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Travel guide to Bogota

(This is an "approved guide", which means that we think it is quite accurate and up to date. Written December 2006. This is the first version of this guide, we hope that with the comments and tips we can write a second version with more detail soon.)

Bogota is one of South America's most happening cities. It has culture, bohemia, cafes, parties, art, dance and business. Bogota is booming, and now is a great time to go. Bogotanos are friendly and sophisticated. And yes, it's quite safe.

Most travelers land in Bogota as their first stop in Colombia, and spend just a day or two. Others stay for weeks, months or years.

Bogota can get chilly during the nights (typical temperature 14 degrees Celcius). Most people wear jeans, shoes and socks, and a sweater or something (a t-shirt alone is too cold). Jackets are not necessary.

For hostels in Bogota, see our Bogota - Places to Stay guide.

Becoming familiar with the city.

(Going from north to south on this map in a taxi can take an hour. Zona Rosa and La Candelaria are not within walking distance.)

Bogota is a large city, divided in the modern and rich north, and the poorer south. On the east side of the city are mountains.

Bogota has a beautiful colonial area, "La Candelaria", that is great fun with lots of beautiful colored houses, bohemian cafes, arts and theater and so on. The other area popular with travelers is the "Zona Rosa", which is a modern party area. Most travelers stay in La Candelaria.

Roads (as in most of South America) are divided in Calles and Carreras. Calles go from east to west, Carreras from north to south. Carrera 7 is a main artery going from north to south. And Avenida Jimenez is a road that borders the north of la Candelaria. To go to the start of La Candelaria, for example, you can ask a taxi driver to go to "Avenida Jimenez con cuatro (4th)". In La Candelaria, apart from numbers, roads also have cute names.

Things to do.

La Candelaria is the best place to hang out and stay. It's a colonial area, with colored houses, surrounded by universities (so there are lots of young people) and filled with theaters and cafes. There's a lot of graffiti too, but even that manages to blend in and the mix looks great.

La Candelaria is a great area to have a discussion about arts over a beer. Or to sit on the ground listen to a cuentero (a story-teller), if your Spanish is good enough. Or to drink an aromatica (a herbal tea) from a street vendor, eat an arepa from a hole-in-the-wall shop or eat a plate of morcilla (blood sausage) from another street vendor. Drink chicha (a special kind of alcoholic brew) in one of the many bars, or just a warm wine or a canelazo (sugarcane with alcohol drink).

Or you can just walk in one of the many theaters and see a play, or in one of the many cultural houses and get some poetry done. At night, there's dancing of reggae, salsa, and lots of young, bohemian people.

In La Candelaria, La Plazoletta del Chorro de Quevedo (Calle 13 with Carrera 2) is a good place to start partying. There's a small square and a bunch of cafes around it. Another popular starting place is at Calle 15 with Carrera 4.

In the more modern parts of Bogota you can go to a mall, or watch the latest movies.

Bogota has a lot of museums and historic churches that are easy to visit. There's the famous gold museum, at the border of La Candelaria. There are also a lot of free cultural events, like dance events, theatre and so on, that can be fun places to meet Bogotanos. Just check the newspapers.

You can also take Spanish classes (scroll down for details), salsa dancing and lots of other courses. Just ask around in the hostels and check the notes on the walls. A lot of travelers take a few weeks to brush up their Spanish before venturing into Colombia.

At Enrique Rodriguez Galvis (tel 562 29 46, Cr 1 No 12 - 56), you can have a guitar hand-made from about US$ 50 upwards. He has a small funky shop and you can see the guys making guitars.

And of course there is partying. Bogotanos are very open and friendly, and Bogota is a great place to party.

Places to eat.

There are a bunch of cheap places to eat in La Candelaria, try along Carrera 4 between Calle 14 - 15.. A typical cheap lunch with soup and a main course can cost as little as 5000 pesos (US$ 2.2). You can buy pizza and other snacks all throughout La Candelaria.

