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CAVE PAINTINGS IN HIDALGO
Los Arcos Cave Painting
It is a group of paintings where the figure of a mature woman is the main feature, with the feet represented in the form of a stain. In the right hand the woman is holding a sun and in the left the moon.
Location
It is located near the city of Actopan, approximately half an hour from Pachuca.
Boyé Cave Paintings
The figures that can be observed are mainly of humans with arms extended, joined together and forming a row. There are also other figures such as animals, stars, the sun and some plants that are presumed to be used as medicinal, are also represented in this place.
Location
They are located next to the Boyé stream in Tecozautla, Hidalgo.
Banzhá Cave Painting
It is an excellent sample of cave paintings with figures such as horses, deer, donkeys, a snake with open jaws that seems to devour men. The most prominent is a pilgrimage of men with raised hands.
Location
They are located near the town of Banzhá on the rocky slopes of La Mesa hill in Tecozautla, Hidalgo.
Huapalcalco Cave Painting
Scholars date these paintings around the year 9000 B.C. and represent men, astronomical figures and schematic strokes.
The most notorious is a lizard and some men who seem to be throwing a prehistoric weapon called “atlan”, a kind of ladle with a dart.
Location
They are located in the hills of Huiztle in Tecozaultla, Hidalgo.
Xihuingo Cave Painting
It is considered the oldest archeological vestige of the state of Hidalgo, since it was probably contemporary to Teotihuacán.
Alongside these vestiges there are a series of cave paintings on the hill Tres Peñas and Peña del Tecolote that have been dated back approximately from 9500 to 12000 years.
Location
Located in the Municipality of Tepeapulco in Tecozaulta, Hidalgo. It is reached by the Pachuca - Ciudad Sahagún road.
El Cajón Cave Painting
In this municipality there are a number of creeks and its rocky walls were used for a series of artistic manifestations with human forms, animals and some celestial elements. One of the most representative is Arroyo Sauz.
Location
Located in the town of El Cajón in the municipality of Huichapan.
Tepeapulco Cave Painting
In Tepeapulco it is possible to appreciate the rock art in the hills of Tecolote, Tres Peñas and San Miguel de Allende.
There are human figures with bows and arrows. In the Three Peñas there are printed hands and geometric motifs while in San Miguel there are geometric figures, printed hands and human figures.
Location
Located in Tepeapulco, 20 minutes from Zempoala.
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