San Agustín Archaeological Park in photos



The San Agustín Archaeological Park is a quite large site consisting of a little museum and several open-air sites on a big land a little outside of San Agustín town. There is an irregular bus from town, but if you don't want to wait, motor taxis are available for a modest amount. It is also a walkable distance, but if you want to carry on hiking to El Purutal la Pelota and other sites, you may want to save a little energy. Next, you can see the map of the site with the walking paths and a photo documentation of all the statues and megalithic tombs of the Archaeological Park's exhibitions. 

Related posts: San Agustín town, Jeep Tour; Walking Tour.

Map of the San Agustín Archaeological Park


1. Parking, motor taxis; 2. Museum, Mesita D, cafeteria; 3. Forest of Statues; 4. Mesita A; 5. Mesita B; 6. Mesita C; 7. Fuente de Lavapatas, cafeteria; 8. Alto de Lavapatas. (Original map: UNESCO)

The museum, located at Mesita D, is quite small but there are nice artefacts. Right next to it is a little fenced area with a small rock pool and a statue. The Forest of Statues is an open-air exhibition with statues arranged next to a walk, while the three main Mesita sites contain the most important megalithic tombs and statues. The museum, the Forest of Statues and the three main Mesita sites are located on the same plateau and walking between them is an easy stroll. However, if you want to visit Alto de Lavapatas, first you have to descend to Fuente de Lavapatas which is in a valley, then climb up to the other plateau, and at the end return the same way which includes another climb. 


The Museum / Mesita D 






























Forest of Statues


































Mesita A 






















Mesita B





















Mesita C










Fuente de Lavapatas








Alto de Lavapatas





















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