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Made with white painted stones, this figure on a hillside near the Spanish village of Orito depicts the saint “San Pascual Bailón” who lived in a cave within these hills during the 16th century.
To the north is a cross and sanctuary where celebrations are held every year on May 17th. More information (loosely translated from spanish) on this page and a ground level shot here (the saint is to the very right hand side).
Thanks: Julio & Amio Cajander
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I wonder what this thing is just to the northeast of the man on the hill: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth. Looks like a huge dried up pool with a deep end and everything, but it’s probably a reservoir.
Orito Village in County of Monforte del Cid in Alicante Province in Valencia Autonomous Region, East Coast of Spain.
The figure - made of white painted stones -represents the saint “san pascual bailón” because he lived in a cave in this hills in the XVI century.
Now there is a sanctuary next to “the cross” where a big celebration is been made on May 17th.
More info (in Spanish
) in http://www.dip-alicante.es/monforte/monforte/ciudad/rutas.asp?sec=3
Ground level foto (where the figure can hardly be seen in the right end)
http://www.marblenet.es/csf/images/0rito01.jpg
Matt, looks like some kind of mine to me, no?