by the El Reportero’s news services
Considered the greatest necropolis in the American continent, the Archaeological Park of San Agustín can be admired from anywhere in the world thanks to Google Street View, confirmed today the Colombian Ministry of Culture.
Such virtual option allows panoramic views of this amazing place, among the most attractive of its kind worldwide, said the same source.
The animated images are accompanied by a brief explanation of the characteristics of the place, famous for its prehistoric megalithic monuments.
Declared a World Heritage Site, this place belongs to the department of Huila and it is recognized because of its funerary complexes, located about 1,700 meters above the sea level.
Among its treasures stands the Forest of Statues, where great figures carved in stone can be found.
The sculptures, characterized by designs that combine human and animal features, are observed in situ by travelers from around the country and other nations, who arrive in groups or individually.
Although there is evidence of human settlements in these lands since the fourth millennium BC, the works in San Agustín were built during the period denominated by archaeologists as classic or intermediate, between 200 BC and 800 AC approximately, according to studies by the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History.
The research conducted corroborated that it was a society which main means of survival was agriculture.
Piero, Pablo Milanes and Leon Gieco to tour for peace in Colombia
The Argentine Piero and Leon Gieco, along with the Cuban Pablo Milanes, will share the stage on September 9 during a concert for peace in Colombia, organizers confirmed today.
The tour for peace is led by Piero, who has undertaken other similar initiatives in the South American country.
The artists will reach localities where the Colombians have dreamed of peace and changes, including San Vicente del Caguan and Marquetalia.
In Marquetalia, department of Tolima, were born the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP), the newspaper El Espectador published.
The foreign singers, who will be accompanied by renowned Colombian artists like Fanny Lu, will also performed for victims of violence in villages where massacres occurred during the war.
Cuban Singer-Songwriter Polito Ibanez to Release New Album
Cuban singer-songwriter Polito Ibanez works on his new album ‘’Con las manos y los pies’’, which will be released in November 2016 under the Bis Music label.
Polito Ibanez said during a meeting at the Pabellon Cuba, that he will travel to Zacatecas, Mexico, in late August in order to make a video clip with the Philharmonic Orchestra of that city.
In September, Ibanez will offer a concert with the Philharmonic of Santa Clara. With this concert he will conclude his tour of different regions of the country.
The singer-songwriter announced to his foreign fans that he will perform in the Mexican cities of Hermosillo, Zacatecas, Queretaro and Aguas Calientes in November, as part of the Festival Trova Fe.
Polito Ibanez is one of the leading figures of the ‘Novisima Trova’ generation.
