Tindaya | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 401 m (1,316 ft) |
Coordinates | 28°35′47″N 13°58′35″W / 28.5964°N 13.9764°W |
Geography | |
Location | Fuerteventura |
The Montaña de Tindaya is a mountain in Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. It was considered a sacred place by the pre-colonial local population, and is also known as the Sacred Mountain ( Spanish: Montaña Sagrada) today.
The mountain is the proposed site of Monument to Tolerance, an artwork conceived by the sculptor Eduardo Chillida (1924–2002), that would involve the excavation a large artificial cave. Local environmentalists objected to the project. [1] As of 2019 [update], construction work on the site had not started. [2]
Tindaya | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 401 m (1,316 ft) |
Coordinates | 28°35′47″N 13°58′35″W / 28.5964°N 13.9764°W |
Geography | |
Location | Fuerteventura |
The Montaña de Tindaya is a mountain in Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. It was considered a sacred place by the pre-colonial local population, and is also known as the Sacred Mountain ( Spanish: Montaña Sagrada) today.
The mountain is the proposed site of Monument to Tolerance, an artwork conceived by the sculptor Eduardo Chillida (1924–2002), that would involve the excavation a large artificial cave. Local environmentalists objected to the project. [1] As of 2019 [update], construction work on the site had not started. [2]