Statues Reportedly Removed From Archaeology Park in Colombia

News January 15, 2014

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(Sascha Grabow, via Wikimedia Commons)

SAN AGUSTíN, COLOMBIA—Precolumbian statues at the Bosque de las Estatuas archaeological park have reportedly been removed and replaced with cardboard-cutout images. The statues have been placed in a local museum, and will eventually be moved to Bogota for an exhibit in the national museum. “To me, it is a really big fraud,” complained one disappointed tourist.

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