Mike, our tour leader, showing us some good stuffs
Colombia is the worlds largest producer of emeralds, constituting 50-95% of the world production
Street vendor selling cigarettes and gum everywhere
Some demonstration here resulting all the paints
Where the bulls are kept while waiting
Apt with free bullfight viewing (yet they complaint about the noise!)
Bogota mayor takes stance against bull fighting
Bullfighters in Bogota contest ban on spectacle
Also the largest campus in Colombia
Francisco de Paula Santander Plaza, unofficially as the *Che Plaza*
An ample campus with several green areas, open spaces, and pedestrian paths
Free campus bike contest
I need to visit the actual site in San Agustin next time!
San Augustin is a collection of ceremonial and burial sites
Beatifully carved and emit a power that touches on many levels
First Mercedes sighting @ Colombia
Campo de Tejo los Bucaros
Played by throwing a metal plate at a board spotted with gunpowder, named tejo
Tejo is a traditional sport in Colombia
A lot of workout on this trip
Take the funicular up and down, the hiking trail is closed
Funicular, 9USD roundtrip
Christ redeemer like statue looking over the city
Gaining 500m in elevation
Two fancy restaurants at the top
3,170m meters above sea level
Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Monserrate
Santuario Virgen de Guadalupe, 3,260 meters above sea level