Chamangá

This article is about the location in Uruguay. For river of Uruguay, see Chamangá River.

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]

Chamangá
Chamangá Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°40′00″S 56°35′00″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Flores Department

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.