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San Agustin Archaeological Park

San Agustin, Colombia
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Type: Ancient Ruins
Description: A mountainous prehistoric site contains many imposing megalithic monuments and tombs with impressive sculptures.
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2013

A little pricey when the musuem is closed, but if you get a guide you get a wealth of knowledge about this area. Ask for Jerry Lewis (at the information office in town or at the entrance to the parque). He speaks english and 6 other languages! Expect to pay 50,000 pesos for a 3-4 hour tour with entrance fee... More

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Montreal, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

After meeting with Humberto(humbertoguiadeturismosanagustin@hotmail.com), the owner of the great Diosa Lunar Hostal. He helped us a lot to discover what San Agustin had to offer. Incredible Archeological Park, Jeep tour of cascadas and other archeological sites, Monday market, restaurants... and even directed us to the very well set-up Camping San Agustin(http://campingsanagustin.jimdo.com/), to the local mechanic who took care of our... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2013

If you go to do the Jeep tour, go with "Colombia es Passion". It was really a nice tour, and very affordable, our guide drove good, wich I heard not everybody does, and he knew a lot about the places we were going, and waited for us and stopped when we wanted to take photos. The company can organize everything... More

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Brisbane
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Reviews in 41 cities Reviews in 41 cities
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2013

About a 30min walk from town or a short ride on a collectivo (1200 pesos) from town which run continuously. Entry is 20000 pesos for two days so you can go to the other sites if you want to but unless you are really into history, one park is probably enough. It takes a few hours to get around the... More

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Los Angeles, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2013

Very different from any other south american archaeological park. We enjoyed it very much. Go rafting in the morning and do the park in the afternoon when is colder.

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Portland, Oregon
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2013

I wasn't sure whether the statues of San Agustin would be worth the side trip, but they were! The park is great and full of lots of information. The museum was closed when we were there, but I felt that the park was sufficient even without the museum.

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Eugene, Oregon
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013

The set up was really neat, gorgeous pathways and very put together. Yet, they raised the prices to get tourists to go see more of the park and to fund the new museum which we couldn't visit. If you have any sort of student id you get in half price.

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South Pole
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2013

As the title suggests, this is the reason for going to San Agustin. It is not only interesting but also a very beautiful park. I enjoyed just walking around the park as much as the statutes. It has large open grassy spaces with trees for shade. It also has bamboo structures where you can sit down and enjoy your lunch... More

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Tonopah, Nevada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 December 2012

I spent a week in San Agustin. It's one of the most beautiful places I've seen. The archaeological park is well kept and clean, with walks through the woods from site to site. Along the way you see interesting vegetation, including orchids and other parasitic plants growing on the trees. Each site has information in Spanish explaining the statues. I... More

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Riga, Latvia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 December 2012

If you arrive early and see the park in the afternoon, then one day is enough. I didn't do the jeep tour, but I walked to the places that were included on the horseback riding tour and didn't find them to be very interesting. It's probably enough just to visit the park. That being said if you have been to... More

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