Chamangá
This article is about the location in Uruguay. For river of Uruguay, see Chamangá River.
| Chamangá | |
|---|---|
  Chamangá Location in Uruguay | |
| Coordinates: 33°40′00″S 56°35′00″W / 33.66667°S 56.58333°WCoordinates: 33°40′00″S 56°35′00″W / 33.66667°S 56.58333°W | |
| Country |
 Uruguay |
| Department | Flores Department |
Chamangá is an area within a rocky terrain in the Flores Department of Uruguay, where a considerable quantity of ancient rock art has survived.[1]
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 rock art, both by the Uruguayan government [2] and by academic researchers.
Main article: Localidad Rupestre de Chamangá
Notable people related to this area
- Raul Sendic, founder of the Tupamaros, Uruguayan 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 Department festivals [3]
References
- ↑ Rock art
- ↑ Rock art at Chamangá Archived December 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
External links
- Official site of Flores - Information
- Rock art
- Article re. Raul Sendic (in Spanish): es:Raúl Sendic
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