Berny's photos with the keyword: Bruce Chatwin
Cerro de los Indios
14 Jun 2015 |
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Three kilometres south of Posadas, the low, rounded wedge of Cerro de los Indios lies beneath the higher scarp of the valley. Bruce Chatwin’s description of this rock in 'In Patagonia' is unerring: “…a lump of basalt, flecked red and green, smooth as patinated bronze and fracturing in linear slabs. The Indians had chosen the place with an unfaltering eye for the sacred.”
Indigenous rock-paintings, some almost 10,000 years old, mark the foot of the cliff. Morst impressive are the wonderful concentric circles of a hypnotic labyrinth design. The red blotches high up on the overhangs appear to have been the result of guanaco hunters firing up arrows tipped in pigment-stained fabric, perhaps in an ancient version of darts. However, the site’s most remarkable feature is the polished shine on the rocks, which really do possess the patina and texture of antique bronze.
Cerro de los Indios
04 Jun 2010 |
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Cerro de los Indios
21 Feb 2010 |
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here you can find about 9000 years old indian rock paintings.....and some new from birds ;-)
Cerro de los Indios
21 Feb 2010 |
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from the book "In Patagonia" of Bruce Chatwin:
''The Cerro de los Indios was a lump of basalt, flecked red and green, smooth as patinated bronze and fracturing in linear slabs.''
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