Chiribiquete National Park
Colombia · Americas · ✦ UNESCO World Heritage Site
Deep in the Amazon, known as 'The Maloca of the Jaguar', it hosts an astonishing 600,000 traces of prehistoric art.
Age
~20,000 yrs
Period
Paleolithic to Historical
Setting
Rock shelter
Art form
Paintings
Discovered
1943
Status
Closed (Protected Rainforest)
Located in the largest tropical rainforest national park in the world, this site contains more than 600,000 traces of around 20,000 petroglyphs and pictographs. The oldest of these rock paintings may date to 20,000 years BP, and the tradition continued until the 16th century. They were first recorded for modern science by American botanist Richard Evans Schultes in the 1940s.
Notable Features
- ◦ Over 600,000 pictograph traces
- ◦ The Maloca of the Jaguar
- ◦ Tepui rock formations
Depicted Subjects
JaguarsIndigenous personsMammalsEquines
Plan a Visit
AccessClosed to the public.
Sources & Further Reading
Hours & prices change — always confirm on the official site before travelling.
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