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==== Spain ==== [[File:Pyramide Güimar.jpg|thumb|[[Pyramids of Güímar]], [[Tenerife]], Spain]] The [[Pyramids of Güímar]] refer to six rectangular pyramid-shaped, terraced structures, built from [[lava]] without [[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]]. They are located in the district of Chacona, part of the town of [[Güímar]] on the island of [[Tenerife]] in the [[Canary Islands]]. The structures were dated to the 19th century and their function explained as a byproduct of contemporary [[agricultural]] techniques. [[Indigenous peoples|Autochthonous]] [[Guanches|Guanche]] traditions as well as surviving images indicate that similar structures (also known as, "Morras", "Majanos", "Molleros", or "Paredones") were built in many locations on the island.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} However, over time they were dismantled and used as building material. [[Güímar]] hostred nine pyramids, only six of which survive.
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