Chiribiquete, the maloca of the jaguar

In 1986–87 geologist Jaime Galvis photographed painted shelters on the tepuis of Colombia's Serranía de Chiribiquete. Some 75,000 figures in 60 shelters are now known, and the park was listed by UNESCO in 2018 as 'the Maloca of the Jaguar'.

1986 CE · 0.53, -72.80 · status: official

The account

Carlos Castaño-Uribe and Thomas van der Hammen studied the paintings in 1990–92, linking them to a long-lived cult of the jaguar. Uncontacted groups are believed to live in the park, and may still add to the art.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Chiribiquete National Park
2. UNESCO: Chiribiquete – The Maloca of the Jaguar