Chamangá
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Chamangá is an area within a rocky terrain in the Flores Department
of Uruguay, where a considerable quantity of ancient rock art
has survived..
The Chamangá River
, a tributary of the Yí River
, flows nearby.
In recent years there has been some considerable interest in these examples of rock art
, both by the Uruguayan
government and by academic researchers.
Flores Department
-History and cultural heritage:The department, created by President Máximo Santos, is named after the former Colorado Party leader, Venancio Flores, who was born in Trinidad in the nineteenth century.The department has many sites of prehistoric rock art...
of Uruguay, where a considerable quantity of ancient rock art
Rock art
Rock art is a term used in archaeology for any human-made markings made on natural stone. They can be divided into:*Petroglyphs - carvings into stone surfaces*Pictographs - rock and cave paintings...
has survived..
The Chamangá River
Chamangá River
-Fluvial system:The river is a tributary of the Yí River, itself a tributary of the westward draining Río Negro. The Chamangá River rises in a range of hills known as the Cuchilla Grande , and it generally runs from south to north in the Flores Department....
, a tributary of the Yí River
Yí River
-Geography:The Yí River originates in the Cuchilla Grande highlands. It flows generally west through central Uruguay to the Río Negro.Various other rivers, including the Porongos River and Chamangá River, are tributaries of the Yí River.-Departmental boundaries:...
, flows nearby.
In recent years there has been some considerable interest in these examples of rock art
Rock art
Rock art is a term used in archaeology for any human-made markings made on natural stone. They can be divided into:*Petroglyphs - carvings into stone surfaces*Pictographs - rock and cave paintings...
, both by the Uruguayan
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
government and by academic researchers.
Notable people related to this area
- Raul SendicRaúl SendicRaúl Sendic Antonaccio was a prominent Uruguayan Marxist and founder of the Tupamaros.Born in a rural area, near the village of Juan Jose Castro, in the Flores Department, Sendic worked with his father as a peasant on a crab apple farm until he finished high school and left his home to study in...
, founder of the TupamarosTupamarosTupamaros, also known as the MLN-T , was an urban guerrilla organization in Uruguay in the 1960s and 1970s. The MLN-T is inextricably linked to its most important leader, Raúl Sendic, and his brand of social politics...
, UruguayanUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
urban guerrillas of the 1960s and 1970s, was born at Chamangá. - The Duo Chamangá is a local singing partnership which is noted for its participation in Flores DepartmentFlores Department-History and cultural heritage:The department, created by President Máximo Santos, is named after the former Colorado Party leader, Venancio Flores, who was born in Trinidad in the nineteenth century.The department has many sites of prehistoric rock art...
festivals
External links
- Official site of Flores - Information
- Rock artRock artRock art is a term used in archaeology for any human-made markings made on natural stone. They can be divided into:*Petroglyphs - carvings into stone surfaces*Pictographs - rock and cave paintings...
- Article re. Raul Sendic (in Spanish): :es:Raúl Sendic