Pedras Negras de Pungo Andongo, Malanje Province
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Pedras Negras de Pungo Andongo

Monolithic black rock formations rising from the savanna.

The Pedras Negras de Pungo Andongo are extensive monolithic rock formations, millions of years old, that rise abruptly above the surrounding savanna. The best-known western subsystem lies in the municipality of Cacuso in Malanje Province, and forms an extension of the Cacuso Plateau. Pungo-Andongo was the capital of the Kingdom of Ndongo in its final years.

Highlights

  • Monolithic conglomerate formations above open savanna
  • Western subsystem in Cacuso municipality, Malanje Province
  • An extension of the Cacuso Plateau
  • By tradition, footprints in the rock are associated with Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba

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