Five-thousand years ago, two primitive cultures lived in the southern part of Colombia. Both used the nearby river as their primary mode of transport and met in the river valley to trade, worship, and bury their dead. The only remains of these cultures can be found near the modern-day small town of San Agustin, Colombia.
These ancient people had no written language and completely disappeared before the Europeans arrived in South America. However, they are not completely forgotten. They left behind more than 500 life-sized statues of people, masked monsters, and animals like eagles, jaguars, and frogs.
These sculptures are made of local volcanic rock and were left around the river valley, mostly to guard tombs.
The largest of these is over 20 feet high!
Today, over 130 of these statues are on display in an Archeological Park outside of San Agustin.
Is it just me, or do these two look like they’re playing baseball?
And is this guy the umpire?
Okay, maybe it’s just that the Cubs are playing back in Chicago and I’m missing them a bit??
Regardless, it’s a bit eerie to wander through the forests and over the hills looking at these faces that have been looking out over the valley for over 5000 years!
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