Ouro Preto, Brazil

Morro da Queimada Archaeological Park

Morro da Queimada Archaeological Park, Ouro Preto

On the Serra de Ouro Preto, this archaeological park preserves the burned ruins of an early 18th-century mining settlement destroyed after the 1720 revolt of Felipe dos Santos. Stone foundations, dams, and water channels survive across the hillside.

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Location

Coordinates: -20.375, -43.5

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