Rock Art at Robore
Since the devastating wildfires in Chiquitania three years ago, the Bolivian rock art research society SIARB has worked
on a comprehensive project in the municipality of Roboré in the Department of Santa Cruz. The project aims to
catalogue rock art sites, record rock paintings and engravings, carry out a preliminary archaeological survey,
draw up a management plan and initial conservation measures, and present the project’s findings to the general
public through publications and other means. More than 80 sites have been registered. Matthias Strecker, an educator and rock art expert, gave a magistral presentation in which he summarised the research to date and highlighted the ongoing education campaign to make clear the
importance of rock art in Bolivia’s cultural heritage.