San Agustín, Huila
San Agustín, Huila | |
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Municipality and town | |
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UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
San Agustín (Spanish pronunciation: Neiva. Population is around 34,000.[1] The village was founded in 1752 by Alejo Astudillo but attacks by indigenous people destroyed it. The present village was founded in 1790 by Lucas de Herazo y Mendigaña.
The mean temperature year round is 18 °C.
Climate
San Agustín has a
with warm temperatures and frequent rainfall.| Climate data for San Agustín Archaeological Park (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.58 (76.24) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.99 (75.18) |
23.86 (74.95) |
23.33 (73.99) |
22.27 (72.09) |
21.53 (70.75) |
22.16 (71.89) |
23.52 (74.34) |
24.24 (75.63) |
24.23 (75.61) |
24.36 (75.85) |
23.56 (74.41) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
19.31 (66.76) |
19.05 (66.29) |
18.89 (66.00) |
18.74 (65.73) |
18.02 (64.44) |
17.53 (63.55) |
17.68 (63.82) |
18.43 (65.17) |
18.88 (65.98) |
18.94 (66.09) |
19.01 (66.22) |
18.64 (65.55) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.89 (57.00) |
14.21 (57.58) |
14.38 (57.88) |
14.42 (57.96) |
14.38 (57.88) |
13.94 (57.09) |
13.39 (56.10) |
13.07 (55.53) |
13.25 (55.85) |
13.77 (56.79) |
14.12 (57.42) |
14.11 (57.40) |
13.91 (57.04) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 85.98 (3.39) |
107.34 (4.23) |
128.75 (5.07) |
150.51 (5.93) |
152.93 (6.02) |
155.34 (6.12) |
144.94 (5.71) |
99.44 (3.91) |
90.87 (3.58) |
108.91 (4.29) |
141.36 (5.57) |
118.66 (4.67) |
1,485.03 (58.47) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.47 | 13.14 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 19.57 | 19.27 | 20.25 | 16.58 | 14.07 | 14.8 | 16.17 | 14.07 | 191.98 |
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San Agustín Archaeological Park
The area is very well known for its
UNESCO World Heritage Site
in 1995.
Gallery
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Church of San Agustín -
Stone carving -
Market -
See also
- List of megalithic sites
External links
- Video and downloadable GPS Track of a loop hike in San Agustin to the ruins of El Tablon, La Chaquira, El Purutal, and La Pelota.
Media related to San Agustín, Huila at Wikimedia Commons
San Agustin travel guide from Wikivoyage- Unesco's website on San Agustin
References
- ^ a b "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — San Agustín". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
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