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Tag Archives: Gold museum
Bogotá for Children
Travelling with children in Colombia is a delight, and Bogotá is no exception. Colombians generally love children and make them welcome. There’s plenty for kids to do and see in the Capital, whatever their ages. Older children might enjoy a tour … Continue reading
Posted in Bogotá, Colombia for children, The Trip
Tagged bike tour, Bogotá, botanical garden, Botero museum, Cerro de Monserrate, children's museum, climbing wall, Colombia, Gold museum, Graffiti, llama, Maloka, Museo de los Niños, pigeons, Plaza de Bolívar, Quinta de Bolívar, salt cathedral, salt mine, Simón Bolívar park, travel with children, Zipaquirá
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Lake Guatavita – Thwarted Quest for El Dorado
Our itinerary, planned mostly from my bed back in Europe, included hiring a taxi from Bogotá to Lake Guatavita. But the evening before we were due to go, I was too ill to organise the taxi, too ill even to … Continue reading
Posted in Bogotá, The Trip
Tagged acceptance, Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Bogotá, chronic illness, Colombia, conquistador, El Dorado, gold, Gold museum, Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo, Guatavita, How to Be Sick, Juan Rodríguez Freyle, Lake Guatavita, Muisca, Muisca raft, Toni Bernhard, travel with chronic illness, zipa
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Bogotá: 2600 Metres Closer to the Stars
Set against the spectacular backdrop of the Eastern cordillera, ‘The Athens of South America’ stands at 2625 metres on a high Andean plateau – the Altiplano Cundiboyacense. Now one of the largest cities in South America, Bogotá … Continue reading
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Tagged Bogotá, Botero museum, Cerro de Monserrate, Colón Theatre, Colombia, El Dorado, Gold museum, inequality, La Candelaria, Muisca, Muisca raft, Nuestra Señora del Carmen church, Plaza de Bolívar, Plaza del Chorro de Quevedo, Quinta de Bolívar, South America, travel
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