An enigmatic site that continues to wake up amazement and attract thousands of tourists every year.
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The municipality of San Agustín, known as the ‘sculptor people’, keeps one of the greatest mysteries of pre -Columbian civilizations. Located south of the department of Huila, this place has been declared a World Heritage for Unesco, along with the Alto de las Piedras and the Alto de los Idolos.
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San Agustín, famous as the ‘Archaeological Capital of Colombia’, retains vestiges of an ancestral culture that still awakens astonishment.
The history of this enigmatic town begins thousands of years before the arrival of European colonizers. According to the website people sculptor, the name “sculptor people” refers to the strangers of a vast “library” of stone statues. These were built and buried centuries before the invasion, in the mountains of the Colombian massif.
The San Agustín culture, which dates from the 20th century to. C., is one of the three oldest civilizations in South America, only after the Caral and Chavín cultures in Peru. Although the Colombian massif has been an important cultural center, most of its sculptures and monoliths were discovered until the eighteenth century entered.
Archaeologists have documented more than 600 volcanic rock statues dispersed in mounds around San Agustín.
The mysterious funeral legacy of San Agustín: a trip to the heart of pre -Columbian civilizations
Its design and location remain a mystery, but it is believed that they are part of the funeral rites of the former inhabitants of the region, who worshiped numerous gods and firmly believed in life after death.
Since 1935, the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History (ICANH) has led efforts to investigate, conserve and disseminate the legacy of this fascinating culture.
The San Agustín Archaeological Park, open to the public since 1944, is an essential place for national and international tourists. Visitors have the opportunity to tour the funeral structures discovered over the years.
San Agustín is not only a tourist destination of archaeological interest, but it is also a point of reflection on the mystery and cultural wealth of pre -Columbian civilizations. Without a doubt, the ‘sculptor people’ remains a living testimony of one of the most fascinating cultures in Colombia’s history.
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