Puente del Humilladero
An 11-arch brick bridge completed in 1873, linking the old town with the northern districts. Beside it stands the small Custodia Bridge, the city's oldest bridge.
Puente del Humilladero is about 240 m long and consists of 11 semicircular brick arches. Completed in 1873, it spared pedestrians from climbing the steep slope leading north. 'Humilladero' means a place of kneeling, a name that comes from a cross that once stood at the bridgehead. The small Custodia Bridge (Puente de la Custodia) next to it dates to 1713 and is said to have been built by a priest so he could bring communion to the sick. The two bridges stand side by side and are the most common image on Popayán postcards. The grass beneath them is a good spot to photograph the panorama.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Casa Museo Guillermo Valencia
- Casa Museo Mosquera
- Panteón de los Próceres
- Museo Arquidiocesano de Arte Religioso
- Iglesia de Santo Domingo & Universidad del Cauca
- Parque Caldas
- Catedral Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
- Torre del Reloj