Arrived back in Bogotá to enjoy a few more days of the city and to prepare for the journey home.
Key additional activities:
- Museo Botero del Banco de la Republica
In 2000, the artist Fernando Botero donated an art collection of 208 works to the Banco de la República, 123 of his own authorship and 85 by international artists.
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With this collection, the Issuer founded the Botero Museum, located in the La Candelaria neighbourhood, in the historic centre of Bogotá, in a colonial mansion that functioned until 1955 as the Archbishopric of the city, and which was restored and adapted as a museum by the Bank of the Republic, under the precepts and curatorship of the master Botero himself. Since 1 November 2000, the collection has been available to the public.
- Salt Cathedral
Colombia's Salt Cathedral is a marvel of architecture and a popular house of worship.
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The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá - (video link) - is an underground church built inside a salt mine, and made entirely of salt. The tunnel leading to Colombia's most famous church feels more like a byway into the bowels of the earth.
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The Emerald MuseumOf all the different emerald sources in the world, the greatest amount of high-quality emeralds comes from Colombia. Colombian emeralds also make up around 90% of all emeralds in the gem trade, with the remaining 10% split between Zambia and Brazil.
Left credit card at hotel. Consequently, no purchases made.
Back to the UK
