Picture of Bird with snake carved in rock at La Pelota (San Agustín, Colombia)

Bird statue at La Pelota

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A very pleasant excursions from San Agustín is to visit the outlying archeological sites and the surrounding nature on horseback.
We climbed the hill again, and set off to La Chaquira. Here, we had to walk down a little bit more before reaching a group of rocks roughly shaped like a pyramid. At first, we thought we had reached a nice view point, as we had a fantastic panorama over the Magdalena river below us in the green valley. But then we started noticing figures carved out in the rock surfaces, on the rocks lying around us. Figures representing the moon and the sun, animals, and humans in very expressive positions. This apparently was a sacred site for the old civilization of San Agustín, where sacrifices were performed, and we could understand why. It is a unique place at a unique location in nature. After we climbed back to our horses who were patiently waiting for us, we climbed our horses again and drove on. While I had to get used to horseback riding again, I started to like it: the ride through the green landscape over muddy paths, the feeling of freedom - it made me thoroughly enjoy the day.
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