Moving to San Agustín was long and chaotic, literally, as the road was a mud path going through the Puracé National Park. So much so that we first stopped at the hospital when reaching the city, so that one of the passengers could get medical attention for his back that made him suffer for a while.
That being said, we also had the chance to see two enormous tapirs crossing the road 20 meters ahead of our shuttle bus. I never really visualized their size properly; a beautiful encounter…
Arriving in Casa de Nelly, I knew I would want to stay longer, and clearly, instead of the 3 nights initially planed, I stayed a whole week. Between the bed in mezzanine, the well equipped kitchen, the extremely cute dogs and the comfortable cats, there was nothing to make me want to leave this place.
I took a few days to chill and some time to renew my visa online to stay in Colombia for 3 other months. Validating the visa took around 2 hours between the time I submitted the form and the email confirmation. I am still stunned any administration would treat this kind of request so fast! Some countries can learn from it, maybe?
I spent some other days horse riding, visiting the nearby archaeological park, the surroundings in a jeep to go a bit further, mostly with a French crew met there.
The statues there are still questioning our understanding of the civilization that erected them, and while discussing them in the hostel, they surely reminded us about jage ceremonies and the whole cultural aspect around Pachamama, including the Moaï in Easter island, albeit on a different scale.
San Agustín, you treated me well, thank you!