L'Jaim (http://restauranteljaim.tripod.com, Cr 3 No 14 - 79), open from 11AM to 6PM, is a great Isreali restaurant with friendly owners who can help out with travel tips and such. They serve shawarma, falafel, and a lunch special for 7200 pesos (US$ 3).

Mora Mora (Carrera 3A No 15 - 98, on the corner from Platypus) is a juice-shop that serves breakfast and juices, but opens too late for breakfast (around 10:00am).

Casa Vieja is a good restaurant in La Candelaria. It's a good place to invite someone if you want a very typical Colombian experience. It's a bit more expensive than a standard meal, a typical meal is around 20000 pesos (US$ 8). They serve Colombian classics like Ajiaco (soup from Bogota). It's only open for lunch, there is a branch in the center of Bogota that's open for dinner too.

Menta y Miel (Carrera 4 No 14 - 92, tel 3 421991) is a good place for breakfast: you can have fruit salad, eggs, the works, and it tends to be open at breakfast time (except on Sunday).

Cafeteria Romana (Avenida Jimenez No 6 - 65, tel 334 81 35) is a 50s-style coffee-house like you can find in various places in Colombia. You can have a coffee with some cake or have lunch in a 50s diner-style setting. Not touristy at all!

Party.

Bogota is a great city to party. You can take it Bohemian-style in the cafes and bars of La Candelaria, or you can party in big discos. You'll find salsa, cumbia, disco, techno, you name it.

There's not much point in listing all the places in La Candelaria, they are all cool. Just wander around, you'll find lots of cafes. To dance, just follow the music. Friday and Saturday get busy, the rest of the week is pretty quiet.

La Zona Rosa is another party zone. More up north, it's modern and has lots of discos and cafes. It's not as bohemian nor as arty as La Candelaria.

General useful Information.

(Much of this was provided by Herman from the Platypus Hostal, checked on Dec 2006.)

Population: 7.5 million. Area Code: 1.

Taking Spanish classes.

A lot of travelers take Spanish classes in Bogota, from simple interchange classes to long term in-depth courses.

Apart from the resources below, you'll also find ads at Platypus and other hostels.

Individual recommended teachers:

Marcia tel 221 28 41 or 311 241 07 27
Gustavo tel 493 75 63

The following people interchange Spanish classes for English classes.

Gustavo tel 493 75 63
Laura tel 713 99 36 – 361 37 71
Margarita tel 341 48 54 – 310 246 33 65
Tiziana tel 315 263 27 96

A bunch of the universities have Spanish courses for foreigners:

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL http://www.unal.edu.co
Calle 29 Nº Cra 40
Tels: 316 53 35 – 311 67 73
UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA http://www.javeriana.edu.co
Cra 7 Nº 40 – 62 Piso 4 Maritza Castro
$ 1.920.000 x 120 horas
Tels: 320 83 20 Ext 4620 – 320 46 20
UNIVERSIDAD EXTERNADO
Calle 12 Nº 1 – 17 Este
Tels: 282 60 66 – 341 99 00
UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES http://www.uniandes.edu.co/, espaextr at uniandes.co
Cra 1 A Este Nº 18 A - 70
Tels: 286 92 11 Ext. 2566
UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGOGICA
Calle 79 Nº 16 – 32
COP $ 250.000= X nivel / 40 horas
Tels: 610 80 00
Rocio Sanchez.

If you tried any of these, share your comments!

Movies:

You can watch most new Hollywood movies, there are a lot of theaters. Check a newspaper to see what's playing. Tuesday and Thursdays are the cheapest days to go to the movies.

