Guidebook for Bogota
Sightseeing
La Candelaria is the historic center of Bogotá, and the city's principal destination for tourists. Home to the top museums, the government palaces, and beautiful old colonial buildings along narrow co
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Greann Candelaria
6-58 Cl. 12bLa Candelaria is the historic center of Bogotá, and the city's principal destination for tourists. Home to the top museums, the government palaces, and beautiful old colonial buildings along narrow co
The usual place to start discovering Bogotá is Plaza de Bolívar, the heart of the original town. In the middle of the square is a bronze statue of Simón Bolívar (cast in 1846)
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Praça Bolívar
11-10 Cra. 7The usual place to start discovering Bogotá is Plaza de Bolívar, the heart of the original town. In the middle of the square is a bronze statue of Simón Bolívar (cast in 1846)
Is the main symbol of Bogotá. This peak of 3.160m is a famous religious site though many come for its spectacular view. On the top of the mountain is a church with a statue of the Señor Caído
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Monserrate
Is the main symbol of Bogotá. This peak of 3.160m is a famous religious site though many come for its spectacular view. On the top of the mountain is a church with a statue of the Señor Caído
One of Bogotá's most richly decorated churches and also it's oldest (along with Iglesia de San Francisco). It's now run by the government as a museum.
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Museu Santa Clara
#8-91 Cra. 8One of Bogotá's most richly decorated churches and also it's oldest (along with Iglesia de San Francisco). It's now run by the government as a museum.
This is Colombia's neoclassical presidential building, where Colombia's leader lives and works.
The building is named for Antonio Nariño,who secretly translated France's human-rights laws into Spanis
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Casa de Nariño
7 - 26 Cra. 8This is Colombia's neoclassical presidential building, where Colombia's leader lives and works.
The building is named for Antonio Nariño,who secretly translated France's human-rights laws into Spanis
Is a skyscraper currently under construction in Bogotá, Colombia, the tallest one in the country, surpassing the Torre Colpatria (Colpatria Tower) and the second tallest in South America
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BEER BD Bacatá
Is a skyscraper currently under construction in Bogotá, Colombia, the tallest one in the country, surpassing the Torre Colpatria (Colpatria Tower) and the second tallest in South America
Arts & Culture
Has a collection of Colombian coins and the history of moneymaking. Free entrance
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Museu da produção de moedas e notas
4-93 Cl. 11Has a collection of Colombian coins and the history of moneymaking. Free entrance
Collection of paintings donated by Botero to Bogota. Besides work of Botero the collection contains work from Picasso, Renoir, Monet, Dali and others. Free entrance
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Museu de Arte Miguel Urrutia -MAMU-
4-21 Cl. 11Collection of paintings donated by Botero to Bogota. Besides work of Botero the collection contains work from Picasso, Renoir, Monet, Dali and others. Free entrance
Impressive collection of gold and pre-Colombian artifacts from Colombia and surrounding nations. Don't miss this museum you won't find a better place to see the pre-Spanish artwork on gold
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Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
15-88 Cra. 6Impressive collection of gold and pre-Colombian artifacts from Colombia and surrounding nations. Don't miss this museum you won't find a better place to see the pre-Spanish artwork on gold
1942 the Colonial Museum containing Viceroy-ship art, silver plates, the Virgin of the Light and the most characteristic Gregorio Vásquez de Arce y Ceballos collection
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Museu Colonial
#9-77 Cra. 61942 the Colonial Museum containing Viceroy-ship art, silver plates, the Virgin of the Light and the most characteristic Gregorio Vásquez de Arce y Ceballos collection
This museum is housed in the expansive, Greek-cross-shaped building called El Panóptico (designed as a prison by English architect Thomas Reed in 1874).
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Museo Nacional
This museum is housed in the expansive, Greek-cross-shaped building called El Panóptico (designed as a prison by English architect Thomas Reed in 1874).
Food Scene
When days are cold Bogotanos gather in this ancient confectioner's to warm up with a cup of hot chocolate santafereño that is actually a plate: cassava bread, cheese bread and wheat bread and more
Pastelería La Florida
1346 Cra. 5When days are cold Bogotanos gather in this ancient confectioner's to warm up with a cup of hot chocolate santafereño that is actually a plate: cassava bread, cheese bread and wheat bread and more
La Puerta Falsa
6-50 Cl. 11Drinks & Nightlife
Head up the Cuban-colored stairs to this little piece of tropacalia on a magical cobbled street in the Macarena
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EL BEMBÉ
Head up the Cuban-colored stairs to this little piece of tropacalia on a magical cobbled street in the Macarena
Everything Else
Universidad de los Andes has been consistently ranked as one of the top 10 Latin American Universities and is the best university in Colombia
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Go Green
#18a-12 Cra. 1Universidad de los Andes has been consistently ranked as one of the top 10 Latin American Universities and is the best university in Colombia
Parks & Nature
Parque Nacional Enrique Olaya Herrera
3-50 Cl. 35Parque dos Jornalistas