Barrio 7 de Agosto Bogota

webmanco says on Mar 18, 2005, 20:09:

for most people it would not considered a safe place 7 de Agosto is a well known place to get car parts and accesories. Some areas of 7 de Agosto are not so safe but the commerce section of the place is safe, you need to walk as if you had been there before.
for most people it would not considered a safe place.



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Gator says on Mar 18, 2005, 20:20:

Not That Good. Lower middle class at best and kinda commercial. If you know Bogotá it's about Calle 68 and north of Car.30. southwest of downtown. Maybe an Estrado 3

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Gator says on Mar 18, 2005, 20:21:

I echo webmanco's comment about safety

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adrimm (Moderator) says on Mar 19, 2005, 10:38:

Thanks All Much appreciated

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Lionheart says on Mar 19, 2005, 16:08:

car parts? is that where you go to buy back the parts that have been removed from your car elsewhere?

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carolain11 says on Mar 20, 2005, 06:33:

7 de agosto I personally hate it cause it's filthy, and horrible

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carolain11 says on Mar 21, 2005, 06:48:

I didn't mean to offend you by saying that 7 de agosto is filthy, and there's nothing wrong with not being able to afford something in the "clean part of the city ( teh rich and the poor are both filthy but up north the garbage truck stops by more often)... I'm Colombian, from Barranquilla, and I've lived here (both in Barranquilla and Bogota) all my life... I agree with you avoiding unfortunate conditions doesn't make them go away, but when you live here and you have to see it everyday and think about the people who have to live in it everyday is even worse.. . and of course I've been to places 100 times worse than 7 de agosto...

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Gringo_Colin says on Nov 14, 2009, 15:47:

7 de agosto is the closest cheap food market to Chapinero, so also among the best places for an ensalada de frutas, morcilla, lechona, and a vast variety of whatever fruits and vegetables happen to be in from the mountains, jungle, and coast on any given day.

I'd second the opinions that you need to be careful. There are hot-spots for drugs and prostitution in 7 de Agosto during the day, imagine what it's like at night! If you're a gringo / American / European / whatever, you'll stand out the whole time you're there. But that's not so bad sometimes.

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