La Merced

La Merced is a neighborhood in , , and has an elevation of 2,586 metres. La Merced is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museum of Colombia and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.

Museum
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The is the National Museum of housing collections on its history, art, culture. Located in the locality of Bogotá, Colombia, it is the largest and oldest in Colombia.

University
The is a private university in founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest and most traditional Colombian universities, directed by the Society of Jesus, with its main facilities in and a second campus in .

Museum
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a cultural center and planetarium located in the International Center of Bogota, Colombia, within Independence Park. Its dome has a 23-metre screen cupola.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Diego and Santa Fe.

Neighborhood
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of , , located in the locality.

Suburb
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is the third locality of , the Capital District of . is part of the traditional downtown area where Bogotá was founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada on August 6, 1538.

Hamlet
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain over 3,000 metres high that overlooks the city center of , the capital city of . It rises to 3,152 meters above the sea level, where there is a church with a shrine, devoted to El Señor Caído.

La Merced

Latitude
4.62149° or 4° 37′ 17″ north
Longitude
-74.06615° or 74° 3′ 58″ west
Elevation
2,586 metres (8,484 feet)
Open location code
67P7JWCM+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12784330407
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
3678413
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