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Spanish: Apacheta

English translation: Cairn







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Spanish term or phrase:Apacheta
English translation:Cairn
Entered by:Pedro Albornoz
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Social Sciences - Archaeology / Anthropology
Spanish term or phrase: Apacheta
When a person dies out in the field or country, people build a triangular mound of rocks on the site; whoever passes it must add one more stone to the mound. Is there an English equivalent? Halp!!
Pedro Albornoz
Bolivia
Cairn
Explanation:
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-07-11 22:16:41 GMT)
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Look at this image: -

http://www.atpm.com/12.04/lake-district/the-westmorland-cair...

And this page: -

http://www.torridonmountains.com/Majorscairn.htm
Selected response from:

Richard Jenkins
Brazil
Note from asker to answerer
Excellent! that's it!!! Thanks a lot
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5Cairn
Richard Jenkins


  

Answers

5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Cairn

Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-07-11 22:16:41 GMT)
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Look at this image: -

http://www.atpm.com/12.04/lake-district/the-westmorland-cair...

And this page: -

http://www.torridonmountains.com/Majorscairn.htm

Richard Jenkins
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Note from asker to answerer
Excellent! that's it!!! Thanks a lot
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