September 28, 2012 @ Bogota, CO



First real breakfast in Colombia


It is cold in Bogota


Colegio agustiano de San Nicolas


Congreso de la Republica


Palacio de Justica


Mount ain goat


With shoes


Bogota Bike Tours


Secretaria Distrital de Gobierno de Bogota


Part of Carrera 7 is pedestrian only


Palacio y Iglesia de San Francisco


Graffiti even on lamp post


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


Biking in the bike lane


Macarena district


Plaza de Toros la Santamaria


Me @ Plaza de Toros la Santamaria


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


Handful of fights in Januany and February when the fighters are not busy in Spain


Me on a bull!


Santa Maria*s bullring


Bogota*s graffiti scene gets international attention


Arepas: corn flour based pancakes, sometimes made with cheese


Museo Nacional


Parking on the street


Biblioteca de Arte y Cultura Colsubsidio


Parque Nacional


The clock is broken


Landscape of Bogota and surrounding


No peeing!


Used to be neighborhood for the rich


Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Museum


Crossing the street


Apt @ Bogota


Beautiful day for some outdoor excursion


Student @ Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Bogota


Graffiti everywhere on campus!


Bogota is the main campus for the University


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


Feel like I am in Cuba


Bohemian


The students are not a big fans of American


Empanadas: meat, potato, vegetables and rice wrapped in a corn flour crust


Calle 26


Hospital Universitario Mayor


Biking @ 3000m above sea level


Biking and photographing


Cerro de Monserrate and Santuario Virgen de Guadalupe


Cementerio Central


Replicate of status found in San Agustin Archaeological Park in Southern Colombia


Parque de los Talladores en Piedra de los Martires


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


Raw coco beans (note green in color not brown)


Roasted coco beans


Bags and bags of processed coffee beans


Coffee factory


Do you see a swam?


In Bogota the law treats graffiti as a violation


In N. America or Europe it is a crime that draws large fines


3D nose ring


Passion fruit


Many variety of fruits in Colombia


Bogota is inland, so fresh water fish mostly


Passion fruit


Dragon fruit in yellow unlike the pink in Asia


Cherry like fruit


La Macarena


Cute little basket


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


Iglesia de la Veracruz


Walking section of Carrera 2


All gals on our tour, we didn*t get this pose


Colorful house on Calle 13


Colorful house on Calle 13


Colorful house on Calle 13


Colorful house on Calle 13


Masaya Intercultural Hostel Bogota


Chorro de Quevedo


Unofficial center of La Candelaria


Colombian model


Pretty graffiti


Bohemian life meets to enjoy arts, culture and music at this spot


Graffiti on Carrera 1A


Motorbike


Colombian lovers, so madly in love


Colorful house on Calle 13B


Cerro de Monserrate


Graffiti on almost every building!


Teeth


Goldfish


Women


Diversity


Empanadas Argentina style


Freshly made


Mix of everything


Iglesia de Nuestra Sehora de Las Aguas


Universidad de Los Andes


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


Sleepy doggie


Amazing view!


Me @ Monserrate


Me @ Monserrate


FF @ Me @ Monserrate


Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Monserrate


Here for the sunset


Iglesia de Nustra Senora del Carmen


A true beautiful panoramic view of the city


As the sun goes down


The moon is out


A drink at the french restaurant while waiting for night shot


Bogota @ Night


Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Monserrate


Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Monserrate


Bogota is the capital and largest city of Colombia


Bogota is the most populous city in Colombia with around 8mil inhabitants


ISO 800


ISO 400


Time to leave after many amazing shots


Festival de Teatro Alternativo


Japanese food in Botoga


This is probably the worst Japanese food in my life


Lots of hip locals in this restaurant


Café on Carrera 2


Chorro de Quevedo @ night


Street performers


Plaza de Toros la Santamaria


Plaza de Toros la Santamaria


Beautiful panoramic view of Bogota


Beautiful panoramic view of Bogota


Beautiful panoramic view of Bogota


Beautiful panoramic view of Bogota