IN PICTURES: Pope Francis arrived in Bogota, Colombia Wednesday on a five-day tour of the South American country, welcomed by President Juan Manuel Santos, thousands of catholics, groups of children and victims of the country's internal conflict.

On his whirl-wind visit, Francis hailed the peace accord in Colombia between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the government as well as the peace talks being held between the National Liberation Army and the Santos administration.

The pope also called for a peaceful solution to Venezuela's internal affairs.

teleSUR looks at his visit through the lens of the camera.