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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Bogota exotic fruits: the city that tastes like a giant fruit

Bogotá isn’t a city… it’s a giant fruit The moment Bogotá stopped being “just a city” Bogota exotic fruits, I thought Bogotá was just a big city… until I realized it was basically a fruit. I was on a walking tour when the guide said Bogotá has enough fruits for you to eat a different […]

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Who Was the First?

Who Was the First? By: Fredy Calderón I asked myself: “How was it possible? Who could have been the first person to even think: look, if we pull this root out of the ground, peel it, boil it, mash it with salt, shape it into a ball, flatten it… and just like that, however each […]

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WE ARE CATHOLIC, APOSTOLIC, ROMAN… 

Salt Cathedral tour from Bogotá – Colombian identity carved in salt So many times I heard this in my childhood, back in the Colombian Caribbean:“We are Catholic, Apostolic, Roman…” So many times I heard this in my childhood, back in the Colombian Caribbean.  I’ve seen people whip themselves across the back…   and others climb Monserrate […]

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BOGOTÁ, THE LADY GUARDIAN OF MEMORIES 

Beyond Bogotá’s skyline, nestled among the eastern mountains, nature becomes memory. This story is part of a series inspired by landscapes that carry our steps and emotions. If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to walk into the roots of memory and land, this is your moment. The La Chorrera Colombia tour isn’t just […]

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THE WELL-KEPT STORY

. Cities, according to what I know, can be divided into those that stir unease and thrive in chaos; some are made of nothing but concrete, and in the end, are merely that. Others, however, are steeped in art and history—guardians of treasured memories and the very essence of their origins, and of the country […]

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LA HISTORIA BIEN GUARDADA 

Las ciudades se dividen, según mis saberes, en aquellas que despiertan angustia y son caóticas por excelencia; las hay llenas de concreto, pero que al final de cuentas no son más que eso. También las hay llenas de arte e historia, las que guardan como grandes tesoros los recuerdos y argumentos de sus orígenes mismos […]

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QUEVEDO’S CHORRO SONG

What a harmonious and imposing square; the bohemian city scent that permeates it calms me. We’re walking through Bogotá’s historic center and suddenly we find ourselves in the middle of a world of people: theater scenes on one side and live music on the other. For a moment, I felt like I was in Paris […]

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FULANITOS EN LA CANDELARIA  

De verdad no podía creer lo que estaba escuchando; que el siguiente plato de este que hasta ahora era el mejor food tour que había hecho en mi vida era un plátano bien maduro que se cortó en pedazos grandes, se fritó en aceite bien caliente y luego se aplastó; solo para luego ponerle en […]

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LA TRANSFORMACIÓN DE VISITANTE A LOCAL EN EL BOGOTA FÚTBOL TOUR 

Estábamos en un campo gigantesco, no me imaginaba esto antes de venir; sombrillas que giraban al ritmo de los tambores que parecían indicar que una gran batalla se avecinaba; la gente comenzó a alzar todo lo que tenía: bufandas del equipo y banderas de la ciudad, y lo giraban en el aire mientras se colocaban […]

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