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Bogota Colombia's capital city and a vibrant city of seven million people, with beautiful parks and lakes where they circulate for pedestrians and cyclists. The city is a Plateau at about 2500 meters above sea level, (which, in the first few hours may cause some discomfort).
WHY GO
The beautiful historic center Good restaurants and nightlife in a Caribbean rhythm.
ORIENTATION
The area north of the city called Zona Rosa is where are the best hotels and nightlife. The old center, La Candelaria is quiet and historic neighborhood's best attractions concentrated around the Plaza Bolivar, the time of the founding of the city. There is near the Gold Museum, the largest of its kind in the world, with 4,000 pieces found in archeological sites (and free admission on Sundays) and Donación Botero, with paintings by the artist's most famous country, Fernando Botero, as well as a fine collection of European art (and free admission all day). Making a cable car ascent to the top of Cerro de Monserrate, part city tour.
WHEN TO GO
The city has a mountain climate due to its altitude (mainly affected by cloud cover), which varies between 7 ° C and 19 ° C with an average temperature around 14 ° C. The driest season is between December and March-June-July and the wettest period April-May and September-November, the climate is strongly influenced by the phenomena of El Niño.
HOW TO GET THERE
The El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, is the most important country with a national platform and other international
GETTING AROUND
There is an efficient public transport system with efficient red buses or the Transmilenio buseta (micro-buses), and collective Executives (vans). Taxis, which are in short supply are cheap. If you wish to leave Bogota, we recommend a one day tour to the charming town of Villa de Levy, three and a half hours by bus from the capital. With a few extra days, you can also travel to the island of San Andres, which has the beautiful Caribbean Sea.
The main avenues of the city are the Autopista Norte-Quito-Norte and Sur, who along Avenida Centenario, part of the Pan American highway route linking Bogota Simon Bolivar in Caracas city, Maracaibo, Quito and Guayaquil. In the west, is Calle 80, which after the bridge over the Rio Bogota, becomes the Autopista Medellin-Bogota.
