In the remote mountains of Colombia, South America’s largest collection of pre-Hispanic sculptures lure tourists to a remote, rugged landscape.
. Once unearthed, these mysterious artworks, carved between the first and eighth centuries A.D., can stand as tall as 14 feet.Easter Island
. Yet, until recently, thanks to the nation’s long history of armed conflict, very few tourists ventured here to the eastern slopes of the Colombian Massif to visit them. But new hotels, improved roads, and peace-fueled prosperity have all spurred a spike in tourism to this area. “Twenty years ago, we had about 30 lodging options here; now, there are more than a hundred,” says Jorge Peña ofThe Magdalena River flows through the green hills of Huila, in the southwestern mountains of Colombia.Little is known about the pre-Hispanic people who carved the statues at San Agustín Archaeological Park.“Day by day, a lot more people are coming,” he says.
What we do know is that the megalithic sculptures were artistic manifestations “made with the intention of almost ideological dominance,” says Ordoñez. They were meant to transcend life—perhaps acting as protectors of the living—and include iconographic features making them resemble reptiles, felines, monkeys, and other creatures native to the area. Most of the figures were carved in sitting positions and included embedded messages offering clues about ancient shamanic practices.
The first scientific excavations took place here in the 1910s, though 17th-century tomb raiders had already plundered many sites for golden funerary artifacts. The archaeological parks date to 1931; they were named a
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