Colombia


Bogotá

The magnificent Museo del Oro (the Gold Museum) is a must attraction of the Colombian capital.
It houses a remarkable collection of more than 35,000 pieces of pre-Columbian gold artwork.

Cacique Calima                                             Museo del Oro's main entrance
 

Gold ornamentation in San Francisco Church (1622)
 


The magnificent Plaza Bolívar and the Alcadía Mayor de Bogotá (City Hall)
 


The City Hall (left) and the Corte Suprema de Justicia (right)
 


The Cathedral holds several treasures and relics
 


Statue of the Liberator Simon Bolívar in the foreground and part of the Capitolio Nacional
 


Maria del Carmen Church
 


Bogota's skyscrapers viewed from Monserrate (3,210m above sea level)


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