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Villa de Leyva

Villa De Leyva

Villa de leyva is Located some 100 kilometres from Bogota. Made out of small winding streets, lined up with orange roofed white houses, and surrounded by hills, the village is a charming place to spend some time. It boasts one of the biggest cobble-stoned squares in South America.

The Hosteria del "Molino de la Mesopotamia" used to be an old mill but has been turned into a hotel packed to the top with antiques. You can also visit the birthplace of Antonio Ricaurte and the house in which Antonio NariƱo lived. The latter translated the 'Rights of Man' into Spanish and both of them became important figures in the Spanish Independence Movement.

 

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