Cerro Azul rock art site

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Cerro Azul rock art site is a renowned pre-Columbian archaeological area in Colombia featuring extensive ancient rock paintings and petroglyphs on sandstone cliffs.

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Cerro Azul rock art site canonical 1
Cerro Azul rock paintings 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
rock art site ⓘ
access hiking trails ⓘ
approximateAge several thousand years old ⓘ
associatedWithCulture indigenous cultures of the Colombian Amazon ⓘ
belongsToRegion Colombian Amazon rock art region ⓘ
colorUsed ochre ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
culturalPeriod pre-Columbian era ⓘ
environment tropical forest ⓘ
hasConservationConcern control of visitor access ⓘ
preservation of pigments ⓘ
hasDepiction animals ⓘ
geometric motifs ⓘ
humans ⓘ
hunting scenes ⓘ
ritual scenes ⓘ
hasFeature extensive painted panels ⓘ
large rock shelters ⓘ
superimposed figures ⓘ
hasRockArtType petroglyphs ⓘ
rock paintings ⓘ
hasView surrounding forested landscape ⓘ
locatedIn Amazonian region of Colombia ⓘ
Guaviare Department ⓘ
Serranía de La Lindosa ⓘ
locatedNear San José del Guaviare ⓘ
material mineral pigments ⓘ
researchField anthropology ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ
rock art studies ⓘ
rockArtMedium sandstone cliffs ⓘ
significance major example of Amazonian rock art ⓘ
one of the most important rock art complexes in Colombia ⓘ
threat human impact ⓘ
natural weathering ⓘ
tourismType archaeological tourism ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ
usedFor ritual activities (hypothesized) ⓘ
territorial or group identity marking (hypothesized) ⓘ

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San José del Guaviare → hasNearbyAttraction → Cerro Azul rock art site ⓘ
Puerta de Orión → hasNearbyAttraction → Cerro Azul rock paintings ⓘ
subject linked to: Puerta de Orión rock formation
linked to: Cerro Azul rock art site