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Pueblos Patrimonio are selected from amongst Colombia's inventory of designated Bienes de Interés Cultural (Cultural Heritage Assets) on the merits of their architectural, historical, and environmental characteristics, as well as unique cultural identities, which give them the potential to become "true cultural destinations." [2]
Owing to its location, the present territory of Colombia was a corridor of early human migration from Mesoamerica and the Caribbean to the Andes and Amazon basin.The oldest archaeological finds are from the Pubenza and El Totumo sites in the Magdalena Valley 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Bogotá. [3]
The village of Palenque de San Basilio has a population of about 3,500 inhabitants and is located in the foothills of the Montes de María, southeast of the regional capital, Cartagena. [4] The word "palenque" means "walled city" and the Palenque de San Basilio is only one of many walled communities that were founded by escaped slaves as a ...
Chiribiquete National Park – "The Maloca of the Jaguar" was added to the list in 2018 as Colombia's most recent inscription. [3] Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System, is a transnational site and is shared with five other countries. Colombia has a further 13 sites on its tentative list. The country has served on the World Heritage Committee three ...
Pueblo Bello (Pretty Village), is a village and municipality in the northern region of the Department of Cesar, Colombia.It is located in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and is home to Amerindians pertaining to the Arhuaco ethnicity, whom consider Pueblo Bello a sanctuary but by the name of Arumake in their language.
The National monuments of Colombia (Spanish: Monumentos Nacionales de Colombia) are the set of properties, nature reserves, archaeological sites, historic districts, urban areas and property that, for values of authenticity, originality, aesthetics, and artistic techniques, are representative of Colombia and constitute core elements of its history and culture.
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez, affectionately known as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America, was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist. Born on March 6, 1927, in Aracataca, Colombia, he is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language.
The Cotton Mill Museum and Factory of San José de Suaita (Spanish: Museo del Algodón y Fábricas de San José de Suaita) [2] is housed in the former Inscomercial High School Building and was opened in 2006 under the supervision of the French sociologist Pierre Raymond, who was concerned to preserve the history of the important cotton industry in Colombia.