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Museo del Oro (Gold Museum), Bogotá
The world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold artifacts with over 55,000 pieces from Colombia's ancient civilizations.
16 km · about 20 min drive
South AmericaColombiaCundinamarca
Soacha
Cundinamarca, Colombia · South America
About Soacha
Soacha is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Kennedy, 18km from Monserrate, Bogotá.
Soacha is in Cundinamarca, Colombia, with about 660,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kennedy, about 9 km away.
Soacha is an autonomous municipality of the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia, and part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá. It has an important industrial zone and is home to mostly working-class families. Soacha borders Bojacá and Mosquera to the north, Sibaté and Pasca to the south, to the east the capitalRead more
Bogotá and to the west Granada and San Antonio del Tequendama.
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What is there to see near Soacha?
Within an hour or so of Soacha: Museo del Oro (Gold Museum), Bogotá (16 km), Monserrate, Bogotá (18 km), Andres Carne de Res (35 km), Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá (54 km).
Where is Soacha?
Soacha is in Cundinamarca, Colombia, about 9 km from Kennedy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 655,025
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- Cundinamarca
- Timezone
- America/Bogota
- Coordinates
- 4.5794, -74.2168
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Worth the detour from Soacha
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Monserrate, Bogotá
A mountaintop church and shrine at 3,152 meters offering sweeping views over Bogotá, reachable by funicular, cable car, or a steep pilgrim trail.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Andres Carne de Res
A vast, chaotic parrilla-nightclub in Chia north of Bogota, packed floor to ceiling with scrap-metal art and trinkets, where the menu runs to dozens of pages and dinner turns into dancing.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
A unique underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters below the surface.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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- 18 kmMonserrate, BogotáA mountaintop church and shrine at 3,152 meters offering sweeping views over Bogotá, reachable by funicular, cable car, or a steep pilgrim trail.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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