La Candelaria, the Gold Museum & Bogotá's Colonial Heart
Bogotá (the capital of Colombia — population approximately 8.1 million in the city and 10.7 million in the metropolitan area, the highest-altitude capital city in South America at 2,625 metres (8,612 feet) above sea level): La Candelaria (the historic colonial neighbourhood at the foot of the Eastern Hills — the most historically significant neighbourhood in Colombia, the site of the founding of Bogotá in 1538 and the home of the Museo del Oro (the Gold Museum — the greatest pre-Columbian gold collection in the world)) is the cultural and historical heart of Colombia.
Chapinero, LGBTQ+ Culture & Bogotá's Creative Districts
Chapinero (the district of Bogotá between La Candelaria and Zona Rosa — the most culturally diverse and most LGBTQ+-affirming neighbourhood in Colombia, with the 'Zona Rosa de Chapinero' (the LGBTQ+ entertainment district) and the 'Calle 60' arts and antiques strip) and the adjacent creative districts of Teusaquillo and La Perseverancia are the bohemian heart of modern Bogotá.