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The Archaeological-Ethnographic Complex of Buracas
The Archaeological-Ethnographic Complex of Buracas was discovered in 1941, in the lower section of the Barranco del Corchete ravine, in the municipality of Garafía, in the north of La Palma. It is a fascinating pre-Hispanic settlement of the Benahorita civilisation.
The complex consists of several settlements, located in natural caves, three sets of petroglyphs decorated with geometric motifs and several necropolises. The main settlement is distributed on three levels along one slope. The petroglyphs have geometric themes, particularly groups of spirals and meandriforms, i.e. motifs that follow semicircular spiral lines repeated one after the other, executed using the pitting technique.
However, Buracas is not only of archaeological interest, it also has an ethnographic significance, as the caves have been widely reused up to the present day for various purposes such as: dwellings, barns and livestock pens. This phenomenon is due to the existence of two permanent natural springs, which attracted locals from other regions of the island.