Rota Latte Stone Quarry

Rota Latte Stone Quarry
Rota Island latte quarry site. Also called As Nieves Latte Stone Quarry
Rota Latte Stone Quarry is located in Northern Mariana Islands
Rota Latte Stone Quarry
Rota Latte Stone Quarry
LocationRota Island,
Northern Mariana Islands
Coordinates14°10′13″N 145°15′24″E / 14.17028°N 145.25667°E / 14.17028; 145.25667
NRHP reference No.74002225[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 1974

Rota Latte Stone Quarry, also known as the As Nieves quarry, is located near the Chamorro village of Sinapalo, on the island of Rota in the Marianas Archipelago. The prehistoric megaliths found there are believed to have been used as foundation pillars for houses, with some of them weighing up to 35 tons. Their exact age, origin, methods of quarrying and means of transportation have not been determined.

  1. ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2011.