Colombian Culture

In Colombia there are a huge number of touristic places to know, but if we want to live a really unforgettable experience we should visit the most historic and exotic sites of this beautiful land.

If you want to visit historic places, we could head to Cartagena and there you can go sightseeing the San Felipe’s Castle, Rosario’s Islands, the City Walls, the Old City, etc. For example, the San Felipe Castle was built in 1536, called originally San Lazaro Castle, it was rebuilt in 1657 and named San Felipe. It was built in order to watch for any attempt of invasion to the city, and by this way be able to response quickly to any attack. An interesting data: the San Felipe Castle is said to be one of biggest buildings built in the American Continent, and nowadays, it is considered Historical Heritage, as well as the City Walls, and they’re the oldest structure in our country.

Another historic place you can visit is La Candelaria in Bogota D.C. This is the historical and cultural core in the capital city, and it is one of the most preserved across Latin America. It has attracted many artists, foreigners, writers and intellectuals, whose have filled the sector with theaters, universities, besides you can find antiques houses of gridded windows, carved gates and stone roads, a very beautiful and colorful place where you can appreciate the old Bogota and how this massive metropolis was in its very beginning.