Bogotá isn’t what I expected… it’s something stranger

The moment Bogotá surprised me Bogota real experience; I came to Bogotá looking for history… and found something much stranger. I always start here: Bolívar Square.I sit on the cathedral steps and watch the city wake up.Vendors, pigeons, kids… that tiny Colombian universe that only exists in this place. And while the walking tour guide […]

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LA RAZON PARA VIAJAR A COLOMBIA 

Me pregunto si todo el que viene a la plaza de Bolívar se sienta en esta esquina, en las escaleras de la majestuosa catedral primada, para poder admirar con toda la calma, para poder respirar y ver a los niños jugando con las palomas que tras un gran rato observándolas me he percatado que son […]

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In Colombia We Do Dance Salsa Story from Bogotá

By Fredy Calderón I was in Colombia. I had to do it. I had never danced in my life, and I always felt like I had two right feet. Bogotá surprised me—it was colder than I had imagined. After tossing and turning in my private room at The Cranky Croc Hostel, I made a decision. […]

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WHAT TO DO IN ONE DAY IN BOGOTÁ

I had heard the sound of a flute all the way; I didn’t understand anything until we got to this point; after walking for two hours and listening to our guide Lorena talk about the importance of the high Andean forest; enjoying the fauna and flora of the chorrera; perhaps the most difficult hike I […]

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