Pools in Bogota?

juanalejo says on Nov 11, 2005, 15:14:

Pools in Bogotá are virtually all enclosed. No hotels have open pools for sunning out as 22 degrees celsius is not exactly comfortable weather for sunning out.

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cdunn77 says on Nov 11, 2005, 15:16:

22 degrees celsius is FANTASTIC for sunning!!! Not too hot, not too cold. I guess coming from Canada where everyone walks around in shorts and tank tops when it's sunny and 22 degrees, I expect other countries to do the same! Guess I was wrong!

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kernow62 says on Nov 11, 2005, 15:26:

Folks in Bogotá dress like they are at the north pole when it is lovely out.

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juanalejo says on Nov 11, 2005, 16:54:

Sun There are two problems for sun tanning in Bogotá, first the 22 degrees are not in the air, there are a result of the sun at high altitude, the cloud comes around and you feel the chill. That is why it seems in Bogota that you are always either putting a jacket on or taking it off. Second there are less layers of air to protect you skin, that is why us Colombians after a day out in the sun in Bogota we get our noses and cheeks red. No tan color.

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kernow62 says on Nov 11, 2005, 18:30:

You should see what it does to us Brits, we roast.

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thur says on Nov 12, 2005, 02:21:

I actually liked the weather in Bogota. But then again, anything over 18°C is nice... while I was around walking in jeans and a T-shirt, my niece had long sleeves and a denim jacket and while we were walking towards a Transmilenio station, most people actually had thick jackets and the ocassional scarf. I felt very touristy ;-)
Only when we were out of the sun, for instance catching a bus near a bridge, then you would feel a cold wind. At the end of the day my niece had a red nose and red cheeks.
Greetings,

- pbase.com/thur

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