Routes of Memory - Free Tour "Where History Burned: The Bogotazo and the Taking of the Palace"
Tour description
Memory Routes: Walk where Colombia's history exploded
What if we told you that you could stand right where a country's history was marked? Or in front of the building where the state and the insurgency clashed in one of the darkest episodes of the 20th century in Colombia?
This isn't just another tourist tour. It's a profound, powerful, and real-life experience, guided by a journalist specializing in the Colombian armed conflict , who will take you through the events that forever marked Colombia.
🔍 El Bogotazo – The day Bogotá burned
Travel back to April 9, 1948. Feel the tension in the air as we relive the assassination of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, the fury that set the city ablaze, and the events that shaped the history of the armed conflict in Colombia. We walk through the historic center as we reconstruct, step by step, how that day changed the course of the country.
🔥 The Storming of the Palace of Justice – Two days of fire and silence
Explore the surroundings of Plaza Bolívar and relive the harrowing moments when the M-19 took over the Palace of Justice and the Army's violent recapture. You'll see with new eyes the walls that bear witness to a tragedy still unresolved and wounds that still linger.
This tour is for those looking for more than just pretty pictures .
It is for those who want to feel, understand, reflect .