The Petroglyphs of Pusharo constitute a unique and extensive ancient rock artarchaeological site in southeastern Peru's Manú National Park, an expanse of rain forest that still contains unexplored and little known areas, and for which an official government permit is required for entry.
Discovery
It appears that a rubber tapper who participated in a violent attack on indigenous people in 1909 may have been the first non-indigenous person to encounter the petroglyphs, with the next visit having been made by Vicente Cenitagoya, a missionary of the Dominican Order, in 1921. A smattering of adventurers began to arrive at the site in the 1950s, and in 1969 it was visited by the Peruvian physician Dr. Carlos Neuenschwander Landa (who would return in later years accompanied by Peruvian explorer, Sr. Santiago Yábar). In 1970 another Dominican, Padre Adolfo Torrealba, reached the site, followed by Japanese explorer Yoshiharo Sekino, and the French-Peruvian explorers Herbert and Nicole Cartagena in 1978. Two years later, it was visited by Peruvian archaeologistFederico Kauffmann Doig. In 1991 the party of North American explorer Gregory Deyermenjian, including Peruvian explorer Paulino Mamani and the previously mentioned Santiago Yábar, arrived at Pusharo. The site has since been visited and studied by rock art scholar Rainer Hostnig.
In 2008, it was the subject of a documentary-trek filmed for the BBC television series Extreme Dreams presented by Ben Fogle.
In 2016, the petroglyphs of the site played an important role in the research of Vincent Pélissier, as he searched for the mythical lost city of Paititi. In the research, the petroglyphs were interpreted as a map, leading from the glyphs to the city.[1] The research assumes two things as fact: the petroglyphs are a map, and the carvings were made by the Inca. Neither of these assumptions have been proven definitively.
Description
The site is made up of an array of deeply incised rock carvings that cover up to a height of 9 feet, a perpendicular rock face that is over 100 feet long and 75 feet high. Its location is on the south shore of the Río Palatoa (designated on some maps at this location as the Porotoa, and known by others as the Palatoa Chico). The petroglyphs are thought by some researchers to be purely pan-Amazonian in origin, and of mistico-religious or shamanic significance to those Amerindians of past centuries who must have been their creators. Others believe that there is an Inca component that is now coming to light, and that the petroglyphs constitute parts of a map. Definitive word on the meaning of Pusharo's petro glyphs must wait until further research is conducted and completed. The petroglyphs contain elements such as heart-shaped faces, some with double borders, spirals, zigzags, suns, "curlicue Xs" and others that defy verbal description.
References
^Vincent Pélissier (2016). "The Discovery of Paititi Last Capital of the Incas". Vincent Pélissier. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
The Petroglyphs of Pusharo: Peru's Amazonian Riddle by Gregory Deyermenjian. Pub. 2000, Volume 2/Number 3 issue of Athena Review.
pusharo, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, factual, accuracy, disputed, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, please, help, ensure, that. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article s factual accuracy is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Petroglyphs of Pusharo constitute a unique and extensive ancient rock art archaeological site in southeastern Peru s Manu National Park an expanse of rain forest that still contains unexplored and little known areas and for which an official government permit is required for entry Discovery EditIt appears that a rubber tapper who participated in a violent attack on indigenous people in 1909 may have been the first non indigenous person to encounter the petroglyphs with the next visit having been made by Vicente Cenitagoya a missionary of the Dominican Order in 1921 A smattering of adventurers began to arrive at the site in the 1950s and in 1969 it was visited by the Peruvian physician Dr Carlos Neuenschwander Landa who would return in later years accompanied by Peruvian explorer Sr Santiago Yabar In 1970 another Dominican Padre Adolfo Torrealba reached the site followed by Japanese explorer Yoshiharo Sekino and the French Peruvian explorers Herbert and Nicole Cartagena in 1978 Two years later it was visited by Peruvian archaeologist Federico Kauffmann Doig In 1991 the party of North American explorer Gregory Deyermenjian including Peruvian explorer Paulino Mamani and the previously mentioned Santiago Yabar arrived at Pusharo The site has since been visited and studied by rock art scholar Rainer Hostnig In 2008 it was the subject of a documentary trek filmed for the BBC television series Extreme Dreams presented by Ben Fogle In 2016 the petroglyphs of the site played an important role in the research of Vincent Pelissier as he searched for the mythical lost city of Paititi In the research the petroglyphs were interpreted as a map leading from the glyphs to the city 1 The research assumes two things as fact the petroglyphs are a map and the carvings were made by the Inca Neither of these assumptions have been proven definitively Description EditThe site is made up of an array of deeply incised rock carvings that cover up to a height of 9 feet a perpendicular rock face that is over 100 feet long and 75 feet high Its location is on the south shore of the Rio Palatoa designated on some maps at this location as the Porotoa and known by others as the Palatoa Chico The petroglyphs are thought by some researchers to be purely pan Amazonian in origin and of mistico religious or shamanic significance to those Amerindians of past centuries who must have been their creators Others believe that there is an Inca component that is now coming to light and that the petroglyphs constitute parts of a map Definitive word on the meaning of Pusharo s petro glyphs must wait until further research is conducted and completed The petroglyphs contain elements such as heart shaped faces some with double borders spirals zigzags suns curlicue Xs and others that defy verbal description References Edit Vincent Pelissier 2016 The Discovery of Paititi Last Capital of the Incas Vincent Pelissier Retrieved December 15 2021 The Petroglyphs of Pusharo Peru s Amazonian Riddle by Gregory Deyermenjian Pub 2000 Volume 2 Number 3 issue of Athena Review 1 Rainer Hostnig 2 PUSHARO La Memoria Recobrada de los Incas by Thierry Jamin Pub 2007 Peru s Amazonian Eden MANU by Kim MacQuarrie Pub 1992 Coordinates 12 35 03 S 71 29 10 W 12 5843 S 71 4860 W 12 5843 71 4860 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pusharo amp oldid 1109208170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
