Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption

1983 quake severely affected cathedral and Catholic belief

The new cathedral was built after the 1983 earthquake left the older 19th century structure in ruins. The neoclassical style building is less elaborate than for instance Saint Francis church some bloc...

Go and see inside

There are enough churches in Popayan and each of them is well worth to see inside. As we were in Popayan on a saturday, this day a lot of weddings ceremony. Nice to witness this occasion, and the chur...

Unique and different altar areas!

This church is easy to locate, in front of Parque Caldas and next to the Torre Reloj. What impressed me is its modern altar areas, with Jesus standing over the world! Gone are the antique, old-looki...

Beautiful cathedral

The most important temple in downtown. Was rebuilt after the 1983 earthquake, but still hosts all the antique images from the colony. It is a sacred place for catholics and part of the skyline of down...

A different church

Nuestra Señora de Asunción Cathedral, is a different church that shows Jesus resurrected, and a Neoclassical style. The crown of the Andes (belongs of the virgin "Nuestra Señora de Asunción" is in the...