Tour of El Mas Largo Panel

El Mas Largo panel runs along a 100m-long walkway offering views of varied rock art. Explore this section of the panel in 360 degrees, or scroll to view some highlights.

Handprints appear all around the rock art of La Lindosa, often next to other images which the handprints seem to ‘endorse’. Handprints with squares of paint removed from the palm are a particular feature of El Mas Largo.

This elongated figure’s large round head resembling a space helmet earned it the nickname of the Astronaut. A more useful comparison is to images found in houses of local indigenous Tukano people, depicting a mythological figure called the Master of Animals. 

Just to the left of the elongated figure, you may be able to see a painting of a plumed serpent with legs.

This recurring motif in La Lindosa’s rock art shows a plant stem with leaves growing on either side. It is similar to a symbol used by the Tukano people to represent emerging life, plant growth and fertility, according to anthropologist Reichel-Dolmatoff.

El Mas Largo contains many sets of parallel lines linked by multiple shorter lines running between them. Here, a human appears to climb up one of these ‘ladders’. This may show how painters accessed the higher areas of the panels.