Must-see attractions in Popayán

  • Iglesia de San Francisco

    Popayán

    Dating back to the late 18th century, Popayán's largest colonial church is also its most beautiful. Inside are a fine high altar and a collection of seven…

  • Casa Museo Negret & MIAMP

    Popayán

    This 18th-century house is the home of world-renowned Colombian artist Edgar Negret, whose vast abstract iron sculptures dot plazas around the country…

  • Museo Arquidiocesano de Arte Religioso

    Popayán

    You don't have to be an expert on religious art to be impressed by this collection of paintings, statues, altar pieces, silverware and liturgical vessels,…

  • Cerro El Morro de Tulcán

    Popayán

    Behind the Universitario de Tulcán, this hill is topped with an equestrian statue of the city's founder, Sebastián de Belalcázar, and is said to be the…

  • Casa Museo Mosquera

    Popayán

    This interesting museum is housed in an 18th-century mansion that was once home to General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, who was Colombia's president on…

  • Museo de Historia Natural

    Popayán

    One of the best of its kind in the country, this museum on the grounds of Universidad del Cauca is noted for its extensive collection of insects,…

  • Iglesia La Ermita

    Popayán

    Constructed in 1546, Popayán's oldest church is well worth seeing for its fine main retable and the fragments of old frescoes, which were only discovered…

  • Capilla de Belén

    Popayán

    This chapel on a hill just east of the city center offers fine views over the town.

  • Puente del Humilladero

    Popayán

    Popayán's emblematic landmark, this 240m-long, 11-arch brick bridge was constructed in the mid-19th century to improve access to the center from the poor…

  • Museo Guillermo Valencia

    Popayán

    This late 18th-century building is full of period furniture, paintings, old photos and documents that once belonged to the Popayán-born poet who lived…

  • Catedral

    Popayán

    The youngest church in Popayán's center, this neoclassical cathedral was built between 1859 and 1906 on the site of a previous cathedral, which had been…

  • Universidad del Cauca

    Popayán

    The central seat of this public university is in a magnificent old colonial mansion that non-students may only admire from the outside.