Upper Magdalena region

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cultural region

The Upper Magdalena region is an area in southwestern Colombia known as the heartland of ancient Andean cultures, particularly associated with the monumental stone sculptures and archaeological sites of the San Agustín tradition.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Upper Magdalena Valley	2
Upper Magdalena River Valley	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ
archaeologicalSignificance	largest concentration of megalithic monuments in Colombia ⓘ major center of stone sculpture in northern Andes ⓘ
associatedWithCulture	San Agustín culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tierradentro culture NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Andean cultures ⓘ
climate	humid ⓘ temperate ⓘ
conservationIssues	erosion of stone monuments ⓘ looting of archaeological sites ⓘ
contains	Alto de las Piedras NERFINISHED ⓘ Alto de los Ídolos NERFINISHED ⓘ San Agustín Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Tierradentro Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Colombia ⓘ
geographicalFeature	inter-Andean valley ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ
hasResearchField	Andean archaeology ⓘ iconography studies ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite	San Agustín Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Tierradentro Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	San Agustín archaeological tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ megalithic statues ⓘ monumental stone sculptures ⓘ petroglyphs ⓘ pre-Columbian archaeological sites ⓘ tombs and burial mounds ⓘ
languageRegion	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Andean region of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Cauca Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Huila Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolima Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainEconomicActivities	agriculture ⓘ cattle ranching ⓘ tourism ⓘ
namedAfter	Magdalena River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Magdalena River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodOfFlourishing	1st millennium CE ⓘ
periodOfOccupation	Classic period ⓘ Formative period ⓘ
preColumbianLanguages	extinct indigenous languages ⓘ
religiousAndRitualRole	ceremonial landscape ⓘ funerary center ⓘ
timeDepth	pre-Columbian era ⓘ
tourismType	archaeological tourism ⓘ cultural tourism ⓘ
traversedBy	Magdalena River NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Agustín culture (peripheral connections) → hasCoreArea → Upper Magdalena region ⓘ

Neiva → locatedInRegion → Upper Magdalena region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Magdalena River Valley

Betania Dam → locatedInRegion → Upper Magdalena region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Magdalena Valley

Bogotá River → passesThrough → Upper Magdalena region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Magdalena Valley