Chamangá is an area within a rocky terrain in the Flores Department of Uruguay, where a considerable quantity of ancient

rock art In archaeology, rock arts are human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces. A high proportion of surviving historic and prehistoric rock art is found in caves or partly enclosed rock shelters; this type al ...

has survived. The Chamangá River, a tributary of the Yí River, flows nearby.

History

In recent years there has been some considerable interest in these examples of

, both by the

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

an government Rock art at Chamangá
and by academic researchers.

Notable people related to this area

* Raul Sendic, founder of the

Tupamaros The National Liberation Movement – Tupamaros (, MLN-T) was a Marxist–Leninist urban guerrilla group that operated in Uruguay during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1989, the group was admitted into the Broad Front and a large number of its membe ...

an urban guerrillas of the 1960s and 1970s, was born at Chamangá.

References

External links

Official site of Flores - Information
*

Rock art In archaeology, rock arts are human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces. A high proportion of surviving historic and prehistoric rock art is found in caves or partly enclosed rock shelters; this type al ...

* Article re. Raul Sendic (in Spanish): :es:Raúl Sendic Geography of Uruguay Archaeology of Uruguay Populated places in the Flores Department {{Flores-geo-stub