Parque Nacional Natural El Cocuy
Boyacá
One of Colombia's most spectacular national parks, PNN El Cocuy is mostly made up of a diverse ecosystem known as the páramo. This glacially formed,…
Must-see attractions in Boyacá
Boyacá
This vertigo-inducing mountain path running along a ridge on the way to the Guatoque waterfall is a popular attraction in its own right. At its narrowest…
Villa de Leyva
At 120m by 120m, Plaza Mayor is one of the largest town squares in the Americas. It's paved with massive cobblestones and surrounded by magnificent…
Boyacá
Set amid arid hills, 7km beyond Ráquira, the Monasterio de La Candelaria was founded in 1597 by Augustine monks and completed about 1660. A guide will…
Boyacá
Founded by the Dominican fathers in 1620, this convent is a large stone-and-adobe construction with a huge, faintly regal courtyard. The floors are paved…
Boyacá
This white-sand Andean beach on the southwestern shore of Lago de Tota is one of the highest beaches in the world (3015m). On weekends it gets crowded…
Santuario de Flora y Fauna de Iguaque
Boyacá
Covering 67.5 sq km, this unique páramo (high-mountain plains) neotropical ecosystem contains hundreds of species of flora and fauna but is most noted for…
Casa del Fundador Suárez Rendón
Boyacá
The finest historic mansion in town, this place is the original home of the founder of Tunja. Built in the mid-16th century on the eastern side of Plaza…
Museo Arqueológico Eliécer Silva Célis
Boyacá
This very well-done archaeological museum was built on the remains of Sogamoso's Muisca cemetery and highlights this very important Chibcha-speaking…
Boyacá
One of Villa de Leyva's most magnificent buildings is the Gaudí-esque Casa de Barro, an artistic house made from entirely handworked clay fired in stages…
Boyacá
This impressive narrow waterfall plunges 60m from a limestone canyon down a multicolored rock face. When there's a lot of water a shallow pool suitable…
Boyacá
The Estación Astronómica Muisca dates from the early centuries AD and was used by the Muiscas to determine the seasons. This Stonehenge-like site contains…
Boyacá
Construction on this Franciscan monastery, the most dominating building in Monguí, began in 1694 and took 100 years to complete. The stunning red-stone…
Capilla y Museo de Santa Clara La Real
Boyacá
Founded in 1571, the fascinating Capilla y Museo de Santa Clara La Real is thought to be the first convent in Nueva Granada. In 1863 the nuns were…
Centro de Investigaciones Paleontológicas
Boyacá
Just across the main road from the famed El Fósil site, this sleek center combines an open-window research facility with a collection of impressive…
Boyacá
This impressive 120-million-year-old baby-kronosaurus fossil is the world’s most complete specimen of this prehistoric marine reptile. The fossil is 7m…
Boyacá
Once home to scribe Juan de Vargas, Casa de Don Juan de Vargas is a splendid 16th-century residence that has been converted into a museum. It has a…
Casa Museo de Luis Alberto Acuña
Villa de Leyva
Villa de Leyva's best museum features works by one of Colombia's most influential painters, sculptors, writers and historians, Luis Alberto Acuña (1904–93…
Boyacá
The nondescript exterior of the mid-16th-century Iglesia de Santo Domingo hides one of the most richly decorated interiors in Colombia. To the left as you…
Villa de Leyva
This colonial mansion has an intimate courtyard with an abundance of plants and trees surrounding a fountain. The front section houses shops, and there's…
Villa de Leyva
This parish church facing the main square was built in 1608 and has hardly changed since that time. The interior is plain, except for the marvelous…
Villa de Leyva
This church is currently in religious service and has interesting paintings in the chancel and on the wooden structure supporting the roof.
Boyacá
Accessible by the nerve-racking Paso de Angel path outside the small town of Santa Sofía, this pretty 80m waterfall empties into a fine pool. The final…
Villa de Leyva
Antonio Nariño was known as the forefather of Colombia's independence and Casa Museo de Antonio Nariño is the house where he spent the last two months of…
Villa de Leyva
Apparently one of best museums of religious art in the country, the Museo del Carmen is housed in the convent of the same name. The fairly average…
Casa Museo de Antonio Ricaurte
Villa de Leyva
Antonio Ricaurte fought under Bolívar and is remembered for his act of self-sacrifice in the battle of San Mateo (near Caracas in Venezuela) in 1814…
Boyacá
This thematic village was constructed to give visitors a taste of Boyacá's different villages in one place, with each block representing one of seven…
Casa Cultural Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Boyacá
This small but lovely colonial home was the birthplace of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, who became president of Colombia in a 1953 military coup with promises of…
Casa del Primer Congreso de las Provincias Unidas
Villa de Leyva
On October 4, 1812, legislators met here to install the First Congress of the short-lived United Provinces of New Granada and elect its first president,…
Villa de Leyva
Casa Quintero is a fully restored colonial mansion and gourmet food court just off Plaza Mayor.
Villa de Leyva
A fine restored colonial mansion just off the plaza that now contains a variety of shops.
