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 Tierradentro
This archeological complex is located in the town of San Andrés de Pisimbalá. It consists for the most part of hypogea or underground constructions decorated on the inside with geometric figures and vegetable dyes, black and red on a white background, guarded by anthropomorphous figures. Important ceramic findings came to light here. The complex comprises the hipogea located in the Upper Segovia, the Upper El Duende, San Andrés and el Aguacate. The walking tour of the hypogea departs from the town of San Andrés de Pisimbalá.
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The ancient cultures that flourished on Colombian territory left behind a series of structures, ceramics and gold and silverwork. Archeological digs are still underway to show the present generations just what their true roots were, such as the Tayrona and San Agustín cultures, among others.
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Ciudad Perdida (Lost City), 34 km from Santa Marta, is located in the important Tayrona archeological area. Santa Marta can be reached by air, taking any of several daily flights from Bogotá or Medellín.
In order to reach San Agustín in the department of Huila, visitors must fly into the town of Pitalito and continue by road for an hour’s drive or drive along the Pan American Highway from Bogotá, a trip taking about 11 hours (530 km).
San Andrés de Pisimbalá can be reached by road from Popayán, crossing the mountains in a 5-hour drive; from the town of San Agustín by paved national highway in a 4-hour drive or from Neiva by paved road in about 5 hours.
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 Ciudad Perdida (Lost City)
This is one of the country’s most important conservation areas: The Tayrona National Natural Park, site of the Tayrona culture which developed an intricate road system and 160 stone terraces, the remains of which can be reached by foot from the cape of San Juan de Guía. A huaquero, or archeological treasure hunter unearthed the archeological remains of what is now called Ciudad Perdida in 1975. These showed evidence of the prior existence of an intricate system of stone roads and channels to drain the farmed terraces, thus avoiding their erosion, in a clear demonstration of our forefathers’ respect for their environment.
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 San Agustín
This famous archeological zone, declared by UNESCO in 1995 a World Cultural Heritage Site, is situated in the mountains of southern Colombia, among the massifs and canyons. It was a ceremonial site where the inhabitants worshipped nature and death as the symbols of continuity and evolution.
The elaborate stonework dates from the second century B.C. to the tenth A.D. and is scattered in surface mounds where large stone monoliths were buried, decorated in red, yellow, black and white, colors associated with death and the passage into the other life.
This monumental religious center is made up of artificial mounds, megalithic tombs, small temples, sculptures and ceremonial centers. In the park, archeologists have discovered anthropomorphous, zoomorphic and anthropozoomorphic carvings. The park is open to the public throughout the year.
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