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Villa de Leyva Astronomy Festival in Villa de Leyva
Villa de Leyva Astronomy Festival turns the town's colonial Plaza Mayor into a public open-air observatory each March, with telescopes, astrophotography and expert talks drawing on the valley's Starlight-certified dark skies. Nearby El Infiernito, a Muisca ceremonial site whose stone pillars tracked solstices centuries ago, gives the festival a documented indigenous astronomical heritage beyond the modern programming.
Villa de Leyva Astronomy Festival turns the town's colonial Plaza Mayor into an open-air observatory each year, with telescopes set up for public stargazing, astrophotography displays and talks from astronomy specialists filling a weekend typically held in March.