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mircaskirca Says: The horse riding tour started in the morning from El Maco. We made the first stop just after a few kilometres to the north, in El Tablón, which is said to be dedicated to the Moon Deity. The site keeps an interest by the splendour of the landscape. You can see six sculptures...
mircaskirca Says: Declared by UNESCO a World Heritage, Alto de los Ídolos is the second-most important archeological park in the region. It's far less visited and a bit smaller, but equally impressive as the Parque Arqueologico in San Agustin. It is located on the left margin of the Río...
Horse Riding - Archeological Route
mircaskirca Says: Horse riding is one of the most popular activities in the region. You can just stroll the surrounding or visit the archeological sites and other places of interest. The countryside provides a spectacular scenery for horse riding tours. Our guide Pacho was recommended by...
mircaskirca Says: Bosque de las Estatuas (Forest of Statues) is a little tropical forest with 39 stone figures of different origins. They are placed along the trail that snakes through the forest and are surrounded by the flora of the region. The statues were originally found in remote areas...
mircaskirca Says: From Fuente de Lavapatas a path winds up to the Alto de Lavapatas where the oldest archeological site is located. The climb is quite steep but it's worth the effort. When you reach the top of the hill you can see a series of wonderful statues. There are the oldest tombs and...
mircaskirca Says: Founded in 1935 and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, Parque Arqueológico is the biggest archeological site (78 hectares) and only about 3 km from San Agustín. It's a complex with several spaces of great archeological importance. There are at least 130 statues...
mircaskirca Says: From El Tablón there is a 3 km dirt downhill path through the countryside. In a spectacular setting half way down a canyon you'll find the massive rock carvings La Chaquira, perhaps the most impressive site of San Agustín. There are several figures, including La diosa de la...
mircaskirca Says: Archeological sites La Pelota and El Purutal are quite close to each other. La Pelota is known for two pieces, a warrior and an eagle with a snake carved in rock, that display an extraordinary perfection of sculptural art. El Purutal is a possible ceremonial site whose...
mircaskirca Says: After the night journey from Bogotá I arrived in El Maco at about 08:00 in the morning. To my surprise I met an American that I already knew from Platypus; he was just having his breakfast. He told me that he and three more people (another American and a Kiwi couple) were...
mircaskirca Says: Our jeep tour was slowly coming to its end. We made the last stop at Salto de Bordones which is said to be Colombia's highest waterfall (400 metres) and second highest in South America. We left the car and walked down the winding path to the valley. After 15 minutes of trail...
mircaskirca Says: On a small hill 6 km north of San José de Isnos is another archeological park, Alto de las Piedras. This orchid-adorned place contains nine burial mounds. It has a few interesting tombs and monoliths, including the famed three-dimensional Doble Yo with four carved figures....
mircaskirca Says: In the south of the high valley of Río Magdalena, only a few kilometres north of El Estrecho, is a village Obando. The area is known for the cultivation of bamboo, figs, avocado, coffee and its main product, sugar cane. Its name was given in honour of the person who donated...
mircaskirca Says: Around San Agustín there are several spectacular sites worth a visit for its natural beauty. One of them is El Estrecho (the strait), a point where Río Magdalena is rnarrowed by massive rock formations and forced through a 2,20 metres wide corridor. This is the narrowest...
El Maco: Delicious Healthy Meals Using Organic Produce
mircaskirca Says: Restaurant/bar El Maco is located next to the reception and it's open every day of the week. Using only natural materials and nicely decorated gives a lovely homely feel. The upper level has several hammocks where you can relax before and after your meal. The restaurant is...
elsadran Says: La Brasa is said to be one of the best restaurants in San Agustin. Succulent local meat and great sausages! Prices range from 4-14$ which is not very cheap for Colombia but they are delicious! The service is excellent and the environment is nice.Calle 5 #5-23 across Hotel...
mircaskirca Says: There are only a few daily buses from San Agustín to Popayán. You have to book ahead since some of them only stop if there are reservations. I booked a previous day at the Tourist Information Office on the main street (Calle 3). Next morning at breakfast I asked René, the...
mircaskirca Says: I wanted to save some time so I took a night bus from Bogotá to San Agustín. To get from Platypus to the terminal I took a taxi. Due to very busy traffic it took almost an hour instead of usual 20-25 minutes and it costed 14.000 COP. Fortunately, I left early enough to catch...
Sugar cane - Processing and Uses
mircaskirca Says: San Agustín is known for the cultivation of sugar cane. There are at least 30 families in the area that still produce raw sugar in their small factories using traditional techniques. Visiting one of such factories was part of the jeep tour. We could see the whole process....
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elsadran Says: Don't book at the tourist information as soon as you come off the bus. Shop around because they are not what they claim to be. They are just travel agencies and having put up these false signs they get all the tourists every time the bus arrives. The rest of the locals are...
elsadran Says: The only thing that was disturbing was that the sites are too well 'maintained'! The sculptures stand in a clearing with no vegetation. So the place around the monuments looks less wild and less magic. I don't know if they have cut trees to present this 'serene' touristic...
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Bosque de Las Estatuas is part of the Archaeological Park in San Agustin. It is situated just by the museum and administration buildings and it is a path...
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