In many ways Bogotá epitomises the Latin American city; a mix of crumbling colonial architecture and modern office blocks, vast extremes of rich and poor in a population that soars higher by the day, expensive cosmopolitan malls and a rising crime rate. It’s a place to love or hate, but few are indifferent.
Telephone Code: 1
Altitude: 2600m
Population: 7,457,000
The Bogota Beer Company molds itself on various U.S.-style micro-breweries, delivering on that level. Artisanal beers in a pub setting are what draw the crowds here, not to mention large screen
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El Cafè Internet Bar is a popular, queer-friendly hangout with loud music, stiff drinks, fast computers, cute boys (and a few girls), and comfy seats. It's busy most evenings.
El Cafè is open 10
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Bizarrely popular with young Colombians, the Irish Pub really does not resemble an Irish establishment at all. However, on weekends the forecourt that spills onto the pedestrianised section of the
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Routinely lauded as the best place to get your fix of progressive house and electronic music, Cinema boasts vast rooms and thundering beats. Often the location of the after party, long lines extend
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New in July 2007, Alma has quickly converted itself into the most happening club in Bogota and the place to be seen. Entry is tough but not impossible, best to find friends in high places who can
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Designed to look similar to a singleton's apartment, complete with some paintings, sofas and table lamps, Bar 201 tries hard. In truth Bar 201 is uncomplicated and fun with its spaces and crossover
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Another effervescent option in northern Bogota for those people who can get their tongues around the twister of a name and want to head out and hear some live music covered by the house band. Before
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It is a mystery that this bar / club has become so popular, but week in week out, from Wednesday night onwards, there are lines of people who are left out in the cold as capacity is reached. Before
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Quiebra Canto is the brainchild of a group of students from the Universidad Nacional, who, 29 years ago, decided to create a place to play Silvio Rodriguez songs and start the revolution. Very little
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El Sitio - The Place - is exactly that if you want to get back to good old fashioned partying, Colombian style. Basic furnishings make this bar / club a place to buy a bottle with some friends, kick
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The winning ticket for Cha Cha is its lofty situation on the 41st floor of an otherwise non-despcript Bogotá sky scraper. With views over all of Bogotá, clubbers can enjoy the spun electronica
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The Quinta, not far from the Univeridad de los Andes in the Candelaria, is perhaps best known as Simon Bolivar's most stable residence in his adult life - he spent 423 days here, though not
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Casa Museo Jorge Eliecer Gaitán preserves the home and office of who, without a doubt, is the most important social leader in modern Colombian history. Shortly after graduating from law school, the
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Built in 1583 and formerly an Augustinian cloister, this is certainly one of the oldest surviving buildings in Bogotá. The Museum has a fantastic collection of wares crafted by Colombia's vast array
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Originally used as the seat of the Colegio Máximo de la Compañía de Jesús en la Nueva Granada in the latter half of the 17th Century, this Spanish colonial-styled building was converted into a
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For anyone interested in art, this museum has to be at the very top of the list of things to do in Bogotá. There are two sections to the Museo Donación Botero, the first dedicated to the famous
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The Museo Arqueológico, or MUSA, has an overwhelming permanent collection of pre-Columbian ceramics housed in a staggering 17th-century mansion. The history of the mansion itself is a story, for at
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The MAMBo was opened in 1976 and has emerged as a frontrunner in Latin American modern art. Here you can enjoy cinematic arts, the avant garde, collections of two and three dimensional art and the
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About 10 blocks north of the Candelaria and in the shadow of the Plaza de Toros stands the Museo Nacional, an easily identified building resembling a fortress that once served as a prison. With
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Just up the hill from the Museo Nacional is the Museo de Bogotá, which shows all facets of life and experiences in Bogotá. The place is often frequented by screaming hordes of schoolchildren
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Colonial in style with the occasional cobblestone street, eclectic bookstores, dance academies, museums and restaurants, La Candelaria is the beating heart of old Bogotá. One could spend several
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So called for its two pedestrian streets that meet in a “T”, the Zona T is a part of Bogotá not to miss for its shopping and nightlife. Rival restaurants and bars blare intrusive music in
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Along with the Zona T, Parque de la 93 is one of the most important areas of Bogotá for merrymaking. With a plethora of restaurants, bars and clubs, the area has transformed from a residential
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If you take the Hotel Tequendama as a reference point or are visiting the Museo Nacional, then you are standing in the small but perfectly located district of Samper. Samper is filled with fancy
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Climb just a few blocks from the bustling downtown center and you'll find La Macarena, a charming neighborhood of funky restaurants, cozy cafés and artisan stores, mainly concentrated on calles 26
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Young professionals in Chapinero dream of upgrading to Rosales. Here the streets are tree lined, security is high and the beautiful people drift from café to design store to award winning
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