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Aerial view of the Serrania de Chiribiquete, located in the Amazonian jungle departments of Caqueta and Guaviare, Colombia, on June 7, 2018.
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The Shape of Divinity

The Shape of Divinity

Related to the sun and gold in Pre-Hispanic America, the circle finds its most iconic representation in Colombian Chiribiquete Park, declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Carlos Castaño Uribe, anthropologist at the Los Andes University, explains the importance of “the most perfect of all shapes” in the indigenous cultures