Is Colombia Haunted From Its Past? Three Ghost Stories.
Everywhere has some form of ghost stories, here are a few from Colombia.
5 min readOct 21, 2021
Bogota’s Central Cemetery- The oldest cemetery in Bogota.
It opened in 1836 and was the first site that allowed the dead to be buried outside the church. Until the 18th century, it was tradition for all of the Spanish colonies to bury remains inside the church.
King Charles, the 3rd, ordered this change; however, it was not carried out until after his death. An earthquake destroyed the plans, followed by Colombia’s declaring independence.
Which led to an 11-year war; Colombia was declared independent from Spain.
Under the direction of Bogota Mayor Buenaventura Ahumada, the cemetery completed.
He was also the first person to be buried in the cemetery in 1832.
The cemetery is now home to many presidents, poets, war heroes, and a few ghost stories.
