La Fragüita

La Fragüita is a neighborhood in , , and has an elevation of 2,564 metres. La Fragüita is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gold Museum and Cathedral Metropolitan Basilica of Bogotá & Primate of Colombia.

Museum
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of Gold is an archaeology museum located in , . It is one of the most visited tourist highlights in the country. The museum receives around 500,000 tourists per year. is situated 3½ km east of La Fragüita.

Church
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Metropolitan and Primate Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Peter of Bogotá or better known as the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Bogotá and Primate of Colombia, officially Sacred Holy Temple Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica and… is situated 3 km east of La Fragüita.

Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Christopher Columbus Theater (Spanish: , or Columbus Theater, is 's National Theatre, located in . It was built in the Neoclassical style by the architect Pietro Cantini on October 5, 1885 and inaugurated on October 27, 1892. on the occasion of the fourth centenary of Columbus' first landing in the Americas with a performance of Verdi's Ernani. is situated 3 km east of La Fragüita.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antonio Nariño and Santa Fé-Los Mártires.

Suburb
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the 15th locality of , capital of . It is located in the central part of the city. This district is mostly inhabited by middle class residents.

Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Fé is the traditional downtown of , surrounding the historic district of . Los Mártires is the western end of downtown, and more rarely visited by foreigners, except to check out its sketchy market for extremely good deals.

Suburb
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the 14th locality of , capital of . It is located near the city's downtown to its west. This district is mostly inhabited by lower middle and working class residents.

La Fragüita

Latitude
4.594° or 4° 35′ 38″ north
Longitude
-74.10071° or 74° 6′ 3″ west
Elevation
2,564 metres (8,412 feet)
Open location code
67P7HVVX+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6636295189
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
3678945
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