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Here are five famous places in Colombia with reputations for being truly haunted. Colombia is a country with beautiful locations and places that also became famous for its terrifying horror tales.
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What You Need To Know About The Haunted Hotel Del Salto
By Karen Corday/Feb. 3, 2021 4:50 pm EDT
Like so many supposedly haunted places, the Hotel del Salto near Bogotá, Colombia, had grand and luxurious beginnings. Per History 101, it was built in 1923 by architect Carlos Arturo Tapias, who intended it to be his home, but soon opened it up to wealthy Colombian people as well as tourists. The hotel is situated at the edge of the impressive Salto del Tequendama ( The Fall of Tequendama ) waterfall. Historically, the area experienced tragedy and mass death caused by Spanish colonizers invading the land and overrunning the native Muisca people, subjecting them to rape, murder, and slavery. Some Muisca people avoided this fate by jumping into Salto del Tequendama, which they believed would cause them to transform into eagles and fly away. Legends suggested that the slain Muisca haunted their land for centuries after their deaths.