San Agustín
The archaeological park surrounding San Agustín, a small town in Colombia's southern Huila department, holds one of the largest collections of pre-Columbian funerary monuments and statuary in the Americas and is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Founded in its present form in 1790, the town sits close to mountain terrain and offers a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size.
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- Population9,481
- Nearest water from center 0.8 km0.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 8.0 km5.0 mi
Nearest airports
San Agustín: quick answers
Where is San Agustín?
San Agustín is in Colombia.
How do you get to San Agustín?
The nearest airport is Pitalito (PTX), about 50 min away by road.
What's the weather like in San Agustín?
The warmest month is November, averaging 16°C61°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 14°C57°F. The wettest month is March, with about 243 mm9.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in San Agustín?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 42 restaurants, 14 cafés and 11 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near San Agustín?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Santa Rosa, Timaná and Palestina.