5 Sights in Manizales, Colombia (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Manizales, Colombia! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Manizales. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

1. Torre de Herveo

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Torre de HerveoEdgar Jiménez from Porto, Portugal / CC BY-SA 2.0

Torre de Herveo, also known as Torre del Cable, is a wooden Colombian lattice tower which was the tallest of the support towers of the Manizales - Mariquita Cableway. The Torre de Herveo was in service from 1922 to 1961. It only serves as a monument and as transportation today. The engineer who built the tower was James Lindsay. Wood was chosen as the building material for the tower and was built with approximately 1,470 blocks of timber from the wood of Guaiac, Mahogany, Bay and Comino trees.

Wikipedia: Torre de Herveo (EN)

2. Monumento a los Colonizadores

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The monument to the colonizers, is a sculptural monument located in the Cyprus neighborhood of the city of Manizales, Colombia, and which evokes the foundation of the city product of the Antioquia colonization.

Wikipedia: Monumento a los Colonizadores (ES)

3. Torre al Cielo

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The 360 ​​° Cyprus Tower is the tourist and unique viewpoint, tallest in the city, has a guided tour, Sky Walk (walking along an air catwalk, extreme swing, interaractive center, 2160 restaurant, Café de la Torre, ice cream shop , Namay Crafts.

Wikipedia: Torre al Cielo (ES)

4. Jardín Botánico

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Jardín Botánico

The Botanical Garden of the University of Caldas is a botanical and arboret garden that is administered by the University of Caldas, in Manizales, Colombia. His international recognition code as a botanical institution as well as the acronym for his herbarium is Mani.

Wikipedia: Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Caldas (ES)

5. Catedral basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Manizales

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The Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Manizales is a Roman Catholic church located in front of the Plaza de Bolívar, in the city of Manizales, Colombia. At 115 m high from the base of the temple on Carrera 22, it is the tallest cathedral in Colombia and competes against the Basilica of the National Vow in Quito, Ecuador, for being the tallest in Latin America and the tallest neo-Gothic temple in the Americas. This data is obtained after the removal of the aluminum cross placed in 1992, and the installation of a new cross with a Christ in 2017. In addition, it was the tallest building in Colombia for 33 years: between 1936 and 1969.

Wikipedia: Catedral basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Manizales (ES)

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