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Jan 22, 2025

　　This parish church facing the main square was built in 1608 and has hardly changed since that time. The interior is plain, except for the marvelous baroque main retable.

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Casa Museo de Antonio Ricaurte

　　Antonio Ricaurte fought under Bolívar and is remembered for his act of self-sacrifice in the battle of San Mateo (near Caracas in Venezuela) in 1814. Defending an armory and closely encircled by the Spaniards, he let them in, then set fire to the gunpowder kegs and blew up everyone, including...

Casa Museo de Antonio Nariño

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　　At 120m by 120m, Plaza Mayor is one of the largest town squares in the Americas. It's paved with massive cobblestones and surrounded by magnificent colonial structures and a charmingly simple parish church. Only a small, central Mudejar fountain, which provided water to the villagers for almost four centuries, interrupts...

Casa Museo de Luis Alberto Acuña

　　Villa de Leyva's best museum features works by one of Colombia's most influential painters, sculptors, writers and historians, Luis Alberto Acuña (1904–93), who was inspired by sources ranging from Muisca mythology to contemporary art. Set up in the mansion where Acuña lived for the last 15 years of his life,...

Iglesia Parroquial

　　This parish church facing the main square was built in 1608 and has hardly changed since that time. The interior is plain, except for the marvelous baroque main retable. ...

Iglesia del Carmen

　　This church is currently in religious service and has interesting paintings in the chancel and on the wooden structure supporting the roof. ...

Casona La Guaca

　　This colonial mansion has an intimate courtyard with an abundance of plants and trees surrounding a fountain. The front section houses shops, and there's a large patio with restaurants out the back. ...

Museo del Carmen

　　Apparently one of best museums of religious art in the country, the Museo del Carmen is housed in the convent of the same name. The fairly average collection of paintings, carvings, altarpieces and other religious objects dates from the 16th century onward. Some of the pieces are a little soiled...

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