Here are some places that show alternative movies:

Museo Nacional, Cra 7 Nº entre calle 28 y calle 29, tel 334 83 66.
Cine Club Universidad Central, Calle 22 Nº 5 – 91 / 85, tel 341 32 51.
Centro Cultural Islamico, Diagonal 22 B Nº 43 A – 13 Piso 2, tel 244 75 23.
Club Social Quiebra Canto, Calle 80 Nº 14 – 11, tel 530 03 66.
Goethe Institut Bogota, Cra 7 Nº 81 – 57, 210 08 50.
Museo de Arte Moderno, Calle 24 Nº 6 – 00, tel 286 04 66.
Cine Club Calle del Agrado, Calle 16 Nº 4 – 47, tel 281 46 71 or 273 97 24.
Cinematica Distrital, Cra 7 Nº 22 – 79, tel 334 34 51 or 283 77 98.
Magitinto, Calle 69 Nº 11 A – 25 or at Cra 6 Nº 17 - 12, tel 312 80 14 or 619 45 01.

Theaters:

There are a lot of theater groups in Bogota. In La Candelaria, there are a bunch of theaters and you can often just walk in, ask when they have a play and watch it 2 hours later.

Camerin del Carmen, Calle 9 Nº 4 – 93, tel 283 17 72.
Teatro Colon (http://www.bogota-dc.com/eventos/teatro/colon.html), Calle 10 Nº 5 - 32, tel 284 74 20 or 341 04 75. Large theater groups play here in an historic building.
Teatro Ditirambo, Calle 45 A Nº 14 – 37, tel 338 03 39.
Teatro experimental la mama, Calle 63 Nº 9 – 60, tel 211 27 09.
Teatro La Candelaria, Calle 12 Nº 2 - 59, tel 342 03 88 or 286 37 15. A small theater in La Candelaria.
La Media Torta, Avenida circunvalar con Calle 18, tel 281 77 04. Up some steep stairs in La Candelaria, this open air theater also often has free cultural events.
Teatro Libre, Calle 13 Nº 2 - 44 and at Calle 62 Nº 10 – 65, tel 341 96 17 or 217 19 88.
Teatro Nacional, Calle 71 Nº 10 – 25, tel 217 45 77 or 235 80 69.
Teatro Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, Cra 7 Nº 22 – 47, tel 334 68 00.

Embassies:

German Embassy, Carrera 69 Nº 43 B – 44 Piso 7, tel 423 26 00 or 423 26 26.
Australian Consulate, Cra 18 Nº 90 – 38, tel 636 52 47 or 530 10 47.
Brazilian Embassy (open 9:00 to 13:00), Calle 93 Nº 14 – 20 Piso 8, tel 218 08 00.
Canadian Embassy, Cra 7 Nº 115 – 33 Piso 14, tel 657 98 00.
Ecuador Embassy (http://www.embajadaecuacol.net), Calle 89 Nº 13 – 07, tel 542 71 21 – 31 – 41 Ext. 13
Great Brittain Embassy, Cra 9 Nº 76 – 49 Piso 9, tel 326 83 00 or 317 64 23 (for visas).
Italian Embassy, Calle 93 B Nº 9 – 92, tel 218 66 80.
Israeli Embassy, Calle 35 Nº 7 – 25 Piso 14, tel 288 46 37.
Japanese Embassy, Cra 7 Nº 71 – 21 Torre B, Piso 11, tel 317 50 01.
French Embassy, Cra 11 Nº 93 – 12, tel 618 05 11 or 638 14 00.
Dutch Embassy, Cra 13 Nº 93 – 40 Piso 5, tel 638 42 00 or 623 30 20.
Mexican Embassy, Calle 114 Nº 9 – 01 oficina 204 Torre A, tel 629 49 89.
Panama Embassy, Calle 92 Nº 7 A – 40, tel 257 44 52 or 257 50 58.
Swiss Embassy, Cra 9 Nº 74 – 08 oficina 1101, tel 349 72 30.
USA Embassy, Calle 22 D Bis Nº 47 – 51, tel 315 08 11.
Venezuelan Embassy, Cra 11 Nº 87 – 51 Piso 5, tel 640 12 13.
New Zealand Embassy, Diagonal 109 Nº 1 – 39 este Apto. 401, tel 620 01 30 or 629 85 24.

