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Calcoene Destination Guide

Touring Calcoene in Brazil

Calcoene in the region of Amapá is a city located in Brazil - some 1,280 mi or ( 2059 km ) North of Brasília , the country's capital city .

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Time in Calcoene is now 01:48 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Belem " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Cayenne, Albina, Santa Cruz, Macapá, and Belém. Being here already, consider visiting Cayenne . Check out our recommendations for Calcoene ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Calçoene

Calçoene (RudderCalcium) is a municipality located in the eastern of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 7,208 and its area is 14,269 km². There was a Russian émigrés colony in its area in the first decades of 20th century. It is the city where it rains the most in Brazil, with an average of 4165 milimeters of rain falling every year.

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Located at 2.50 -50.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Archaeoastronomy, Populated coastal places in Amapá

Amazon Stonehenge

Amazon Stonehenge or Calçoene megalithic observatory is megalithic structure located in Amapa state, Brazil. It consists of 127 blocks of granite, each up to 4 metres tall, standing upright in circles at the bank of river on a hilltop. During the excavations there have been found numerous ceramic fragments and whole urns with charred bones, soil and red pigment. Based on ceramic fragments found nearby, archaeologists believe this structure is between 500 and 2000 years old.

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Located at 2.48 -51.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 2006 archaeological discoveries, Archaeoastronomy, Archaeological sites in Brazil, Buildings and structures in Amapá, Megalithic monuments, Ruins in Brazil