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Rock ArtSite Name: Peruaçu Alternative Name: Parque Nacional Cavernas do PeruaçuCountry: Brazil
NOTE: This site is 460.209 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Itacarambi
Latitude: 15.16802S Longitude: 44.22668W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Rock Art in Minas Gerais State, Brazil
In the Parque Nacional Cavernas do Peruaçu there are several prehistoric rock art sites in the caverns along the Peruaçu River: Lapa do Caboclo, Lapa do Índio, Lapa do Boquete, Lapa dos Desenhos, Lapa do Rezar, Lapa Piolho de Urubu.
More information at the Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade website.
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