Tierradentro, Ancient Pre-Inca Hypogeum in the Andes of Colombia | Archaeological Site (HD)

Tierradentro, An ancient Pre-Columbian Andean society that lived in Colombia and started to flourish around 200 BC, and continued into the 17th century.
Colombia, Department of Cauca, in the jurisdiction of the municipality of Inza, in the “corregimiento” of San Andres de Pisimbalá
Date of UNESCO Inscription: 1995. GPS Location: - N2 34 60 W76 1 60

Explore this exciting site with photographer and documentary maker; Jonathan W. Alexander in this installment of the series; Mystic Places, Magical Mystery Tour- which takes you on a virtual video walk through of this difficult to access and rarely known mountainous historical area which is now a national archeological park in the jurisdiction of the municipality of Inza, Department of Cauca, Colombia. The park is located 100 km away from the capital of the Department, Popayán.

Tierradentro culture is related to the neighboring San Agustín culture which we will feature in yet another up-coming episode of; Mystic Places, Magical Mystery Tour..

The area is very well known for its pre-Columbian hypogea, which were found in several excavations, and are divided in many archeological places. some of them are: Alto del Aguacate (Avocado Hill), Alto de San Andrés, Alto de Segovia, Alto del Duende and El Tablón.

The typical hypogeum has an entry oriented towards the west, a spiral staircase and a main chamber, usually 5 to 8 meters below the surface, with several lesser chambers around, each one containing a corpse. The walls are painted with geometric, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic patterns in red, black and white. Some statues and remains of pottery and fabrics can be seen scarcely due to grave robbery before the hypogea were constituted as protected areas.

The pre-Columbian culture that created this funeral complex inhabited this area during the first millennium A.C. Tierradentro Archaeological park features hypogea dating from 6th to 9th centuries AD. The details in the sculptures and pictographic patterns are similar to the San Agustín culture.

The park generates significant revenue to the local economy due to the high volume of tourists, both Colombian and foreigners. These sites form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site was listed on the World Monuments Fund's 2012 World Monuments Watch list of 100 Most Endangered Sites.

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