The Hotel del Salto was built during the roaring '20s on a cliffside overlooking the beautiful Tequendama Falls of Colombia. The Gothic French mansion was built as the residence of architect Carlos Arturo Tapias, but was soon repurposed as a hotel. Despite its beauty, its location dangling over a precipice made it a prime location for people to commit suicide. The hotel was open for decades, but increasing pollution in the adjoining Bogota River forced it to close in the 1990s.