Victoria, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

The Mythical Environment and Time Cycles

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 11, 2022

1. The Mythical Environment and Time Cycles Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Los Ciclos del Medio Ambiente y el Tiempo Míticos
Los ecosistemas semidesérticos concentran gran variedad de recursos vegetales y fauna que los nómadas debieron aprovechar en sus desplazamientos estacionales. Es probable que algunas plantas y animales correspondan a los que encontramos pintados en abrigos y frentes rocosos de Arroyo Seco; en virtud del esquematismo con que fueron plasmados, es difícil establecer con claridad las especies a que pertenecen, pero podemos reconocer armadillos, coyotes, venados, aves e incluso arácnidos. Apelando a la cosmovisión indígena, también puede proponerse la representación de plantas de maíz y peyotes pintados en algunos de los soportes rocosos, reflejo quizá de una vinculación entre los ciclos biológicos y el tiempo mítico.

English translation:
The Mythical Environment and Time Cycles
Semi-desert ecosystems concentrate a great variety of plant resources and fauna that nomads had to take advantage of in their seasonal displacements. It is likely that some plants and animals correspond to those we find painted on the shelters

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and rock faces of Arroyo Seco; by virtue of the schematism with which they were captured, it is difficult to clearly establish the species to which they belong, but we can recognize armadillos, coyotes, deer, birds and even arachnids. Appealing to the indigenous worldview, the representation of corn plants and peyote painted on some of the rock faces can also be proposed, perhaps reflecting a link between biological cycles and mythical time.

Erected by Secretaría de Cultura.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Anthropology & Archaeology • Environment.

Location. 21° 11.614′ N, 100° 12.33′ W. Marker is in Victoria, Guanajuato. Marker can be reached from Carretera Tierra Blanca - Victoria, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Victoria GTO 37928, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Bow and Arrow (within shouting distance of this marker); The human figure (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Rock art in contact (about 120 meters away); A Fragile Testimony (about 120 meters away); The Imagination of Rock Art (about 180 meters away); The Social Function of Rock Art (approx.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 11, 2022

2. The Mythical Environment and Time Cycles Marker

0.4 kilometers away); Rock Art in the 16th Century (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); A Long-Term Painted History (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.

Petroglyphs near The Mythical Environment and Time Cycles Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 11, 2022

3. Petroglyphs near The Mythical Environment and Time Cycles Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 30 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.