Health:

Health services in Colombia are generally pretty good and affordable. You won't have trouble finding a decent doctor. Medical tourism is on the rise.

Lasik Eye Surgery:
- Edupac, tel 01 800 91 26 00, ask for Patricia.
- La Fam, Cll 19 # 8 - 69, tel 286 17 38 or 282 38 87 or 282 38 67.
Dentist:
- Doctor Aquilar speaks English, Cra 4 Nº 18 – 50 oficina 1802, tel 284 01 23 or 284 22 62.
Pharmacies:
- Most of the supermarkets (Cafam, Olimpica, Colsubsidio) have pharmacies that sell medecines at decent prices.
- Locatel Supermercado de Salud, Cra 13 Nº 11 – 09, tel 345 16 38 – 235 23 26.
- Santa Rita (homeopathy), Cra 5 Nº 11 – 09, tel 342 10 55.
Vaccinations:
- Clinica Marly, Calle 50 Nº 7 – 72, tel 245 47 29 or 288 67 81 or 287 10 20.
- Red Cross Colombia, Avenida 68 Nº 66 – 31, tel 437 53 30 or 428 01 11 or 428 11 11.
- Instituto Nacional de Salud, Avenida 26 Nº 51 – 60, tel 220 77 00.
- Unidad de Prevencion y Vacunacion Internacional (Centro de Atencion al Viajero), Cra 7 Nº 119 – 14 consultorio 328, tel 215 20 29. A Yellow Fever vaccine is 46000 pesos (US$ 21), a Havrix shot (Hepatits B) is 30000 pesos (US$ 23), a Hepatitis A shot is 77000 (US$ 35).
Doctors:
- Dra. Brigitte Scholz, Calle 183 Nº 76 - 65, tel 670 49 82 or 311 561 09 10.
- Dr. Werner Wittich (speaks German), Cra 7 Nº 119 – 14 consultorio 410, tel 215 64 27.
- Paul Vaillancourt (speaks English), Cra 11 Nº 94 A – 25 oficina 401, tel 635 63 12 or 635 63 57 or 635 63 79.

Banks and money:

There are casas de cambio (money changing houses) everywhere. They offer decent deals but shop around because rates may differ. Do NOT change money on the street if someone offers to pay good cash for your dollars - it's a rip-off.

The best way to get cash is to use your debit/credit card and take money out of an ATM - ATM's are also everywhere in the cities.

American Express office, Cra 6 Nº 14 – 74 oficina 904, tel 313 11 46.
Receiving money from abroad:
- Western Union, Avda Jimenez Cra 4 – 74, 1 floor, tel 651 05 00.
- MoneyGram (via American Express), Calle 53 Nº 26 – 60 Carulla, tel 255 66 49.

Sending packets:

Servientrega Internacional, Calle 64 Nº 89 A – 83, tel 543 73 00 or 546 40 00.
DHL, Cra 85d Nº 46a – 38 (bus 299 to the airport, get off at avda cali offsite Dorado Plaza), tel 423 51 00 or 423 52 00.
Deprisa (FedEx), Calle 64 A Nº 94 – 69, tel 40 53 00 Ext 46 or 01 8000 912 216.
Speedway, Transv. 44 Nº 93 A – 77 B. Andes, tel 253 33 05 or 613 21 08.
FedEx, Transv. 93 Nº 61 – 32 int 26 / 27, tel 291 01 00.
Servientrega, Calle 64 Nº 89 A – 83, tel 770 03 80 – 770 04 10.

Shopping:

Flea market Cra 7 Nº 24 Parqueadero.
Flea market Cra 7 Calle 116, Hacienda Santa Barbara.
San Andresito (Bogota's "smugglers market", electronics & imported goods), Cra 38 Nº Calle 12.
Centro Comercial San Victorino, Cra 10 Calle 10.
Confecciones "El Vaquero" (leather goods), Cra 23 Nº 63 E – 92.

