Bogotá

The heart of the Andes: Bogotá is the capital city of Colombia and the country’s most populated city. With almost eight million inhabitants it is the most important political city in the country. The city is situated in the geographical center of Colombia at an altitude of 2640m on a plateau known as the Sabana de Bogotá to the West of the Andes.

Bogotá has a wonderful variety of neighborhoods, called “barrios”: the tall modern buildings are located in the Centro International and just beside this is the bohemian Macarena district which takes in the Plaza de Toros. The historic center is called the La Candelaria and is where the city and its seat of government and congress were created.