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Locally, they are also known as bolas de piedra (lit. ' stone balls '). The spheres are commonly attributed to the extinct Diquís culture, and they are sometimes referred to as the Diquís Spheres. They are the best-known stone sculptures of the Isthmo-Colombian area.
Carved stone balls date as old as 5,200 years old, coming from the late Neolithic to at least the Bronze Age. [3]Nearly all have been found in north-east Scotland, the majority in Aberdeenshire, the fertile land lying to the east of the Grampian Mountains.
In the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker, a bolas is featured as a weapon made by the Q Branch. In the How To Train Your Dragon film franchise, bolas are semi-frequently used as a dragon hunting weapon, to bind the wings and prevent flight. In Escape from L.A., bolas are used to knock Snake Plissken off the top of a vehicle during the “parade”.
Árbol de Piedra ("stone tree") is an isolated rock formation in the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve of Sur Lípez Province, Bolivia. [1] Much photographed, it projects out of the altiplano sand dunes of Siloli in the Potosí Department , about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Laguna Colorada .
Rancho Piedra Blanca was a large, 48,806-acre (197.51 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Luis Obispo County, California given in 1840 by Governor Juan Alvarado to José de Jesús Pico. [1] The name means "white rock" and refers to rocks painted white by its bird population.
The Piedra (Spanish: Río Piedra) is a river in the Iberian System area, Spain. It is a tributary of the river Jalón . The waters have a high concentration of calcium carbonate [ 1 ] which is deposited on plant life near the source, giving the river its name Río Piedra , which means 'stone river' in English.
Bolas criollas is a traditional team sport from Venezuela, very popular in the Llanos and most rural regions. It is one of the most representative icons of Llanero culture. Its origins can be traced back to traditional European boules sports, such as bocce and pétanque .
Pablo a.k.a. "El Bola" is a twelve-year-old boy with an overly aggressive father. He has few friends at school until a new kid, Alfredo, arrives. The warm, caring atmosphere in Alfredo's family provides a stark contrast to Pablo's violent father. Pablo's experience of his friend's family teaches him to confront his worst fears.