√ Bogotá (Colombia): information on the city, what to visit and what to do Bogotá?

Bogotá

Population: ~ 6.712.000

Time difference to London - Time zone GMT/UTC: -5 hours

Climate, weather: At 8357 feet (2547m) in elevation the temperature hovers around 20ºC (68ºF) all year long with most of the rain falling between September and January.

An international airport exists.

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A city loved by its warm-hearted people that usually greet you with all smiles.

In the country side you will find the Guatavita lagoon where the “Dorado” is located (Dorado is the name the Spaniards had for the place where indigenous people used to store the gold), the salt cathedral of Zipaquira and more than 50 museums like the gold museum (which houses the biggest collection of gold-art pieces).

Bogotá (Colombia) - Things to See:

San Francisco Church – built in 1567

Museo de Oro – Museum of Gold with more than 30,000 treasures.

National Museum of Colombia (Museo Nacional de Colombia)

Quinta de Bolivar – Country home of Simon Bolivar at the foot of Cerro Monserrate

More information and interesting Web-Sites regarding Bogotá:

► www.bogota.gov.co

Official Website of the District Goverment (in Spanish only)

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How and what they are speaking/talking about in Bogotá? Radio and TV stations from Bogotá in Spanish live & online:

HJCK

Radio station

Bogotá

Type and programme style: news, classic músic, other

Checked on Sunday, 1st of November 2009, quality of streaming: ok, player type: Windows Media Player.

► Listen live HJCK

RADIO SANTA FE

Radio station

Bogotá

Type and programme style: comprehensive

Quality of streaming: ok, player type: Windows Media Player.

► Listen live RADIO SANTA FE

Radio CARACOL

Radio station

Bogotá

Type and programme style: comprehensive

Quality of streaming: ok, player type: Windows Media Player.

► Listen live Radio CARACOL

La Vallenata 97.4

Radio station

Bogotá

Type and programme style: traditional/folk music

Quality of streaming: ok, player type: Windows Media Player.

► Listen live La Vallenata 97.4

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