Near San Agustin one finds some of South America's greatest, and most mysterious, archaeological sites. San Agustin, about 8 hours overland travel from Popayan, is one of Colombia's top travel highlights. The town itself is small and tranquil, and is the place to organise tours to the nearby "Valley of the Statues" which has numerous huge stone carved statues that date back as far as 3000 B.C. There are a total of 20 well preserved sites to explore, and many more remained undiscovered. Very little is known about the culture that produced these statues so long ago - it's all very mysterious.... The area is excellent for hiking and horseback riding tours, amongst other adventure travel activities - you could easily spend four or five days exploring the area.
All hotels in San Agustin are relatively basic. None of these hotels are particularly expensive, some you might wish to consider include El Maco (an ecological farm just outside of San Agustin), Hotel Colonial, Cambi Hotel (colonial style), Copacabana (good for horse hire), La Casa de Francois (French owned), Mi Terruno (attractive gardens), Posada Campesina (a farmhouse 1km from San Agustin town), Residencias El Jardin (colonial style) and Residencias Nanez.
