Things to Do in Colombia

Bogotá Colombia Temple

The Bogotá Colombia Temple is the 57th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).Ground was broken for the Bogotá Colombia Temple on June 26, 1993, by William R.

Parador San Antonio

St. Peter the Apostle Cathedral, Cali

The Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Cali (Spanish: Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol) also called the Metropolitan Cathedral of Cali or simply the Cali Cathedral, is the mother church of the city of Cali, Colombia, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali.

Palacio de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe

The Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture is a public building in Medellín, that houses cultural programs related to the Department of Antioquia, such as concerts, conferences, and art exhibitions. Belgian architect Agustín Goovaerts designed the building in a Gothic Revival style.

Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception.

Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria

The Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria or simply La Candelaria Church, as it is more popularly known, is a Roman Catholic temple dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title of Virgin of Candelaria. It is located in the center of the city of Medellín, Colombia, on the eastern side of Berrío Park.

Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport

Olaya Herrera Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera) (IATA: EOH, ICAO: SKMD) is an airport located in Medellín, Colombia, that serves regional and domestic flights. Additionally, the airport is used by general aviation and features several hangars for charters.

Chapel of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá

The Chapel of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá is a temple of Catholic worship, dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá.

Tatacoa Desert

The Tatacoa Desert is the second largest arid zone in Colombia after the Guajira Peninsula. It occupies more than 330 square kilometers. This region is located north of Huila Department, 38 km from the city of Neiva in Colombia and 15 km (9 mi) from Natagaima in Tolima.

General Archive of the Nation

The General Archive of the Nation (Spanish: Archivo General de la Nación) is a Colombian government agency ascribed to the Colombian Ministry of Culture charged with "conserving the historical legacy, as well as recovering and circulating the documentary heritage of the country".

Palacio Liévano

The Palacio Liévano or Lievano Palace Is a building located on the west side of the Plaza de Bolivar in Bogotá, Colombia in the cultural and historical hub of the city. The palace is located in La Candelaria district.

Universidad Autonoma

Universidad del Rosario (officially in Spanish: Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario) is a Colombian university founded on Roman Catholic principles, in 1653 by Fray Cristobal de Torres.

Casa de Poesia Silva

The Silva Poetry House is a Colombian historical cultural organization located in the Candelaria neighborhood of Bogotá. It was founded on May 24, 1986 by Belisario Betancur, in the house where the Colombian poet José Asunción Silva used to live.

Cementerio Central

Central Cemetery of Bogotá (Spanish: Cementerio Central de Bogotá) is one of the main and most famous cemeteries in Colombia located in Bogotá. Houses several national heroes, poets and former Colombian presidents. It was opened in 1836 and was declared National Monument in 1984.

Parque Nacional Enrique Olaya Herrera

The Enrique Olaya Herrera National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Enrique Olaya Herrera), better known as National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional) is a park located in the Eastern hills of Bogotá, in the northeast of the locality of Santa Fe.The inauguration of the park took place on August 6, 1934…

Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Museum

The Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Museum (aka Casa Museo Jorge Eliecer Gaitan) is a museum in Bogota, Colombia, dedicated to the life of assassinated politician Jorge Eliecer Gaitan.The house Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala lived in from the beginning of the 1930s until the day of his murder on April 9, 1948, i…

National University of Colombia

The University City of Bogotá (Spanish: Ciudad Universitaria de Bogotá, CUB), also known as the White City (Spanish: Ciudad Blanca), is the flagship campus of the National University of Colombia, located near Teusaquillo, in Bogotá, Colombia.

Alfonso López Pumarejo Stadium

The Alfonso López Pumarejo Stadium is a soccer stadium of National University of Colombia located at University City of Bogotá. It is named after Alfonso López Pumarejo.

Palacio de San Carlos

The San Carlos Palace (Spanish: Palacio de San Carlos; previously Colegio Seminario de San Bartolomé), is a 16th-century Neoclassical mansion in Bogotá, Colombia.