La Candelaria
La Candelaria is the historic center of Bogotá, and the city's principal destination for tourists. Home to the top museums, the government palaces, and beautiful old colonial buildings along narrow cobblestone streets, it's a must see.Photo: Felipeortegag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Gold Museum
Museum
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of Gold is an archaeology museum located in Bogotá, Colombia.
Casa de Nariño
Government office
Photo: Juanjo70000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Casa de Nariño, literally the House of Nariño, is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Colombia.
Cathedral Metropolitan Basilica of Bogotá & Primate of Colombia
Church
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Metropolitan and Primate Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Peter…
Localities in the Area
Santa Fé-Los Mártires
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Fé is the traditional downtown of Bogotá, surrounding the historic district of La Candelaria.
Santa Fe
Suburb
Photo: Baiji, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Fe is the third locality of Bogotá, Capital District of Colombia.
Los Mártires
Suburb
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Los Mártires is the 14th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia.
La Candelaria
- Type: Suburb with 24,100 residents
- Description: locality of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia
- Categories: cultural property, locality of Colombia, administrative territorial entity, human settlement and locality
- Location: Candelaria, Bogotá D.C., Bogotá, Andino, Colombia, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
4.59682° or 4° 35' 49" northLongitude
-74.07167° or 74° 4' 18" westPopulation
24,100Elevation
2,662 metres (8,734 feet)Open Location Code
67P7HWWH+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 7610998601OpenStreetMap Feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6941779Wikidata ID
Q2651388La Candelaria Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Catalan: Mare de Déu de la Candela
- Cebuano: La Candelaria
- Chinese: 拉坎德拉里亚
- Chinese: 拉坎德拉里亞
- Czech: La Candelaria
- Dutch: La Candelaria
- English: La Candelaria, Bogotá
- Esperanto: La Candelaria
- French: La Candelaria
- Galician: La Candelaria
- German: La Candelaria
- Indonesian: La Candelaria
- Italian: La Candelaria
- Japanese: ラ・カンデラリア
- Malay: La Candelaria
- Norwegian: La Candelaria
- Norwegian Bokmål: La Candelaria
- Polish: La Candelaria
- Portuguese: La Candelaria
- Slovenian: La Candelaria
- Spanish: La Candelaria
- Spanish: Sector Antiguo de la Ciudad de Bogotá
- Swedish: La Candelaria, Colombia
- Swedish: La Candelaria
- Localidad La Candelaria
Other Places Named La Candelaria
Localities in the Area
- La CandelariaNeighbourhood
- EgiptoNeighbourhood
- UPZ Las NievesQuarter
- Ciudadela Nueva SantaféNeighbourhood
- BelénNeighbourhood
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page La Candelaria. Photo: pat ossa, CC BY 2.0.