monument monument indian monument located argentine province constructed honor native inhabitants monument completed time inaugural national fair commissioned organizers fair designed constructed months local presently view monument considered symbol town depicted coat arms history monument erected commemorate native inhabitants constructed national fair day event aimed highlight economic potential time commemorate 40th anniversary founding organized fair proposed construction designer seeing work del construction sent drawings local construction team led monument originally planned metres tall scaled nearly metres later added high base metres completed monument standing metres depicts native holding long spear watching horizon work started july structure built reinforced concrete iron skeleton inch pipes reinforced radial sections centimetres later figure filled feet brick concrete half finished layer reinforced concrete monument completed months estimated weight tons height metres construction bags cement kilograms iron metres steel square metres sand later painted local man job proved difficult strong winds blew wooden nearby ditch construction team later tied solving problem painters applied coat oil finally coat copper monument inaugurated opening september monument structure located northern hill town elevation metres feet hill covered bushes accessed paths currently view town serves mark finishing line annual trail competition considered symbol depicted city coat arms depicted previous seal designed government argentine revolution seal replaced overthrown government designed months coup état currently celebrated years
Indio Comahue Monument