San Agustin, Huila

San Agustín is a Colombian municipality located in the southern part of the Huila department. It is part of the Southern Alto Magdalena region, where the highest valley of the Magdalena River is located, sheltered by the first foothills of the Central and Eastern mountain ranges. Its land area is 1,574 km² and its altitude is 1,730 m. San Agustín is a tourist destination par excellence for both Colombians and foreigners, who delight in its landscapes, archaeology, and culture. In this area of the country, evidence of one of the greatest pre-Columbian civilizations has been found, represented through a collection of religious monuments and stone statues carved according to the mythology of indigenous sculptors.