Archaeological site
Grabados Rupestres del Barranco de Balos
In the Barranco de Balos, or “letreros de Balos,” you find one of the best-preserved concentrations of rock engravings from Gran Canaria’s indigenous population. The site lies along the ravine that bears the same name in the municipality of Agüimes, between the roque Aguayro to the east and the mountaña de Los Perros to the west. What matters here is not just the number of marks, but the range of meanings they may have carried: the engravings include alphabetiform signs of Libyco-Berber origin, alongside geometric, zoomorphic, and ramiform figures, with “jinetes”—riders—also present. Geology shapes the canvas. …
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