Patio at Hacienda El Salitre in Paipa, Boyacá, Colombia

The city of Paipa is famous for its natural hot springs. It’s located in the department of Boyacá.

Chapel of Santa Clara la Real in Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia

Other than the cathedral on Plaza de Bolívar, there are a handful of beautiful colonial churches worth visiting in Tunja. Some are active as churches while others have…

Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia

The city of Tunja is the capital of the department of Boyacá in Colombia. It’s a university city with a pleasant atmosphere, two of the best-preserved colonial mansions in the…

Puente de Boyacá in Colombia

On August 7, 1819, an army led by Simón Bolívar crossed a small bridge known as Puente de Boyacá and defeated royalists and troops from Spain in the Battle of Boyacá. The…

Monument to the Constitution in Parque del Cabrero in Cartagena, Colombia

El Cabrero is a neighborhood northeast of the Old Town of Cartagena. Because it’s usually not visited by tourists, I decided to wander over and check it out.