Shopping malls:

There are lots of shopping malls, and richer Colombians love to hang out there.

Bulevar Niza Centro Comercial (http://www.cniza.com), Cra 54 Nº 125 A – 48.
Centro Comercial Atlantis Plaza, Calle 81 Nº 13 – 05.
Centro Comercial Andino (http://www.centroandino.com), Cra 11 Nº 82 – 71.
Centro Chia, Av Padilla 900 este – chia.
Centro Suba, Calle 140 Nº 91 – 19.
Centro Comercial Galerias, Calle 53b Nº 26 – 41 Entrada 8.
Granahorrar (http://www.centrogranahorrar.com), Calle 72 Nº 10 – 34.
Centro Comercial Hacienda Santa Barbara (http://www.haciendasantabarbara.com.co), Cra 7 Nº 115 – 60.
Centro Comercial Metropolis (http://www.ccmetropolis.com.co), Avenida 68 Nº 75 A – 50.
Centro Comercial Plaza de las Americas (http://www.plazadelasamericas.com.co), Transv. 71 D Nº 26 – 94 Sur.
Salitre Plaza Centro Comercial (http://www.salitreplaza.com.co), Cra 68 B Nº 24 - 39.
Centro Comercial Unicentro (http://www.unicentrobogota.com), Av 15 Nº 123 - 30.
Centro Comercial Unilago (computer hardware), Cra 15 Nº 78 – 05.
Army (t-shirts), Calle 7 Nº 18 – 42.

Handicrafts:

Handicrafts are always fun to buy, and there are some typical ones that can be useful while traveling:

Muchilas (woven carrying bags) are popular with Colombians and foreigners. They're made by the Arahuacos (indiginous community in the Sierra Nevada at Santa Marta), and very useful to carry stuff around. Lately, you can even see them in New York. They're available in many colors, but most have grey and black motives.

Ruana's are woven ponchos made of wool, the best place to buy them is Villa de Leyva. They're used by the campesinos in Boyaca, and they're quite warm.

Artesanisas de Colombia, Cra 3 Nº 18 A - 58.
Artesanias Werregue (basketry), Cra 71 Nº 5 A - 60.
Pasaje Artesanal, Calle 16 Cra 6, in front of the Museo de Oro.
Pasaje Rivas, Cra 10, calle 10, a persian bazar in Bogotá.
Artesanias Maku, Avda 19 Nº 106 – 30.
Molas, Calle 15 Nº 1B – 02 Meidi Rios.
Second hand clothes: Cra 15 entre calle 54 y calle 59.
Tagua (a Colombian seed that's used for jewelry): Cra 10 Nº 11 – 73 local 220.
Chewing Tobacco: Centro Andino local 314, 3º piso.
Malabares (musical instruments): Avda 15 Nº 116 – 06, E-17.

PS: be careful when buying jewelry or emeralds, since you probably won't get a good deal unless you really know what you're talking about (especially with emeralds).

Camping and sports:

There is decent camping equipment for sale in Bogota, although you can perhaps find better quality at cheaper prices if you buy it before you leave in the USA or Europe. You could also try asking around at the hostels, maybe someone is selling something.

With the improved safety situation, camping is ok again in many places in Colombia.

Aventura Almacenes, Cra 13 Nº 67 – 26. Backpacks, stoves, tents ("carpas") and so on.
Acampar guias y mapas, Calle 57 Nº9 – 29 Of. 301.
Montana Accesorios, Cra 13 A Nº 79 – 46.
Tatto (http://www.tatto.ws), outdoors & travel, Cra 15 Nº 96 – 67
Acampar - camping vive, Diagonal 5 A Nº 73 C – 16 Barrio Mandalay.
Acampemos Iglu (http://www.iglu.com.co), Cra 24 Nº 48 - 24 and at Calle 140 Nº 23 – 61 Local 13.
Montana Rescate, Calle 100 Nº 41 – 40 local 501 and at Calle 95a Nº 51 – 11 La Floresta.
Manglares (for cycling and kayak), Cra 5 Nº 55 – 68.

