Laguna de Guatavita

kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 26, 2007, 13:30:

safe yes it is, the entrance last time i was there was it 12.000 pesos the entrance if you are a foreigner less if you are Colombian, I went with my husband and family in a car. but there were some tourist buses there

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 26, 2007, 13:31:

I tried to pass my husband as LLanero but they didn't believe me

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Lopezv says on Oct 26, 2007, 13:40:

Cheers Kat1! That was quick! :-)

So you were trying to save some pesos ha???

It looks so beautiful there! My boyfriend would love it. He is English, and he was always been fascinated by the Dorado Legend. That's the main reason I want to take him there, it is going to be his first time in Colombia, so I want to make sure he has a good time. Can you do the trip in one day easily?

Soy, soy, soy quindianita!

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 26, 2007, 13:45:

if you are staying in Bogota yes, we did it from Villavicencio, so Bogota would be a piece of cake.

he will love it!!! my husband did even though this was his second time!!!

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 26, 2007, 14:22:

it used to be.. now they charge, the first time I went there it was in 1989 and to get there was totally different, now is like a proper tourist attraction

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Bill Turley says on Oct 27, 2007, 07:13:

You can catch a bus either at the main terminal or Portal del Norte directly to Guatavita. Just ask the sales people for help

Mr. Bill Somondoco

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webmanco says on Oct 27, 2007, 07:25:

http://www.car.gov.co/publicaciones.aspx?cat_id=153

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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Portena says on Oct 27, 2007, 10:30:

I went there with friends in their car. We took a walk around the town near the town square. Looked at the bull ring and checked out a little store connected to the restaurant. I'm glad I went, but not a lot to see. Was there 30 minutes at most. I viewed the lake from the edge of the town. Where was the tourist entrance and what is there to do at the lake when the weather is 50 degrees?? We traveled a rather isolated looking rural road to get to the town, and passed a small power station or some kind of utility station. I remember some fences in the area with glass shards along the top to keep people out. Certainly didn't get a sense of any danger wandering around the town. My friends didn't suggest hanging out at the lake, but we were driving around to a lot of different towns and my visit was very short.

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adrimm says on Oct 29, 2007, 23:16:

Portal del Norte is the Northern big TransMilenio station.. the buses that go to the smaller communities are lots of fun. Another good daytrip that you can make from there is a trip to Zipaquira where there is a subterranean cathedral hewn out of a salt mine.

My visit to Zipaquira was more recent (2006), but I found it more interesting than Guatavita (1993).

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