--- title: "El Carmen, Bogotá — GetMap" description: "Why do its walls change stripe by stripe?. Brick and stone alternate across the Gothic facade in bold horizontal stripes. That sharp pattern makes this…" source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJO51CTqiZP44RNohVsnwj19M --- # El Carmen Why do its walls change stripe by stripe? History · 🇨🇴 Bogotá · one place, one stop ![El Carmen, Bogotá](https://gpuvmfylzaflwxeawisb.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/assets/Quests/History/ChIJO51CTqiZP44RNohVsnwj19M.png?width=640&quality=70&resize=contain) +35 pts One place to visit [Bogotá](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=4.5945394%2C-74.0748724&query_place_id=ChIJO51CTqiZP44RNohVsnwj19M) photo check-in within 200 m Brick and stone alternate across the Gothic facade in bold horizontal stripes. That sharp pattern makes this church unlike any other in Bogotá. Photo check-in on site We verify the photo's location automatically ## More quests in Bogotá - [Virgilio Barco](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJq5kM5TOeP44RLYJddPt11Vo) Its brick walls curve around open courtyards Art · Bogotá - [El Campín](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJQbTMs8qbP44RLHWo4fiEkEg) Two rival clubs share this pitch Sport · Bogotá - [Monserrate](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJqVmk0r-ZP44Re2BetjRRKjU) A white church crowns a peak above the city Nature · Bogotá - [Simón Bolívar Park](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJt18wXkGbP44RrtziQHXso3o) A city park wraps around one large lake Nature · Bogotá ## More history quests [All History](https://getmap.travel/quests/category/history) - [Pharaonic Village](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJowc3iv9GWBQRErTe7DKCZQU) Ancient Egypt is performed beside the canals History · Al Giza - [Arc de Triomf](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJoXZqNuOipBIRsZU39a8r_qk) It was the front door of a world fair History · Barcelona - [Hawa Mahal](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJpQvTG0uxbTkRDLLMHlNdDoY) 953 windows let royal women watch unseen History · Jaipur - [Socrates' Prison](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJPTqz9Bu9oRQRLoigXBazf8g) Three chambers hide inside the hillside History · Athens --- This is the Markdown rendering of https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJO51CTqiZP44RNohVsnwj19M. Site index for agents: https://getmap.travel/llms.txt