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Bogotá
Bogotá is Colombia's beating heart, an engaging and vibrant capital cradled by chilly Andean peaks and steeped in sophisticated urban cool.
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Bogotá's most famous museum and one of the most fascinating in South America, the Gold Museum contains more than 55,000 pieces of gold and other materials…
Bogotá
Even if you've never heard of Fernando Botero, you'll probably recognize some of his highly distinctive paintings of oversized (read: chubby) characters,…
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Built between 1557 and 1621, the Church of San Francisco is Bogotá's oldest surviving church. In the atmospherically dark interior, with its extravagant…
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The usual place to start discovering Bogotá is the giant concrete Plaza de Bolívar, the heart of the original town. What it lacks in green foliage it…
Bogotá
Most of Banco de la República's permanent art collection, which features 800 pieces by 250 different artists spread over 16 exhibition halls at two…
Bogotá
On the south side of Plaza de Bolívar, beyond the Capitolio Nacional and reached via Carreras 8 or 7, this is Colombia's neoclassical presidential…
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Housed in the expansive, Greek-cross-shaped building called El Panóptico (designed as a prison by English architect Thomas Reed in 1874), the Museo…
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One of Bogotá's most richly decorated churches, the Santa Clara is also its oldest (along with Iglesia de San Francisco). Deconsecrated in 1968, it was…
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Day Trips
Beyond Bogotá you'll find a wide variety of easy day trips that get you out into nature - with hiking, rock climbing and a surprising theme park.
Read articleTransportation
The traffic in Bogotá may be notorious but there are ways to avoid it. Here's how to navigate the Colombian capital with zero stress.
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Articles
Latest stories from Bogotá
- Day TripThe top 9 day trips from Bogotá from rewarding hikes to laid-back towns
Sep 26, 2023 • 10 min read
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Destination PracticalitiesEverything you need to know about getting around BogotáAug 11, 2023 • 5 min read
- CyclingBogotá's weekly car-free Ciclovia gives visitors and locals a chance to explore by bike
Feb 4, 2020 • 5 min read
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