Where's the Big Hand?
 

Hi,

We'll be travelling through South America this year and would like to know the whereabouts of the giant carved hand so often seen in pics taken by travellers.

Thanks in advance:mchappy:

Its pointing to 10 past!!!
 

....and the little hand is pointing to 3, so I guess it's 10 past 3 :lol2:

For my part I think everyone should give you a big hand for doing your trip:thumbup1:

and last but not least, after a lot os searching, (I was suprised at how much!!) I found a Wikkipedia entry:-

The Mano de Desierto is a large-scale sculpture of a hand located in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

[edit] Description

The sculpture was constructed by the Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal at an altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level. The work has a base of iron and cement, and stands 11 meters tall.
Funded by a local booster organization called Corporación Pro Antofagasta, the sculpture was inaugurated on March 28, 1992. It has since become a point of interest for tourists travelling Route 5, which forms part of the Panamerican Highway
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Mano del Desierto.




[edit] Access

The sculpture is located 75 kilometers to the south of Antofagasta, and 300 meters from the side of northbound Route 5, the highway by which it is accessible. The nearest point of reference is the "Cuidad Empresarial La Negra" (Business City La Negra).
From Antofagasta, one can take Route 26 or Route 28, both of which connect to Route 5.

Ta!!
 

Cheers Staggie:thumbup:

Will be in touch soon. Getting close now:clap: With any luck, we'll meet up in Mexico:wave:

ATB
D.

Talk to the hand...
 

S 24.09.300 W 70.09.200 aproximately

Go shake it.

Maarten

Thanks for the digits mmarten, I'm planning a stop there too.