The Cerros de Mavicuri are three hills, located in eastern

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

. More specifically, they are located south of the city of Inírida on the

Inírida River The Inírida (, Spanish: Río Inírida) is a river in the north-west of South America, in the territory of Colombia, the largest tributary of the Guaviare (the Orinoco River basin). The length of the river is , of which are navigable for small ...

. Geologically, the mountains are part of the

Guiana Shield The Guiana Shield (french: Plateau des Guyanes, Bouclier guyanais; nl, Hoogland van Guyana, Guianaschild; pt, Planalto das Guianas, Escudo das Guianas; es, Escudo guayanés) is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a ...

. Mavicuri is considered a sacred site by the multiple ethnic groups residing in the area. Its name means blowgun of the mountains, named after the tool used by the natives to catch prey. The three mountains are called ''Pajarito'' (Little Bird), ''Mono'' (Monkey) and ''Mavicuri'' and are , , and respectively. They are made of volcanic rock and can only be accessed by river. These mountains are considered one of the main tourist sites in the Department of Guainía and are located within a Puinave indigenous reserve.

Popular culture

The Cerros de Mavicure are featured in the film '' Embrace of the Serpent''. The Governor of the

Guainía Department Guainía (; Yuri language: "Land of many waters") is a department of Eastern Colombia. It is in the east of the country, bordering Venezuela and Brazil. Its capital is Inírida. In 1963 Guainía was split off from Vaupés department. The nor ...

partly decorated

Ciro Guerra Ciro Guerra (born 6 February 1981) is a Colombian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2015 film ''Embrace of the Serpent'', the film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film ...

, the director of the film, with the ''Order of the Inrida Flower'' for highlighting the land feature in the film.

References

{{Treasures of Colombia Geography of Guainía Department Hills of Colombia