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Hidden places in Colombia

1 uncrowded place in Colombia, away from Bogotá: quiet towns, geological oddities and free-to-enter ruins.

Barichara, Municipality and town in Santander Department, Colombia
Hidden towns Colombia · Santander

Barichara

An 18th-century sandstone town on a plateau above the Suárez canyon, so unchanged it is used as a set whenever Colombian cinema needs the past.

Coordinates
6°38′07″N 73°13′24″W
Crowds
Some visitors
Landscape
Plateau & highland
Best season
Best in Shoulder