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
Formed22 December 1989 (1989-12-22)
HeadquartersCarrera 6 No. 6-91
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
4°35′38.17″N 74°4′36.84″W / 4.5939361°N 74.0769000°W / 4.5939361; -74.0769000
Annual budgetCOP$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 agencyMinistry of Culture
Websitewww.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.