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 / 33.6666667°S 56.5833333°W / -33.6666667; -56.5833333Coordinates: 33°40′00″S 56°35′00″W / 33.6666667°S 56.5833333°W / -33.6666667; -56.5833333
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.

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.

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. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]
3. ^ [3]

External links

• Official site of Flores - Information
• Rock art

• Article re. Raul Sendic (in Spanish): es:Raúl Sendic