BOGOTA; The City That Has It ALL

The exciting Colombian Capital, located in the center of the country; an a elevation of about 2.600 meters, (is the highest city of Colombia), on a mountain rimmed plateau high in the eastern cordillera of the Andes Mountain. This city host seven millions inhabitants from diferent regions of the country. It´s usually that the climate vary between 14°C and 16°C but in the day can be unpredictable changes in the temperature, that´s why you should always carry an umbrella and a good coat.

About the transportation, Bogota has become in a example to follow in Latin America, with a system of the massive transportation called "TRANSMILENIO". It has improve the public movility and the Capital´s organization road.

Also bogota's public transportation is operated with buses, busetas, colectivos, and taxis, bogota have more taxis than anothers importants cities of Colombia, like medellin, cali and cartagena. Some are very old and some are very comfortable and modern.

There are more than one millon vehicles on the streets in Bogota. To reduce traffic congestion, there is a rule called 'pico y placa', it applies to all vehicles, public and private. Pico y Placa means that you can´t drive your car certain days of the week, according to your car plate last number.

More than two hundred thousand foreigners choose Bogota like a touris destination, their love a historical neighboorhoods with a combination of colonial buildings and skyscrapers, like "La Candelaria" with several museums, cultural scenery and art exhibitions, also it´s a place of residence of rebublic´s presindent and the most important powers of the country.

Among the most interesting museums for visit, are:

The famous Gold Museum which is a testimony to native Indian culture

The National Museum, once was a jail called "Panoptico"

The museum of the 20 July or Vases´s house
The Museum of Modern Art

The Estate Quinta de Bolívar, was to Simon Bolivar´s House.

The Rose´s Zone or The T´s Zone, are the best places for shopping fun, entertainment and gourmet typical food like Ajiaco and Sancocho, its very delicious.

Bogota is the best destination to have an excellent and unusual vacations at any time of year, the people always are as friendly as all Colombians.