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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
Top Bogotá Nightlife

Bogotá Beer Company

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 ...
Bar
Bogotá, Colombia

El Café Internet Bar

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 ...
Bar
Bogotá, Colombia

The Irish Pub

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 ...
Bar
Bogotá, Colombia

Cinema

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 ...
Bar
Zona Rosa, Bogotá, Colombia

Alma

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 ...
Bar
Zona Rosa, Bogotá, Colombia

Bar 201

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 ...
Bar
Zona Rosa, Bogotá, Colombia

Kukaramakara

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 ...
Bar
Bogotá, Colombia

Escobar y Rosas

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 ...
Bar
La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia

Quiebra Canto

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 ...
Bar
La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia

El Sitio

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 ...
Bar
Zona Rosa, Bogotá, Colombia

Cha Cha

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 ...
Bar
Chapinero, Bogotá, Colombia
Bogotá's Best Museums

Casa Quinta de Bolivar

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 ...
Museum
La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia

Casa Museo Jorge Eliecer Gaitán

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 ...
Museum
Bogotá, Colombia

Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares

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 ...
Museum
La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia

Museo de Arte Colonial

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 ...
Museum
La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia

Museo Donación Botero

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 ...
Museum
La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia

Museo Arqueológico

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 ...
Museum
La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia

Museo de Arte Moderno

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 ...
Museum
Bogotá, Colombia

Museo Nacional

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 ...
Museum
Bogotá, Colombia

Museo de Bogotá

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 ...
Museum
Bogotá, Colombia
Bogotá Neighborhoods

La Candelaria

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 ...
City Zone
La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia

Zona T

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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Bogotá, Colombia

Parque de la 93

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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Bogotá, Colombia

Samper

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 ...
City Zone
Samper, Bogotá, Colombia

La Macarena

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 ...
City Zone
La Macarena, Bogotá, Colombia

Rosales

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 ...
City Zone
Rosales, Bogotá, Colombia

Zona Rosa

Zona Rosa is another great neighborhood for dining and dancing in Bogota. ...
City Zone
Zona Rosa, Bogotá, Colombia
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Traveler Reviews of Bogotá

The South American New York

Bogota is one of the coolest places I’ve been to. It's where I met the love of my life!

Traveler from Sweden on Mar 27, 2008
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