Fuente de Lavapatas

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Fuente de Lavapatas is a pre-Columbian ceremonial and ritual stone fountain carved into a streambed at San Agustín Archaeological Park in Colombia.

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Fuente de Lavapatas canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site feature
pre-Columbian ritual fountain
rock-cut monument
altitude about 1700 meters above sea level
approximateStartTime 1st millennium CE
associatedWith fertility rituals
shamanic practices
water deities
country Colombia
culture San Agustín culture
discoveredByArchaeology 20th century
functionHypothesis place for initiation rites
place for offerings to deities
place for ritual bathing
hasConservationStatus protected
hasFeature anthropomorphic figures
basins
carved channels
geometric motifs
relief carvings
zoomorphic figures
hasReliefType high relief carvings
low relief carvings
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
isComponentOf San Agustín monumental complex
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Andes region of Colombia
Huila Department
San Agustín Archaeological Park
locatedInOrNear San Agustín, Huila
locatedInOrOn streambed
managedBy Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History
materialUsed stone
nearbyFeature burial mounds
stone statues of San Agustín
partOf San Agustín Archaeological Landscape of the Upper Magdalena
San Agustín Archaeological Park
period pre-Columbian era
region Upper Magdalena River valley
religionOrBeliefSystem Andean indigenous cosmology
touristAttraction true
translationOfName Lavapatas Fountain
UNESCOSiteId 744
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1995
use ceremonial purposes
ritual purposes
water-related rituals
waterSource natural stream

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