• San Agustin (2)

    April 3, 2022 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    San Agustin is an off the beaten path destination in Colombia that features high waterfalls, a colonial town, an archaeological UNESCO site, indigenous history, and ancient statues hidden and scattered in the hills near river Magdalena.
    The exceptionality of the place was confirmed officially in 1995 when San Agustin archaeological park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Here, you can find the largest collection of religious monuments in Latin America and also the world's largest necropolis.

    I decided to visit the archaeological park first and in the afternoon I did the horseback riding tour to see more archaeological sites they are a bit further away.
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