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La Candelaria and Downtown Bogotá
60 Reviews For anyone interested in art, Museo Botero has to be very top of the list of things to do in Bogotá. The magnificent 208-piece collection was donated by the famous Colombian artist Fernando Botero...
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Old City Cartagena
1 Review The old city is encircled by walls that are 12 foot in height. Inside you willl find restaurants, a plaza with a statue of Simon Bolivar the liberator. You will also see beautiful flowers hanging over...
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Monserrate Bogotá
25 Reviews Cerro de Monserrate is the main symbol of Bogotá. This peak of 3.160m is a famous religious site though many come for its spectacular view. On the top of the mountain is a church with a statue of the...
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Plaza de Bolivar Cartagena
1 Review Parque Simon Bolivar. This park is homage to Simon Bolivar who liberated Cartagena. During the day the park is full of people drinking coffee and watching the world go by. Plenty of people selling...
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Plaza Bolivar Bogotá
31 Reviews The obvious highlight of Plaza de Bolivar is Catedral Primada. The largest of Bogota's churches has a storied past of destruction be it by poor construction or earthquake but what stands today dates...
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Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas Cartagena
2 Reviews The Fort San Felipe is an amazing fort, build around 1639 and completed in 1789. The fort guarded the people of Cartagena from pirates. Great views of the city from the top of the fort. You can take a...
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Gold Museum Bogotá
20 Reviews Bogota's Museo del Oro (Gold Museum) houses the finest collection of pre-Columbian gold in the world, boasting 33.000 individual pieces, from simple earrings, bracelets, necklaces, rings and figurines...
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Plaza de la Inquisicion Cartagena
2 Reviews Inquisition Palace was built around 1770 for the Inquisition Tribunal. You can take a tour with a guide or you can walk around on your own. The tour guides wait inside and when you pay your entrance...
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National Museum Bogotá
10 Reviews This is the museum for all Colombians, and when I went there, there were several schoolchildren enjoying the exhibits. The museum has a collection of more than 20,000 objects that are symbols of...
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Convent of San Pedro Claver Cartagena
1 Review San Pedro Claver church was founded by the Jesuits in the early part of the 17th century. The church was originally named San Ignacio de Loyola (founder of the Jesuits) and was later renamed San Pedro...
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Daytrips Bogotá
5 Reviews It is relatively easy to visit the Salt Cathedral by public transportation. Ask at your hotel for exact directions but in general one takes the very efficient Trans-Millenio bus system to Portal...
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Monumento a las India Catalina. Cartagena
1 Review You will find this monument at the bus station just outside the wall. However the people of Cartagena want it moved as they say it is not fully appreciated by the locals. The monument is a beautiful...
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Presidential Palace Bogotá
4 Reviews I read that it might be a little tricky having pictures taken by the gate of the Presidential Palace, but I tried anyway. The guards were okay with it and just told me to do it quickly...they are...
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If you are from Eeuu, you won't see any other Americans there, or any other foreign people for that matter, kind of fun really. Fruits, vegetables for sale, the vendors will let you taste them (the food)
The University of San Bartolomé, founded in 1605, is the oldest university in Colombia. It was founded by the Jesuits, and is still affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.Although tourists cannot visit the university proper, they can visit the Páramo Museum, which houses a collection of works by Jesuit priest Santiago Páramo, as well as other nineteenth-century religious works.In front of the main building is the Plaza Camilo Torres, where some revolutionaries were killed during the Spanish re-conquest of 1816.
The Casa de Nariño, sometimes called the Palacio de Nariño, is the residence of Colombia's president. The building also serves as the main office of the executive branch of the national government.The Casa de Nariño was designed by architects Gaston Lelarge and Julián Lambana in the Neoclassical style of architecture. The building was constructed on the site of the former residence of Antonio Nariño, a key political and military leader in Colombia's early independence movement. The Casa de Nariño was completed and inaugurated in 1908. In 1948, the building was heavily damaged during the assassination of then-president Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, and repairs were not completed until 1980, at which time the building was rededicated.The interior of the Casa de Nariño is decorated with furniture and works of art from different periods in Colombian history. The gardens house the Astronomical...
The Primate Cathedral of Colombia is the seat of the Archbishop of Bogota, and is the largest cathedral in Colombia. The building that exists today is actually the fourth church built on this site. The first was just a thatched chapel that was put up in 1538 to celebrate the first mass after the founding of Bogota. The second, supposedly more permanent church, was constructed between 1550 and 1569, but collapsed due to a poor foundation. The third was completed in 1578, but was substantially destroyed during an earthquake in 1807. The remains of that church were demolished to make way for the present structure. The cathedral that exists today was based on drawings by Fray Domingo de Petrés.In 1827, the towers of the Primate Cathedral of Colombia fell during an earthquake. It was not until 1943, however, that the towers and façade were restored by Spanish architect Alfredo Rodríguez...
