Colombia Bogota

COLOMBIA
BO G OT AJO U RN E Y W IT H LIZ
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COLOMBIA
BOG OTA
FUN FA CT:
A t 8,3 6 0ft abovesea levelB ogotá is thehighest c ityin the
w orld w ith a p op u lation greaterthan 3 m illion.
TOURIST A TTRA CTION:
B ogotá's m ost fam ou s m u seu m is theG old M u seu m ,w hic h
c ontains m orethan 5 5 ,000 p iec es ofgold and other
m aterials from m ajorp re-H isp anic c u ltu res in C olom bia.The
M u seu m c ontains thelargest c ollec tion ofgold in thew orld .
It w as op ened in 193 9 bytheB ank oftheRep u blic to help
p reserveC olom bian artifac ts.
LOCA L A TTRA CTION:
Visit Lagu na d eG u atavita,Tierra N egra. It is a beau tifu llake
w ith an interesting story. Legend has it that a M u isc a tribal
c hiefknow n as ElD orad o c overed him selfin gold en d u st
and d isap p eared into them ysteriou s C raterLakealleged ly
hid ing treasu res.W hileyou 'reu nlikelyto find m aterialric hes
on a visit to thesite,you c an enjoysp lend id view s ofthe
c irc u larlakeand its su rrou nd ing area.
FOODS TO TRY:
A jiac o is a trad itionalsou p that you m u st try.It is m ad ew ith
shred d ed c hic ken,p otatoes,c orn,and avoc ad o.Thesou p is
top p ed w ith fresh c ream and c ap ers.

W H ERE TO STA Y:
The Shera ton B ogota w illnot
disa p p oint. It ha s a la rge hea ted p ool,
Ja cu zzi,sa u na ,Tu rkish stea m room
a nd a fu llgym . This lu xu ry hotelis a lso
6 km from E lDora do Interna tiona l
A irp ort. N ow need to w orry a b ou t
ru shing offto the a irp ort.
W H EN TO B OOK FOR EXTRA
SA VINGS:
Low sea son forC olom b ia is b efore or
a ftersu m m ersea son Ju ne - A u gu st.
A void tra veldu ring E a stera nd
C hristm a s to sa ve on a irfa re. Ra iny
sea sons a re in the m onths ofOctob er-
N ovem b era nd A p ril– M a y. B ook
Ja nu a ry – Feb ru a ry a nd Sep t for
sa vings.
A CTIVITIES:
Visit M u seo B otero delB a nco de la
Rep u b lica . M u seo B otero delB a nco de
la Rep u b lica is a m u st-see a ttra ction in
B ogota since its ina u gu ra tion in 2 0 0 0 .
This m u seu m conta ins 12 3 p a intings,
dra w ings,a nd scu lp tu res b y B otero
him self. It a lso conta ins 85p ieces
b y othera rtists. Find B otero ha s a n
interesting style ofp a inting,w hich
you m ight find a m u sing. The
m u seu m is free.
M o nserrate M o u ntain. Visit
M onserra te,it rises 10 ,341 feet a b ove
sea level. Stu nning view s on
thou ghts ofthe m ou nta in. M a ny
p eop le visit M onserra te,a s there is a
historicchu rch a nd shrine there.
The chu rch a nd shrine w ere
dedica ted to “E lSenorC a ido.”B e
su re to check the w ea therb efore
trying the jou rney. This w illensu re
you enjoy the view s ofB ogota
B o go taStreet A rt. C olom b ia n
ca p ita lB ogotá ha s a lw a ys b een
hom e to gra ffitia nd street a rt. The
ta lent ofthese gra ffitia rtists w ill
a m a ze you . B e su re to eitherta ke a
gra ffititou rw ith a gu ide. You ca n
a lso w a lk a rou nd on you row n. You
w illfind m a ny othertou rists doing
the sa m e.

N IGHTL IFE:
C heck o u t A rm ando Reco rds. Manytrendy,glam o ro u s
fo lk check o u t this spo t. Plu s w ho do esn’t like a clu ba
ro o fto p and m u lti level flo o rs.
TRA N SPORTA TION :
So yo u need to get aro u nd. B e su re to
have yo u rho tel o rderyo u rtaxi. Do
the sam e retu rning back to yo u r
ho tel. A sk the restau rant o rvenu e to
call yo u a taxi. This w ill ensu re yo u
get a fairtaxi rate.
SOUVEN IRS:
A ftervisiting the Go ld Mu seu m yo u
m ight have the desire to bring back a
piece. Ifell in lo ve w ith the go ld that
w as fo rm ed into seashells. Yo u can
sho p fo rim itatio n co pies fro m the
exhibit in the m u seu m s sto re
TRA VEL ESSEN TIA L S:
A lw ays pro tect yo u rpasspo rt w ith a
passpo rt co ver. Flights tend to be
alw ays chillyno m atterthe seaso n w hen yo u
travel.
B e su re to pack a sw e atshirt,sw eatero rlight jacket
fo rlo ng hau l flights. Rem em berto pack a hydrant,
asthe o xygen recycled and circu lated thro u gho u t
the plane w ill dryo u t yo u rskin.
BEA UTY ESSEN TIA L S:
In the heat m inim al m akeu p is key.
Pack a great m assacre. Ilo ve
Lancôm e Hypno se W aterpro o f
C u sto m Vo lu m e Mascara. N o w o rries
abo u t having racco o n eyes w hile yo u
are having fu n o u t at the beach. A lso
pack a bro nzer. Lau ra Mercierhas an
excellent line o f bro nzers that w o rk
great w ith all skin to nes. Ilo ve m y
Face Illu m inato rVisage in Sedu ctio n.
HA IR ESSEN TIA L S:
Pack a fo ldable w aterbo ttle to keep
yo u rhairlo o king fresh. Fo r
extensio ns/w eaves Ilo ve to ro ck
either‘Rio ’o r‘Serengeti’to tro pical o r
ho t spo ts. The cu rl pattern requ ires
less effo rt fo rm aintenance. Hair
extensio ns/w eaves are alw ays a great w ayto
transitio n o rto qu icklysw itch u p yo u rlo o k.