The city of Bogotá is pretty huge, bit after a lesson on the transport system by Anyela I was ready to tackle the city. Bogotá is a really vibrant city full of culture.
Highlights of the city are the museum of gold, full of truly astonishing amounts of gold, the museum is full of gold artefacts over 3 floors, but the final exhibit is a large room with the walls covered with gold artefacts, really spectacular.
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| There were another 3 walls of this |
The various churches in Bogotá really highlight the wealth of the country with countless spectacular artefacts, especially the 5kg of gold plus 4000 emeralds and loads of other gems, one among many astounding objects in the various churches.
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| Ridiculous amounts of wealth |
The history of Colombia as shown in the many museums was also very interesting, especially the ubiquitous simon bolivar , whose statues were seemingly everywhere!
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| One of many busts and statues of el liberator |
Outside of the city, the catedral de sal, a salt mine converted into a cathedral was amazing. The stations of the cross carved into the rock as we went down were beautiful, but paled in comparison to the beauty of the cathedral under the earth.
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| the salt cathedral |
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