El Tótem Telúrico - San Juan, Puerto Rico
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N 18° 28.063 W 066° 07.140
19Q E 804279 N 2044357
El Tótem Telúrico stands in the middle of the Plaza del Quinto Centenario in San Juan, PR.
Waymark Code: WMHVHD
Location: Puerto Rico
Date Posted: 08/16/2013
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The Plaza del Quinto Centenario, Quincentennial Plaza, was constructed in 1992, at the highest point in San Juan, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in what is now Puerto Rico. The multilevel level plaza has a series of stairs leading up to the focal point of the plaza El Tótem Telúrico (The Telurico Totem).
El Tótem Telúrico is located in the center of the circular upper plaza. A 40' high monument was created by local architect and ceramicist Jaime Suarez as a tribute to the discovery of the New World. El Tótem Telúrico is carved from granite and embedded with ceramic replicas of archaeological artifacts in honor of the Taino native culture of Puerto Rico.
Documentation (website): [Web Link]
Type of Column: Other
Location: Plaza del Quinto Centenario in San Juan
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