On its ground floor, the Museo del Oro has extensive displays on ancient Tayrona culture and its modern-day descendants – the Kogis, Arhuacos and Arsarios. Simón Bolívar stayed here briefly, and his body lay in state in an upstairs gallery after his death. Casa de la Aduana and Museo del OroĪ striking building with wooden garrets underneath a pitched tile roof, the well-maintained Casa de la Aduana (Customs House) is the city’s oldest building, dating from 1531. Just to the right of the imposing Altar de la Patria memorial, the Museo Bolívariano features contemporary works by artists from countries liberated by Bolívar – Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela. Peek into the various mustard-coloured buildings for a glimpse of the Libertadór’s personal effects – an Italian marble bathtub, miniature portraits of the Bolívar family and military badges. The lush grounds, complete with an enchanted forest of twisted trees and creeping vines, are a pleasure to wander and you are very likely to spot numerous giant iguanas perched on the trees. It is bordered to the north and west by the Caribbean and to the south by the municipalities of Aracataca and Ciénaga. Named for the famous explorer Christopher Columbus, this mountain is Colombia’s highest, rising 18,799ft (5,730m) into the sky. It is 992 km from Bogotá and 93 km from Barranquilla. Whether or not you have a particular interest in Colombia’s liberation hero, the hacienda and sugar plantation 5km south of town where Simón Bolívar spent his last agonizing days makes for a great visit. Santa Marta is located on Santa Marta Bay of the Caribbean Sea in the province of Magdalena. Its a cute little town where hundreds of.
La brisa de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta acaricia las playas de la ciudad y la llenan de la frescura necesaria para disfrutarla al máximo. Santa Marta is another place where travellers told us to skip (same as Bogota). Simón Bolívar’s remains were kept here until 1842, when they were repatriated to his native Caracas. Gracias a su paisaje diverso, Santa Marta, Colombia es privilegiada por su clima cálido y seco, con una temperatura promedio de 28☌. Just to the left of the entrance are the ashes of Rodrigo de Bastidas, the town’s founder. The large whitewashed catedral is the oldest church in Colombia, but the current structure, with its bulky bell tower and stone portico, dates mostly from the seventeenth century.
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