4 Days Tatacoa And Archeology

On arrival to Neiva, you'll be collected and enjoy a short trip into the wonderful Tatacoa Desert. Once here you'll enjoy a fantastico 2-hour hike through this amazing landscape. Next, you'll enjoy a stop for some lunch and a bit of "me-time " in your hotel before venturing out into the night for a spot of Star Gazing. You'll enjoy 2 hours at the observatory gazing at the starriest skies in Colombia.

You'll be rising early to take advantage of the cool morning air, and an early start of 7am for your journey to San Agustin. Enjoy the afternoon with a guided tour through the heart of the San Agustín archaeological zone. Considered the world's largest necropolis, the San Agustín Archaeological Park will be waiting to show you the largest complex of pre-Columbian megalithic funerary monuments and statuary, funerary structures, stone statuary, terraces, burial mounds, along with an amazing religious monument carved in the stone bed of a stream.

The narrowest part of the river, measuring only 2.20 meters. The canyon walls consist of more than 70 million-year-old compressed lava of nearby volcanoes. In some rocks seashells, more than 120 million years old can be found.

Funeral urns, caves with sacred chambers, some stairs were built that descend into them a similar way to the tombs of Tierradentro. Within the complex, you'll also find ceramic pieces, clay pots, replicas of gold pieces, and paintings that evoke the lifestyle of the ancestors.

Monumental sculptures, artificial hills, funeral halls, and big tombs, decorated with multi-colored paintings. Next, you’ll enjoy a relaxing transfer through more beautiful landscape to arrive in the early evening to the white city of Popayan.

Following a fantastico breakfast, it's onto your next destination. Enjoy another short flight with Satena of a bit over an hour back to Bogotá.