Back Latte Stone Quarry (minahan sa bato, lat 14,17, long 145,26) CEB Rota Latte Stone Quarry Spanish
Rota Latte Stone Quarry | |
 Rota Island latte quarry site. Also called As Nieves Latte Stone Quarry | |
  Rota Latte Stone Quarry | |
| Location | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
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| Coordinates | 14°10′13″N 145°15′24″E / 14.17028°N 145.25667°E |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002225 (NRHP nomination) 100011371 (NHL designation)[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 1974 |
| Designated NHL | December 13, 2024 |
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.
- ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2011.