The various sites are a comfortable two day pass tour, the second day in a jeep. The parks are all really well laid out, comfortable distances and interesting. You don't need a guide. Surrounding bird and flora very good too. Scenic locations. Cafe and stalls are generally available. The carvings and burial chambers require 'slow looking' to appreciate their intrigue. Let your eyes penetrative and imagination wander....
A must visit in Colombia. While sadly most of what is known about the ancient tribe is limited the park offers a wonderful insight on possible connections within America in prehispanic times.Will return to see more as there are quite Few sites we missed!
The park is very well kept, a way to learn about pre-Columbian cultures. Try to find a guide called Ernesto. Beautiful place. Easy to visit by foot. Takes the whole day.
I used Living Col(Sindy) in Ibague to get me on a luxury public bus from Ibague to San Agustin Park. Sindy also organised an English speaking guide to meet me and transfer me to the backpackers (Ecological Farm San Agustin - you can take a whole room with ensuite shower in a pretty cabin).Bus drivers and passengers were fantastic - I spoke no English but they made sure I got off at the right place. excellent food to-go at all the bus terminals we stopped at. Trip is about 9 hours each way and very easy. I was a woman on my own and felt safe all the way.
Very special place in a very quiet and beautifull environment. You need several hours to go around. We went early and were all alone in the park with the strange and mythical statues. Ancient Colombia.
One of the most important archeological parks, you can find items as old as 3.000 to 5.000 years old. There is not certainty about the origin of many of this findings and this gives a lot of mysticism to this trip. Beautiful sculptures and beautiful nature surroundings!
我们驱车从内瓦到圣奥古斯丁,一路上风景如画。把车停在皮塔利托的"巴尔加斯穆尼奥斯"店买一些美丽的陶瓷工艺品是必须的。这个公园是相当有意思的,但是必须做好步行的准备,这里没有残障通道。最好在售票处要一份旅游指南,以便于介绍各种雕像。在去公园的路上,我们在"东杰理查德"吃了一顿中午饭。最好是选择骑马的方式,看看比较远的雕像,享受优美的环境。
definitely go if you're in the country but it probably shouldn't be the reason that you go to Columbia. Definitely go early in the morning- it gets hot. after all, it is in Columbia. Like a lot of the old ruins, seeing so many at one time can become redundant. It was a very pretty walk and it was nice because you could get so close. We didn't have a guide and didn't appear to need one. If you're interested in this kind of activity, definitely check out the other ruins which include the underground burial tombs and was fantastic.
When we first settled on a trip to Colombia, I started the search as to what to visit/see. When I saw the photos of the pre-Colombian statues, I started to plan our trip around this site. We spent four hours touring this amazing historic area. The park is divided in to four Mesitas which are spread out over a very large area. Wear your walking shoes and cover yourself with sunscreen as you will need both for the tour of this park. We even visited the two more colorful statues hence newer, by horseback later in the day. These sights are known as El Tablon and La Chaquira. We had our guide with us, Frank, and also the park guide, Hernan Daza, who was a total wealth of knowledge. It was so worth coming to this area. The shock for us was that only 162 Americans visited the park in 2014 as you sign a book at the Museum at the end of the tour. The Museum is wonderful, filled with more of these amazing statues and a written history of the area. A visit well worth making.
Well maintained grounds & clear interpretation of the chronology and culture that built these burial monuments and mounds.