Apacheta - Cairn ( translation glossary) Anthropology,Archaeology,Social Sciences

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Spanish term or phrase:	Apacheta
English translation:	Cairn
Entered by:	Pedro Albornoz

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10:08pm Jul 11, 2007

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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

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Questions: 34 (all closed)
Answers: 5

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

Cairn

Richard Jenkins

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5 mins confidence:

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:

English
PRO pts in category: 7

Note from asker to answerer

Excellent! that's it!!! Thanks a lot

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Spanish: Apacheta

English translation: Cairn