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Museo de Oro
Museo de Oro Review
Bogotá's phenomenal Gold Museum contains a comprehensive collection of pre-Columbian artifacts. The museum's more than 34,000 pieces (in weight alone worth $200 million) were gathered—often by force—from indigenous cultures, including the Muisca, Nariño, Calima, and Sinú. Don't dismiss them as merely primitive; these works represent virtually all the techniques of modern goldsmithing. Most of the gold is in the guarded top-floor gallery, along with the largest uncut emerald in the world. English audio tours are available.
- Address: Carrera 5 at Calle 16, (Parque Santander), La Candelaria, Bogotá, 111711 | Map It
- Phone: 1/343-2222
- Cost: Tues.--Sat. 3,000 pesos; Sun free
- Hours: Tues.--Sat. 9--6, Sun. 10--4
- Website: www.banrepcultural.org
- Location: La Candelaria
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