
chronology Late pre-Hispanic period
constructionMaterial stone
country Colombia
culture Tairona
elevation approximately 450–650 metres above sea level
environment tropical rainforest
estimatedPopulationAtPeak several thousand inhabitants
governedBy regulations of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Natural Park
hasAlternativeName Chairama
Pueblito
hasFeature ceremonial areas
circular house foundations
drainage channels
plazas
stone stairways
stone terraces
hasNearbyModernCity Cartagena del Chairá
surface form: Santa Marta
heritageOf Tairona culture
knownFor complex terrace system
mountain jungle setting
well-preserved Tairona stone architecture
locatedIn Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Magdalena Department
locatedNear Caribbean coast of Colombia
partOf Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Biosphere Reserve
surface form: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Natural Park

cultural landscape of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
protectedBy Colombian state
region Caribbean region of Colombia
relatedSite Ciudad Perdida
surface form: Ciudad Perdida (Teyuna)
significance important site for understanding Tairona religious practices
important site for understanding Tairona urban planning
major Tairona settlement remains
subjectOf archaeological research on Tairona settlements
timePeriod pre-Columbian era
tourismType archaeological tourism
ecotourism
usedToBe large Tairona village

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Tairona hasSite Pueblito Chairama
Tayrona National Natural Park contains Pueblito Chairama
Tairona culture majorSite Pueblito Chairama