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Are these the Andes? Please say Yes!

Just a question, Are the mountains on the edge of the center on Bogota considered the Andes in any remote way??

thanx

ice

By ice on Jun 18, 2008, 12:28 in Friendly Talkzone.

viajero123 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 18, 2008, 12:51:

Yes. The plateau where Bogota sits is located in the Andes too.

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billyb says on Jun 18, 2008, 13:33:

Ice, did you just win a bet?

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man.

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 18, 2008, 15:28:

When the andes enter Colombia it splits in 3 "ramales" named cordillera oriental, Cordillera central y la cordillera oriental

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ice says on Jun 18, 2008, 16:08:

SWEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not a bet but I have always dreamed of climbing the andes and didnt know if these count!

Thank you!!!!

ice

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 18, 2008, 16:17:

here is a picture for future references ;))

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tejasmarcos says on Jun 18, 2008, 16:19:

the andes make up the entire mountain range that stretch from colombia to the southern tip of south america.

here is an excerpt;

The Andes are the longest mountain range in the world, stretching 7,250 kilometers (4,200 miles) down the southern half of the world. The Andes run north to the warm equator, and stretch south towards Cape Horn and Patagonia, a windy, cold, semi-desert where the winter temperatures stay below freezing. The southern tip of the Andes is not far from Antartica, home of the south pole!

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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ice says on Jun 18, 2008, 18:15:

thanks again. thanks for the pics Kat

ice

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getting better says on Jun 18, 2008, 18:37:

Bogotá is on the Western edge of the Eastern cordillera
I think

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MaFe says on Jun 18, 2008, 19:25:

Good luck climbing them!! Enjoy!

"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 19, 2008, 02:42:

he already did, just being in Bogota he is in Los andes :)

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billyb says on Jun 19, 2008, 05:49:

But climbing them in a plane doesn't count.

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man.

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 19, 2008, 06:01:

well you can go by foot to the top of Monserrate ;P at least you done a bit

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billyb says on Jun 19, 2008, 06:04:

jeje, that is still cheating. I think he should have to walk from Girardot to Bogota for it to count.

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man.

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JGD (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 19, 2008, 06:41:

ICE go to Universidad de los Andes in Bogota... then you can accomplish what you always wanted... or Universidad de los Andes in Merida, Venezuela (ULA) same goal, different spot...
lol

You are worried the US is going to invade and take the Venezuelan oil?... you are selling everything to them !!Peruvian Pres. Alan Garcia to Chavez

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 19, 2008, 08:30:

getting better says on Jun 18, 2008, 18:37: flag

Bogotá is on the Western edge of the Eastern cordillera
I think

if you see on the map, Bogotá is on the eastern cordillera :)

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sanandressi says on Jun 20, 2008, 08:02:

Merida, Venezuela...longest cable car in the world. You start at 4500 feet or so and finish at 14,500 Pico Bolivar and change cars twice. Totally cool! Caracas has a neat cable car too up to pico Avila and of course the one in Bogota. This one in Merida is espectacular!

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