"The town is well known for its colonial architecture and its contributions to Colombian cultural and political life. It is also known as the "white city" ...
due to the color of most of the colonial buildings in the city center, where several churches are located, such as San Francisco, San José, Belén, Santo Domingo, San Agustín, and the Catedral Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, known locally as "La Catedral". The city´s cathedral was home to the Crown of the Andes, a 16th-century Marianist devotional object featuring emeralds taken from the captured Inca Emperor Atahualpa. It was sold to finance local health care institutions." - (en.wikipedia.org 22.09.2020)
- Latitude2.459166765213
- Longitude-76.600280761719
- Population258653
- Elevation1760