PORTAL 2: BOGOTÁ

Bogotá is the capital and the largest city in Colombia. Bogotá is diverse and multicultural and combines modern constructions with others that evoke its colonial past.

Some of the activities that you can do in Bogotá during a weekend are: visit the Plaza de Bolivar, the Botero Museum, the Gold Museum, the Candelaria and the Chorro de Quevedo, you can climb to Monserrate, enjoy the market of the fleas, you can visit the botanical garden and the Quinta de Bolivar and to finish your night you might love to dance and find good bars in the Zona Rosa.

In this Collage you can see some places like: Jardin Botánico, Maloka and Botero museum. If you are going to Jardin Botánico you may do cultural activities, guided tours, and you can taste a Gastronomic sample, if you will walk to the guided tours you should enter no later than 3:00 p.m. because the tour lasts two hours approximately.

You can visit Botero museum too but if you are going to visit that you must not take pictures of exhibitions.

Other places that you can find in Bogota are: Plaza de Bolivar, Rivas passage and Monserrate. Monserrate is a world-famous to be the highest eastern hill in Bogota. You will walk on the pedestrian path, or you will ride the cable car to climb the Monserrate hill. If you are going to Rivas passage you can find a lot typical crafts of our country, Colombia so you would like to buy gifts for your family.

Finally, if you will travel to Bogota you should visit the Planetarium, Candelaria, Gold museum and National museum of children. You may go to planetarium you can participate in the principal activity about planets and the stars of Heaven. On other hand, the Gold Museum of Bogotá is one of the things that you should see in this city. If you travel to Bogota I would recommend you to get up early as much as you can, visit Monserrate first, then walk through the Calendaria, and to end the day, come and admire the exhibitions of the Gold Museum. 

HOTELS

The most important Hotels in Bogota are: Tequendama Hotel and Dann Norte Hotel.  If you are staying at Hotel Tequendama, you can enjoy the best services of a 5 star hotel, equipped with the latest technology and excellent facilities. you might like to choose between 3 different restaurants; The Viceroy, with typical local and international cuisine, Piazza Roma, Italian cuisine, and Viennese Coffee, ideal for a snack. If you are staying at this Hotel you must take enough money to pay your bill but you will not regret!

The other famous is Dann Norte Hotel. If you are staying at Dann Norte Hotel You can be just a few steps from the main shopping centers, World Trade Center, specialized clinics and much more. You will enjoy the spa area with jacuzzi, sauna, beauty salon, massages.

RESTAURANTS

The best restaurants in Bogota are: Pajares Salinas, Bandido Bistro, Central Cevichería, La Brasserie and La Fabbrica. If you are going to visit the Pajares Salinas restaurant you should taste the Spanish specialty like Steak Tartare. If you prefer to visit the Bandido Bistro restaurant or the Brasserie Restaurant you should taste the French specialty like Entrecöte de Paris. You can find the seafood specialty in Central Cevicheria you might love to taste Shrimp Ceviche. And finally, if you are going to visit the Fabbrica restaurant you should taste the Italian specialty and you might like to taste pasta in this restaurant.

FOOD

En Bogotá you can find a lot of delicious food. About the principal dishes you should taste the Fritanga Bogotana, empanadas, Ajiaco, Tamal, pumped potato and rice accompanied by any meal, if you are going to have your breakfast you can eat Changua, chocolate, and sweet fritter, especially, in December season for holidays. If you prefer to eat a sweet dessert you should taste rice pudding, three milk cake, wafer, dessert cream or sweet of papayuela.