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El Tablon
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The main attraction of Tierradentro is its painted, pre-Columbian tombs. A trail connects four sites: Segovia, El Duende, El Tablón (which has statues stylistically similar to San Agustín) and Los Altos de San Andrés. Another burial, Aguacate, lies high in the mountains. The village of San Andrés de Pisimbalá has a thatched-roof church. The Parque Arqueológico also has two museums on either side of the road: one displays archaeological finds and the other explores the ethnography of the

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The main attraction of Tierradentro is its painted, pre-Columbian tombs. A trail connects four sites: Segovia, El Duende, El Tablón (which has statues stylistically similar to San Agustín) and Los Altos de San Andrés. Another burial, Aguacate, lies high in the mountains. The village of San Andrés de Pisimbalá has a thatched-roof church. The Parque Arqueológico also has two museums on either side of the road: one displays archaeological finds and the other explores the ethnography of the Nasa (Páez) peoples of the region. To the west and north of Tierradentro are several caminos de herradura, or stone roads, connecting such hamlets as Guanacas, Inzá, Silvia, Chinas and Lame. As security stabilizes, these will make for great off-the-beaten-track hiking. The region also hides multitudinous caverns, waterfalls and other natural wonders.


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The Tombs of Tierradentro

Four major archaeological sites, all dating from 600 to 900 A.D., comprise Tierradentro: three burial and one of statures. The tombs were carved by hand from volcanic rock. Some are up to 3 meters (ten feet) deep. Most are painted within, with geometric and figurative designs in red, black, orange,...

Ruin
Tierradentro, Colombia
Las Piramides

Las Pirámides is the ideal place to film something like “Indiana Jones” or any action-adventure movie. Most tourists do not budget enough time for a visit here, but if you have an afternoon free, you should stop by for a visit. On the way back, do a little browsing at the artisan store, which...

Monument
Tierradentro, Colombia
The Museums of Tierradentro

When the rain comes, pass the time in the two fine museums Tierradentro Archaeological Park offers. On the river side of the road is the Museo Etnográfico, describing the history and culture of the Nasa (Páez) peoples of the region. On the other side of the camino is the Museo Arqueológico,...

Museum
Tierradentro, Colombia
Ritual de Refrescamiento y Limpieza

After months of being on the road, you may need to have Ritual de Refrescamiento y Limpieza done. The Refresh and Cleansing Ritual is an ancient custom of the indigenous peoples here that is yet being preserved and recuperated. Agriano Piñacue and Victoriano Quinto, two traditional curanderos, or...

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Tierradentro, Colombia
Hiking to the Aguacate Tombs

Historians and Indiana Jones types will enjoy hiking to the ruined tombs of Aguacate, near the towns of Tierradentro and San Andrés Pisimbalá. Starting just to the left of La Portada bar/restaurant in San Andrès Pisimbalà, the four-hour trek climbs hillsides, traverses ridges, and climbs and...

Hiking
San Andrés Pisimbalá, Tierradentro, Colombia
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