Colombia
Boyacá
2 sites
Chiquinquira
Chiquinquira is a church of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 5.61872, -73.81714. Attributes: built, cultural. Associated figure: Our Lady of Chiquinquira. Located in Chiquinquirá, Boyacá, Colombia.
El Infiernito
El Infiernito (Spanish for "The Little Hell"), is a pre-Columbian archaeoastronomical site located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the outskirts of Villa de Leyva, Boyacá, Colombia. It is composed of several earthworks surrounding a setting of menhirs (upright standing stones); several burial mounds are also present. The site was a center of religious ceremonies and spiritual purification rites, and also served as an astronomical observatory.
Cauca
1 site
Tierradentro
Tierradentro is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 2.58300, -76.03300. Located in Inzá, Cauca, Colombia.
Cundinamarca
1 site
Lake Guatavita
Lake Guatavita (Spanish: Laguna Guatavita) is located in the Cordillera Oriental of the Colombian Andes in the municipality of Sesquilé in the Almeidas Province, Cundinamarca department of Colombia, 57 km (35 mi) northeast of Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. The lake is circular and has a surface area of 19.8 hectares (49 acres). The earlier theories of the crater's origin being a meteorite impact, volcanic cinder, or limestone sinkhole are now discredited. The most likely explanation is that it resulted from the dissolution of underground salt deposits from an anticline, resulting in a kind of sinkhole. There are hot springs nearby in the municipality of Sesquilé, which means "hot water" in the now-extinct language of Chibcha, once spoken by the local indigenous people, the Muisca. Spanish colonizers and Conquistadors knew about the existence of a sacred lake in the Eastern Ranges of the Andes possibly as early as 1531. The lake was associated with indigenous rituals involving gold. However, the first conquistador to arrive at the actual location was Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, possibly in June 1537, while on an expedition to the highlands of the Eastern Ranges of the Andes in search of gold. This brought the Spanish into first contact with the Muisca inhabiting the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, including around Lake Guatavita. The lake is a focus of ecotourism, and its association with the legend of El Dorado is also a major attraction.
Huila
1 site
San Agustín
San Agustín is the Spanish-language name for St. Augustine. San Agustín may also refer to:
Magdalena
1 site
La Ciudad Perdita
La Ciudad Perdita is a archaeological site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 11.03800, -73.92519. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Located in Magdalena, Colombia.
Nariño
1 site
Las Lajas
Las Lajas may refer to: Las Lajas (volcano), a volcano in the central part of Nicaragua Las Lajas, Catamarca, a village in Argentina Las Lajas, Neuquén, a town in Argentina Las Lajas, Cuba, a settlement in Guantánamo Las Lajas, Honduras, a town Las Lajas, Chiriquí, a corregimiento in Panama Las Lajas, Panamá Oeste, a corregimiento in Panama Las Lajas Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador Las Lajas Shrine, a cathedral in Ipiales, Colombia
Valle del Cauca
1 site
Buga
Buga may refer to: Buga (surname)