Hotel Del Salto is a former luxurious hotel, located on cliffs which face the Tequendama Falls on the Bogotá River, in San Antonio del Tequendama, Colombia. At the beginning, in 1923, the building was constructed as a mansion by the architect called Carlos Arturo Tapias, not just as a symbol of the joy and elegance of the elite citizens of the 20s, but also as a luxurious hotel which would offer them prestigious views of the amazing waterfalls. The mansion is known also as "The Mansion of Tequendama Falls". The mansion follows mostly the French architecture, as its exterior features visible French architectural influence. Up until the 1950s, there were some plans for the hotel to be rebuilt into an 18 room hotel, however, this idea was never realized and the Hotel Del Salto continued operating with its original structure. Unfortunately, the hotel at the beginning of the 1990s closed its doors due to the damage on the building and also the polluted Bogotá River. For 20 years, the h