Chamangá

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Chamangá
Chamangá
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°40′00″S 56°35′00″W / 33.66667°S 56.58333°W / -33.66667; -56.58333Coordinates: 33°40′00″S 56°35′00″W / 33.66667°S 56.58333°W / -33.66667; -56.58333
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

  1. ↑ Rock art
  2. ↑ Rock art at Chamangá
  3. ↑

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