Alto de San Andrés


This site (1750m) is visible from San Andrés de Pisimbalá and has seven large tombs; one of which, Tomb 5, has remarkably well-preserved depictions of human faces. Another tomb is closed because of structural instability and humidity, and another has caved in completely.


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