General Archive of the Nation (Colombia)

General Archive of the Nation
Archivo General de la Nación
	Logo of the General Archive.
	; Headquarters of the General Archive.
Agency overview
Formed	22 December 1989
Headquarters	Carrera 6 No. 6-91; Bogotá, D.C., Colombia; 4°35′38.17″N 74°4′36.84″W
Annual budget	COP$15,322,278,768 (2011); COP$18,537,174,113 (2012); COP$18,916,749,945 (2013)
Agency executive	Carlos Alberto Zapata Cárdenas, Director;
Parent agency	Ministry of Culture
Website	www.archivogeneral.gov.co

The General Archive of the Nation (Spanish: Archivo General de la Nación) is a Colombian government agency ascribed to the Colombian Ministry of Culture charged with "conserving the historical legacy, as well as recovering and circulating the documentary heritage of the country". It is the head of the National System of Archives. The headquarters are located in the city of Bogotá and was designed by the architect Rogelio Salmona.

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