Gay & Lesbian (http://www.angelfire.com/pop/guiagay/bogotaq.htm, or http://www.guiagaycolombia.com/bogota/).

Bogota has an active gay scene. The Chapinero area is a popular gay area, not seedy at all with lots of bars and restaurants for gay and non-gay people.

La Oficina.com, Calle 59 Nº 13 - 22, tel 249 49 98.
Blues Bar, Calle 86A No. 13A-30.
Boys Club, Av. Caracas. No. 37-68.
Theatron (http://www.theatrondepelicula.com), in Chapinero, Calle 58 Nº 10 - 42, tel 249 20 92, US$ 8 cover, a huge disco with several floors.
Nextdoor, Lottus is similar and new, male only.
Cafe Village, Cra 8 Nº 64 - 29, tel 346 65 92.
Ponto de Encontro, Cra 7 Nº 48 A - 70, tel 288 58 36.
Bianca, Calle 72 Nº 16 - 48.
Apolo's Men (male striptease), Calle 85 Nº 11 - 18.
El Closet Lounge (http://www.elclosetbogota.com).

ONG (non profit organizations and such): (http://www.indetectable.org/pages/ong.htm)

Confederacion de las ONGs de Bogota y Cundinamarca, Calle 175 Nº 40 – 65 oficina 536, tel 677 10 88 or 672 26 50.
Confederacion Colombiana de ONGs, Calle 70 A No. 7 - 81, tel 606 07 04 or 606 15 48.
Asociacion Creemos en Ti (sexual abuse and child abuse, http://www.asociacioncreemosenti.org.co).

Safety.

Bogota is generally pretty safe. Like any big city, there are areas you should avoid (like the south, but it is very unlikely you would ever go to a bad neighbourhood there), and there are things you shouldn't do (walk drunk at 3am on an empty road). Avoid empty streets late at night. If you're at a club, take a taxi home.

Links and websites.

Related travel guides:

Arriving in Bogota
Places to Stay in Bogota

By Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) on Dec 21, 2006, 18:42 in Travel tips.

thur says on Dec 22, 2006, 08:22:

Weird. Of all the places for "lasik eye surgery" they don't mention the two biggest/ most known, like 'Clinica Barraquer' and 'OptiLaser'? And the gay area of Chapinero _is_ kinda seedy, whenever you say you're going to Chapinero, it's recommended not to go alone; especially at night.
Greetings,

~Sights & Sounds~
www.pbase.com/thur

- pbase.com/thur

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Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 22, 2006, 08:54:

Thanks for the feedback. I didn't find Chapinero seedy at all, btw :) I'll add the Lasik ones in the next version. I'm also curious to hear from anyone who has done that in Colombia?

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thur says on Dec 22, 2006, 10:14:

Chapinero. I can say this by talking to about a dozen gay men... most places themselves are ok. But they all say that it's better not to go alone to Chapinero at night and that Chapinero itself is "como feito" :-)
About the lasik: I was supposed to get it, I went into the process of making the appointment(s), getting the tests and seeing the doctor twice. She found a "problem" with my eyes and said it would be better not to proceed with the eye surgery in this case because it would interfere with proper eye control in the future.
Greetings,

~Sights & Sounds~
www.pbase.com/thur

- pbase.com/thur

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Best Bars in Bogota
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cater1 says on Feb 5, 2007, 13:06:

home for streetchildren and their futur First,sorry for my english writting;my parents learned me Flemmish.
In my village(Bornem,Belgium...and NO...Brussel is not the country but the capital of Belgium)we have an non profit organization who collects money for the street children in bogota en support the 7 homes where they can stay and get an aducation and futur
(www.agoriad.be). I (my name is Pache) help them by givving donations and doing Dinners to collect money for them.The organization in colombia is "los ninos de los andes".Their site ; www.ninandes.org
I leave next week and going visiting these projects and help them as much as i can. Ofcourse , i thake little bit hollyday too because it mast be very beautiful. I give my expressions when i'm back.
I hope a lot of people read this and visit the url of ninandes, it wil stay in your mind like it did with me.Thats why i have to go overthere and meet those people and children.
greatings
Pache

