Laura Celeste & Stewart Alexander
Things To Do
La Candelaria
La Candelaria is Bogota’s vibrant heart, with landmarks like the colonial-era cathedral and neoclassical Capitol flanking Bolivar Plaza. Narrow streets lined with shops selling emeralds and handicrafts lead to cultural hotspots like the Gold Museum, with pre-Columbian artifacts, and Museo Botero, showing international art in a colonial mansion.
Zona T
Pedestrianized zone with a trendy vibe, offering numerous boutiques, bars & restaurants. https://cielo.travel/the-ultimate-guide-to-zona-t-zona-rosa-bogotas-stylish-side/?srsltid=AfmBOoqu9M90FPDc7PjHqXCya0NjRqwW5XOn2gbjtenbRlmEIVJz8cbd
Monserrate
Monserrate is a mountain over 3,000 metres high that overlooks the city center of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. It rises to 3,152 meters above the sea level, where there is a church with a shrine, devoted to El Señor Caído.
Jardín Botánico
The José Celestino Mutis botanical garden is Colombia's biggest botanical garden. It serves both as a recreation and research center with an emphasis on Andean and Páramo ecosystems, featuring plants from every Colombian altitude, climate and region.
Museo de Oro
The Museum of Gold is an archaeology museum. Displayed is a selection of pre-Columbian gold and other metal alloys, such as Tumbaga, and contains the largest collection of gold artifacts in the world in its exhibition rooms.
Museo Botero
The Botero Museum is an art museum located in La Candelaria neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia. It houses mostly works by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, however it also includes artwork by other international artist that were of Botero's own private art collection.
Mirador Edificio Colpatria
Experience the magic of this great city from 196 meters high! On the 48th floor, the 360 ° observation deck of the Colpatria Tower offers a unique panoramic view of the city. Positioned as an unmissable and unparalleled tourist destination.
La Catedral de Sal
For those with more time and a thirst to explore further than the city, The Salt Cathedral in Zipaquirá is an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 metres underground in a halite mountain. The temple at the bottom has three sections, representing the birth, life, and death of Jesus. The icons, ornaments and architectural details are hand carved in the halite rock and some marble sculptures. The town of Zipaquirá also has the Archaeological Museum with pre-Columbian artifacts, as well as The Casa del Nobel Gabriel García Márquez, a cultural center in a building where the author studied in the 1940s, and its great historic center.
Parque Jaime Duque
Jaime Duque Park is a family-oriented amusement park located in the Tocancipá municipality of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá, Colombia. The park contains the Jaime Duque Zoo, the Museum of Mankind, as well as replicas of several major locations and buildings from around the world.