San Augustín
San Agustín is a small town in the department of Huila in Colombia that is famous for its pre-Columbian statues. The area has many rock carvings depicting animals. In one waterfall a beautifully carved gorilla faces out of the cascading water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iglesia de San Agustín and Bosque de las Estatuas.
Bosque de las Estatuas
Archaeological site
Photo: Diego Tirira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bosque de las Estatuas is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km west of San Augustín.
Fuente de Lavapatas
Waterfall
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fuente de Lavapatas is a waterfall, which is situated 3 km west of San Augustín.
San Augustín
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “San Augustin”
- Location: San Agustin, Huila, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
1.8803° or 1° 52′ 49″ northLongitude
-76.27293° or 76° 16′ 23″ westElevation
1,638 metres (5,374 feet)Open location code
67H5VPJG+4RGeoNames ID
3792390
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “San Augustín”. Photo: Mario Carvajal, CC BY 2.0.