The National Capitol dominates the south side of Plaza Bolívar in downtown Bogota. Construction of the capitol building took 79 years, from 1847 to 1929. Political turmoil in the country during that period caused delays in construction. The building was designed by English architect Thomas Reed, and the original plans called for a large central dome. However, construction delays, cost overruns, and the decision not to have it compete with the tower of the Primate Cathedral of Colombia led to the decision to forego the dome. During construction, three different architects were responsible for the project: the original architect Thomas Reed from 1847 to 1880, Colombian architect Puerto Cantina from 1880 to 1908, and Colombian architect Alberto Manrique Martín from 1908 to 1929.The inside of the capitol building features two large interior patios. The central area is occupied by the...
Bogota - you basically cant get around without going to Bogota - see my tips on what to do...Gold museum is a mustCartagena - a real old city that most people totally love. I found it hotter than heck which hurt its overall rating with me...it is a favorite for many so it is included here. If you go be sure to do the city tour, get lots of lemon-aid from the street vendors, try the ceviche from street vendors (only the ones with lines) and the coconut candy (dont worry it will find you). You will probably want to find a place with AC and a pool to stay in (mine was just OK so no recommendations from me)Santa Marta - I liked Santa Marta but many didnt. There is a great hostel there (see my reviews) and some great food here (ceviche vendor in my other recommendation and the lonely planet). Many go here to do the lost city treck (sounded terrible to me given the heat and the fact most...
Bogota is almost impossible to miss. most flights go through here. so most likely you will spend at least a few days here. Day 1 - walk around la candelaria (see any guidebook for the Tour...blovar plaza, presidential palace etc) and the bolero museum (artist that like all things chubby) then go to the gold museum (an absolute MUST about 20 minutes walk away from the rest of the stuff.The national and police museums are also highly recommended. There is a wonderful tourist information office on one side of the plaza bolivar. I would stop by there for maps etc. They have free tours but cannot tell you if and when a tour will be in english so its up to you if you want to goCandelaria is totally safe during the day but the mood changes at sunset (6PM) so be out of there or in your hostel by thenDay 2 and 3 - not vital but most people do it take the cable to the top to see the citygo to the...
well today is one of those days in which great travel stories are made. Put it this way to get back to the hostel I hiked in the blazing heat, took a 1 hour and 45 minute horse back ride after sunset in a dark rain forest with bats flapping around my head, was the THIRD person (along with 2 big backpacks) on the back of a 200 cc motorcyclist driven on unlit dirt roads by a 15 year old, then a bus, then a busita. Total commute time about 5 hours. ONE WAYthe adventure started something like this...the park was just too bloody hot and the bugs were eating me alive despite being clothed from head to foot and having showered in insect replant soap. the views were beautiful though. amazing blue waters unlike I've ever seen smashing into the beach with giant boulders around. Quite amazing actually. the trip to T national park was almost the same. but also involved a 2.5 hour hike in that bloody...
Guatape' is an amazing little town that looks like something Walt Disney would have created if he could. It is set along a nice size lake in a very green area. the houses are all painted differently and of course bright colors. most have pictures on the bottom third of them...all of which go with the South American theme...donkeys, flowers etc. Then every type and size of those crazy brightly colored buses, tons of vendors also selling sweets. here they seem to specialize in everything doce de leche (sweet of the milk...which is sweetened condensed milk made into a caramel...they actually call it something else here) and coconut.and has tons of things going on...the lake has tons of boats (different shapes and sizes) offering lake tours, a zip line the I really think was almost an mile (the girls disagreed with me though), giant blow up balls that you get inside and TRY to walk on water...
I guess you have already figured I'll be leaving my heart in Medillin. Goodness I just love this city. Perfect weather year around, its absolutely stunningly beautiful, the hope and excitement for life permeate the air here and the people...goodness the people here are some of the nicest and most polite and generous people in the world.I'll be extending my stay here at least 4 more days. I need to be careful I may just spend my entire vacation here and end up missing the rest of Colombia. I am already dreaming of moving here actually. I see why 1/2 the hostel is looking for an apartment here.Lets see...yesterday I took the teleferica (metro cable) up to Santo Domingo. This WAS ONCE one of the worst neighborhoods in Colombia less than a decade ago. It is amazing now. The city went and built a teleferico up there so the people would have access to jobs etc. They also built all sorts of...
Embassy Suites Hotel Bogota-Rosales Bogotá
2 Reviews and 86 Opinions Hotel location was perfect. 30 minutes from airport, Great location, with Great reaturant accross...
Casa El Carretero Cartagena
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Cali Plaza Cali
8 Reviews and 66 Opinions My husband and I stayed at Cali Plaza Hotel while visiting family in Cali. We enjoyed the hotel an...
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