Midnight Ledger

Tequendama's Haunted Hotel and Ecological Rebirth


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The sources primarily document the complex and tragic history of the Hotel del Salto, located on a cliff overlooking the Tequendama Falls southwest of Bogotá, Colombia. Initially built in 1923 as an opulent mansion for the country’s elite, the French-style structure soon converted into a hotel that gained a morbid reputation as a notorious suicide hotspot and was widely regarded as a haunted site. This somber history is layered upon ancient Muisca legends that describe indigenous people transforming into eagles when they leaped from the sacred falls to escape Spanish colonization. Ultimately, the hotel was forced to close in the early 1990s, not due to its hauntings, but because severe pollution of the Bogotá River ruined the natural beauty and drove away tourism. Following years of abandonment, the building was restored and now functions as the Tequendama Falls Museum of Biodiversity and Culture, emphasizing cultural heritage and environmental renewal. In contrast to these detailed accounts, one outlier source briefly outlines a extensive 1992 paranormal investigation conducted at the separate, U.S.-based Hotel del Coronado.

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Midnight LedgerBy rajatshankar