Alto de Lavapatas

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Alto de Lavapatas is an ancient ceremonial and funerary site within Colombia’s San Agustín Archaeological Park, notable for its carved stone sculptures and ritual structures associated with pre-Columbian cultures.

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Alto de Lavapatas canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ
funerary site ⓘ
associatedWithCulture San Agustín culture ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
discoveredByArchaeology early 20th century ⓘ
elevation approximately 1700 meters above sea level ⓘ
excavatedBy Luis Duque Gómez ⓘ
other Colombian archaeologists ⓘ
hasFeature aligned tombs and statues ⓘ
anthropomorphic carvings ⓘ
burial mounds ⓘ
carved stone sculptures ⓘ
funerary structures ⓘ
monolithic statues ⓘ
mythological figures ⓘ
ritual structures ⓘ
stone platforms ⓘ
stone tombs ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
zoomorphic carvings ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageDesignationAppliesToPart San Agustín Archaeological Park ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage none ⓘ
locatedIn Andes Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Andes

Huila Department ⓘ
San Agustín Archaeological Park ⓘ
managedBy Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History ⓘ
materialUsed andesite ⓘ
volcanic stone ⓘ
near San Agustín, Huila ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf San Agustín archaeological complex ⓘ
Upper Magdalena River archaeological region ⓘ
tourist attractions in Huila Department ⓘ
protectionStatus national archaeological park of Colombia ⓘ
religiousTradition indigenous Andean belief systems ⓘ
significance important evidence of complex pre-Hispanic social organization in the Upper Magdalena region ⓘ
major center of San Agustín ceremonial and funerary activity ⓘ
timePeriod 1st millennium CE ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1995 ⓘ
usedFor ancestor worship ⓘ
funerary rituals ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
ritual processions ⓘ

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Mesita B → relatedSite → Alto de Lavapatas ⓘ