Museo de Oro Tairona
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Casa de la Aduana (which means Customs House in Spanish; also known as the Tayrona Gold Museum) is a colonial building located in the Plaza de Bolívar in the city of Santa Marta, Magdalena.
It is the regional headquarters of the Gold Museum, which is part of the Bank of the Republic of Colombia. This museum offers the visitor a vision of the goldsmithing and the culture of the ancient inhabitants of the Sierra Nevada.
On the upper floor of the western section of this house, the body of the Simón Bolívar was veiled from December 17 to 20, 1830.
The house was built in 1730, on two floors with a tower from where ships could be seen arriving at the port, as well as the unloading and loading of merchandise.
The house was declared a National Monument through Decree 390 of March 17, 1970.
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