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ja122375 says on Feb 10, 2007, 19:00:

lasik surgery I had my eyes done in cali last september and am extremely pleased with my current vision :) All inclusive one price including all follow-ups etc. except my several bottles of needed eyes drops cost me one time $1,200,000 cop inlcuding my astigmatic defectation! Like $550! Clinica Sigma Cali!

--Jason

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ja122375 says on Feb 10, 2007, 19:21:

After Hours Bogota! I get bored easily and find things to do when there is nothing to do! I travel alone a lot and must feel pretty comfortable when I go out so I judge a place by it's management, staff, environment, clients, etc. Keep in mind locals will assure you that nothing is happening at these times and hours, but I DO KNOW different!! Monday and Tuesday nights BBC bogota beer company Zona T and the irish pub around the corner is usually packed with enough people until 2-3am then I found it to be a very comfortable and welcoming party at a great whorehouse called 49! just tell a cab driver "vamos a fortynine!" This place actually saved my life from complete boredom that is. The drinks are expensive for example a beer and they only serve heineken in a can is $10,000 cop. The management is super friendly and they could care less if I use the services of the ladies, absolutley NO pressure and i know cuz i never have done that. But I have made friends with some of the ladies and left with them on several occassions with no problems upon my return ever. it is not really even a strip club, but i enjoyed it cuz everyone was having so much fun there until like 7-8am!! It's a great place!

If that's not enough there's a true after hours place that I met nice people in and had fun in and was actually alone there in a way (there were a bunch of other people there too) it's called Cascadas. And if your mention that to anyone who knows anything but not enough.. they look at you like you're crazy cuz that place is sooooo BAD! yeah, maybe if you act like a jack ass anyplace can be BAD! I was there on a tues morning til about noon! and it was packed when i left!

--Jason

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gbeckler says on Feb 15, 2007, 15:14:

Waiting Period for PassPort? Does the country of Colombia have a waiting period after your passport is issued before you are allowed to enter the country? I heard Peru has such a regulation.

Thanks.

Gary

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goin_south says on Feb 25, 2007, 14:55:

a nice photo of Bogota by night

Why Not Colombia?..........Stay Tuned, for more.... utterly worthless, self-indulgent gobbets of nonsense.

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CTina70 says on Jun 18, 2007, 19:31:

Altitude sickness I found that if I keep really really hydrated I would not have issues with the altitude. Also, don't drink alcohol on the plane as it dehydrates. I have been traveling to Bogota 8-9xs a year for the last 3 and water really helps.

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Nucita says on Jun 18, 2007, 19:40:

The best karaoke in Bogota over 4000 tracks to sing. You will feel like a star. The perfect plan for you and your friends! address: Av 19 no. 150-24. Free parking **safe zone!!** get ready to have lot sof fun... Care to watch a video in karappoke? : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luxG4_ktorA

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feldz0084 says on Nov 11, 2007, 18:07:

screw that...go to Septima con Karaoke on 46/7. 2000 beers, lovely dive atmosphere, and tons of friendly people to chat with...but if your spanish sucks will be a lil tough. plus you will actually get to sing instead of waiting the whole night. the owner, mario, is frickin awesome and is always there to bs with. friday after all the local Us get out make sure to go early cuz it gets ridic. crowded for such a small space

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D&E (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 14, 2008, 12:16:

Capital House:
Cell Phone: 311 592 6246
1 block of United States Embassy
Nice, secure and Familiar Area

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La_Huella says on Dec 14, 2008, 20:06:

Chapinero IS dangerous at night, and it's not a good idea to be walking alone, ESPECIALLY if you are in the gay area. Anywhere from 49th to 63rd street you have to be careful.

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