Publicomos

Réf.

43450

Type

other

Titre

Plegable Rocas de Usca, Mosquera - Cundinamarca

Langues

Spanish

Auteurs

Martínez Celis, Diego

Auteurs institutionnels

Fundación Erigaie / Alcaldía de Mosquera / IDECUT

Lieu de publication

Bogotá

Pays de publication

Colombia

Maison d'édition

Fundación Erigaie

Date

07/12/2023

Mots-clés

rock art / public awareness / archaeological heritage / natural heritage / rock art sites / interpretation / presentation / dissemination

Pays mentionnés

Colombia

Monuments et sites

Rocas de Usca, Mosquera, Cundinamarca, Colombia

Résumé en anglais

The Rocas de Usca Rock Art Site (RAS) is made up of a series of geographical, environmental and cultural elements that can be considered as a heritage complex, with a singular cultural significance around the environmental history and indigenous past of the region. The particularity of this RAS lies in its location on the shores of Laguna de la Herrera, in the middle of a relict of a subxerophytic ecosystem, which refers to the ancient landscape of the Sabana de Bogotá when it was covered by an extensive Pleistocene lake. In its surroundings, multiple material evidences of the natural history and of the first settlers of the region have been found, in particular: megafauna fossils (Pleistocene mammals); several archaeological sites related to the Preceramic, Herrera and Muisca periods; thirteen sites with rock art in the form of painting and one engraving. Elements that, as a whole, make this an exceptional space of the cultural and natural heritage of Mosquera and the region that deserves to be recognized, valued, protected and valued through comprehensive and sustainable management.

Document joint

plegable rocas de usca.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)