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Information about
Bogota Colombia
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Information about Bogota
Colombia, brief Bogota Colombia facts and general
information. You will find Bogota Colombia very much
alive and vibrant with museums, fine restaurants,
parks, theaters and many attractions near Bogota
Colombia.
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Bogota
Facts And
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Bogota Colombia
Today: Today Bogotá is a bustling
city in continuous and rapid expansion.
Whatever you are looking for can be
found in Bogotá, services,
entertainment, nightlife and culture. It
is one of the fastest growing
metropolitan areas, not only in
Colombia, but also in South America.
Its
almost 8 million inhabitants include a
multitude of immigrants from all over
the world, which makes the capital a
true microcosm of the nation. Modern
high-rises and skyscrapers contrast with
old houses of colonial and republican
architecture. Bogotá offers residents
and visitors everything that a modem
city can give. Cultural activities
abound and its enormous selection of
restaurants, bars and nightclubs offers
all kinds of food and entertainment.
Note: We
are told that because of the problems in
other parts of Colombia many people have
moved (fled) to Bogotá for safety and
security and the unofficial population
is closer to 10 million)
A picturesque city, it is known for its
colonial architecture, its collection of
pre-Colombian gold art, and its
bookshops and splendid colonial
churches. It is also a city of
futuristic architecture, modern
high-rises, brilliant museums, and
skyscrapers. Bogotá offers residents and
visitors everything that a modem city
can give including a vibrant and diverse
cultural and intellectual life. It is a
city with a mixture of people, from the
average to the wealthy, modern
high-rises to beggars, shanty towns and
traffic jams. And surprisingly you will
find most everyone is of good nature,
friendly and helpful.
This amazing mixture of prosperity and
poverty, Macerates and mules, makes it
one of the world's most chaotic,
fascinating and aggressive metropolises.
Tourists that visit Bogotá fall in love
with the city, and would like to remain
forever there. I
have been in Bogota
with MANY people from Canada, Europe and
the U.S.A. and everyone's opinion is the
same, they wish they could stay longer!
Major suburbs include Bosa, Engativá,
Fontibón, Suba, Usaquén, and Usme.
Industries include printing and
publishing, motor-vehicle assembly, food
processing, and the manufacture of
beverages, textiles, metals goods,
machinery, and electrical equipment.
Many banks and corporations maintain
their headquarters in the city.
Railroads and highways, including the
Pan-American Highway, link the city with
other major centers. The international
Eldorado Airport is nearby.
Bogotá is now Colombia's largest
financial, political, and cultural
center. The National University of
Colombia and many other universities
located there make Bogotá the nation's
chief educational center.
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Some Bogotá
History: Bogotá is the
country's capital, located at an
elevation of about 2,650 m. / 8,660
ft. on a mountain rimmed plateau
high in the Cordillera Oriental of
the Andes Mountains. This gives it
constant spring like weather. It
lies only 4°36' north of the
equator.
Bogotá was founded on the 6th of
August 1538 by the Spanish
conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de
Quesada who fought the Chibcha
Indians near the site of the
populous tribe center called Bacatá.
The new city became the vice-regal
capital of New Granada in 1717. It
was captured by Simón Bolívar in
1819 and was the capital of the
independent nation of Great Colombia
(which included modern day Colombia,
Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela). It
became the capital of New Granada
(later renamed Colombia) in 1830
when Great Colombia was dissolved.
The city grew slowly because
Bogotanos (cachacos) wished to
preserve their old culture. They
cherished their churches, convents,
homes (built in the ornate Spanish
colonial style) and the National
University, founded in 1573. They
also prided themselves on speaking
the purest Spanish in the New World.
The city expanded rapidly after 1940
as large numbers of rural Colombians
migrated there in search of greater
economic opportunities. It is
sometimes called the Athens of South
America.
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We hope you enjoy Colombia!
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