Bogota, Colombia - Local Colombian People Enjoying the Sunshine on Plaza Chorro de Quevedo - stock photo

Bogota, Colombia - July 20, 2016: SOme local Colombian people are seen enjoying the sunshine on the small square called Chorro de Quevedo in the La Candelaria district of Bogotá, the Andean capital city of the South American country of Colombia. It is here that the Spanish Conquistador, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada founded the city in 1538. The stone plaque above the entrance to the Cafe in front states the same. It is also from this Square that the Zipa, or Chief of the Muisca tribe, viewed the Savanah de Bogota regularly. In 1832 the site was purchased by the Augustinian priest, Father Quevedo, who installed the public water fountain on the Square; Its water supply was cut off when a nearby building collapsed in 1896. Photo shot on a sunny afternoon; horizontal format. Camera: Canon EOS 5D MII. Lens: Canon EF 24-70 2.8L USM.