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The breadth of things to do and see in Eastern Colombia spans the range from culture to high-octane sports. Tunja has many beautiful churches, most notably Iglesia de Santa Bárbara which displays embroidery done by Juana la Loca, the “mad” mother of Emperor Carlos V. Villa de Leyva and Barichara are both classic colonial towns on the national register of historic villages. The countryside of the former bears the fossilized marks of its denizens over 160 million years ago. San Gil is the adventure sports capital of the nation, with everything from whitewater rafting to caving. Between this village and bustling Bucaramanga are the Cañón de Chicamocha and Mesa de Ruitoque, the nation’s best place to paraglide. In the deep folds of the Cordillera Oriental are small villages like Málaga, Concepción (the Wool Capital of Colombia) and Capitanejo (the Goat, Tobacco and Melon Capital) with diverse climates and customs. At the apex of these mountains is Parque Nacional Natural El Cocuy, with superb mountain and rock climbing, and trekking. Pamplona is another town with its place in history, as is Cúcuta and neighboring Villa del Rosario.
Luis Alberto Acuña (1904-1993) is considered one of Colombia’s most important 20th century artists....
Besides white water rafting, there are other aquatic sports to partake in here in San Gil. Check with ...
Hunzahúa, the Muisca leader who founded Hunza (Tunja), fell in love with his beautiful sister Noncet...
All of Tunja's museums are housed in colonial or Republican-era former homes which are some of the old...
Entry to the Museo de Paleontología y Arqueología is $1.05 for adults and $0.50 for children....
This wasn't quite exactly the Liberator's home, but Simón Bolívar did stay here for some 70 days in ...
The Museo de Arte Moderno de Bucaramanga, or MAMB, is in a Republican-styled house built in the 1940s....
The Casa de la Cultura Piedra del Sol takes its name from a mysterious piece sheltered within its cour...
One of the city’s appellations is “La Ciudad de Museos.” Although few in number, Pamplona’s mu...
You'll see it alongside the highway between Tunja and Bogotá, this large white monument to the Battle...
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