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Bogotá’s IDT offers historic tours of city’s Cementerio Central

By The City Paper Staff - October 14, 2022

Bogotá’s District Institute of Tourism (IDT) has reopened the historic area of the Central Cemetery – Cementerio Central – to visitors, with guided tours that recount the history of this famous landmark,

Photographer Javier Vanegas finds life in death with Tempus Fugit

By Emma Jones - October 23, 2019

Photographer Javier Vanegas is no stranger to controversy and tackling unconventional themes with his acute eye. A current project looks at the aesthetics of the afterlife.

View of Bogotá from the Cementerio Central.

Strange “haunt” in Bogotá for a Saturday night

By Evan Pheiffer - August 22, 2014

One tour operator in Bogotá wants to scare clients into believing that the real fun happens six feet under.

The Cementerio Central is an architectural masterpiece dating back to mid 19th century.

Cementerio Central: A Republican icon worthy of presidents and paupers

By The City Paper Staff - September 23, 2013

Colombia’s most important cemetery is the resting place for presidents, aristocrats, titans of industry and some pioneering expats.