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Lost City (Ciudad Perdida)
Lost City (Ciudad Perdida) The Lost City, or Ciudad Perdida, is the archaeological site of an ancient indigenous city in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Thought to have been a commercial center for trade around 700 A.D., its population probably ranged between 1,400 and 3,000 inhabitants. Hidden
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El Rodadero Aquarium
El Rodadero Aquarium The Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum (Acuario y Museo del Mar del Rodadero) is a public aquarium and marine museum located in the Inca Inca Cove off the El Rodadero beach in Santa Marta that has been operating for almost 50 years. The aquarium is a quick 10 minute boat ride fr
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Cat Park (Parque del Gato)
Cat Park (Parque del Gato) The brainchild of local painter and sculptor Hernando Tejada, the aptly named Cat Park (Parque del Gato) started life in 1996, when a giant bronze sculpture, El Gato Rio (The River Cat) was erected along the banks of the Cali River. The impressive sculpture was created i
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Tayrona National Park
Tayrona National Park Tayrona National Park, just 34 km from Santa Marta in northern Colombia, has abundant natural and archaeological attractions. Named after one of the most important indigenous tribes in Colombia’s history, the Tayrona National Park was established in 1969 with an area of 19,00
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Taganga
Taganga Taganga is a sleepy fishing village and beach town near the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Tayrona National Parks. The view from Taganga’s coast is spectacular, as are the sunsets. The small town has just a few paved roads and the rest are dusty - or muddy – depending on the season. Taga
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Iglesia de la Ermita
Overlooking the Río Cali, this neo-Gothic church houses the 18th-century painting of El Señor de la Caña (Lord of the Sugarcane); many miracles are attributed to the image.
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Museo de Arte del Banco de la República
Though indistinguishable as its own museum, this is the space inside Banco de la Repúblicas museum complex used for temporary exhibitions. Its auditorium hosts many free events.
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Museo Paleontológico
About 1km northeast of town, Museo Paleontológico has a collection of locally found fossils dating from the period when the area was a sea bed (100 to 150 million years ago).
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Centro de Interpretación Natütama
The Centro de Interpretación Natütama has a fascinating museum with nearly 100 life-sized wood carvings of Amazonian flora and fauna. There’s also a small turtle hatchery outside.
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El Tablón (1700m)
There are no tombs here but rather a collection of nine weather-worn stone statues, similar to those of San Agustín, excavated in the area and now thrown together under a single roof.
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Museo del Arte Religioso
Mompoxs main museum is a glorious collection of religious paintings, gold and silver crosses and other religious objects all displayed in several rooms of a gorgeous colonial mansion.
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Casa de Cultura
This colonial house laid out around a fine patio and situated on the main square features a mishmash collection of fossils, Guane pottery, paintings, typewriters, tools and other tchotchkes.
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Cathedral
The neoclassical cathedral is the youngest church in the center, built between 1859 and 1906 on the site of a previous cathedral, which had been completely destroyed by an earthquake.
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Museo de Historia Natural
One of the best of its kind in the country, this museum on the grounds of the university is noted for its extensive collection of insects, butterflies and, in particular, stuffed birds.
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Iglesia del Calma
The Iglesia del Calma features a Greco-Roman exterior and a polished wood interior. It was built in 1811 as a form of penance, or so the story goes, by a man who killed an orange thief.
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Museo de Arqueología y Antropológico Guane de San Gil
The new Museo de Arqueología y Antropológico Guane de San Gil is a small museum, housed in the Casa de Cultura and explores the history and culture of the indigenous Guane peoples of Santander.
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Iglesia de La Concepción
The Iglesia de La Concepción, the second-oldest existing church in Bogotá (after San Francisco), is noted for its extraordinary Mudejar vault, brought from Seville and installed in the presbytery.
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Torre Panoramico
The 30m-high spaceship-like lookout point has 360-degree views of the dramatic mountainous terrain surrounding the city. To get here, take any bus from Cable Plaza to Chipre; they leave constantly.
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Market
There’s no shortage of good food in Leticia. The local specialty is fish, including the delicious gamitana and pirarucú . You can find cheap food stalls and fresh fruit and veggies at the local market.
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Museo Taminango de Artes y Tradiciones
This museum has a hodgepodge of antiques but is worth seeing since its housed in a meticulously restored casona (large house) from 1623, reputedly the oldest surviving two-story house in Colombia.
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