Obelisco

Obelisco: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Obelisco

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Obelisco — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 5.45357, -73.43015. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Obelisco

• Hunzahúa Well · fort · Boyacá · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cojines del Zaque · fort · Boyacá · ~14 km · Must-see
• Convento Santa Clara La Real · museum · Boyacá · ~15 km · Must-see
• Monasterio de San Agustín · museum · Boyacá · ~15 km · Must-see
• Captain Antonio Ricaurte House Museum · museum · Boyacá · ~28 km · Must-see
• Iguaque · waterfall · Boyacá · ~29 km · Must-see
• Laguna de Fúquene · lake · Cundinamarca · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tenza Valley · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~51 km · Must-see
• Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá · church · Boyacá · ~58 km · Must-see
• Laguna de Suesca · lake · Cundinamarca · ~62 km · Must-see
• Casa del Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón · fort · Boyacá · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Tota · lake · Boyacá · ~71 km · Must-see
• Isla San Pedro · lake · Boyacá · ~74 km · Must-see
• Isla Santo Domingo · lake · Boyacá · ~74 km · Must-see
• Arco del Triunfo · fort · Boyacá · ~0 km
• Monumento a Santander · fort · Boyacá · ~0 km
• Pebetero de la Independencia · fort · Boyacá · ~0 km
• Monumento a Bolívar · fort · Boyacá · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Obelisco

Other forts & heritage near Obelisco

• Hunzahúa Well · fort · Boyacá · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cojines del Zaque · fort · Boyacá · ~14 km · Must-see
• Casa del Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón · fort · Boyacá · ~64 km · Must-see
• Checua · fort · Cundinamarca · ~77 km · Must-see
• Sun Temple · fort · Boyacá · ~78 km · Must-see
• El Abra · fort · Cundinamarca · ~94 km · Must-see
• Tibitó · fort · Cundinamarca · ~100 km · Must-see
• Moon Temple · fort · Cundinamarca · ~122 km · Must-see
• Estación de La Sabana · fort · Bogota, Capital District · ~148 km · Must-see
• Arco del Triunfo · fort · Boyacá · ~0 km

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