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Bogota Colombia
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Bogota Colombia
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Bogota Colombia Today:
Today Bogotá is a bustling city in continuous and rapid
expansion. Whatever you are looking for can be found in
Bogotá, services, entertainment, nightlife and culture. It
is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas, not only
in Colombia, but also in South America.
Its almost 8 million
inhabitants include a multitude of immigrants from all over
the world, which makes the capital a true microcosm of the
nation. Modern high-rises and skyscrapers contrast with old
houses of colonial and republican architecture. Bogotá
offers residents and visitors everything that a modem city
can give. Cultural activities abound and its enormous
selection of restaurants, bars and nightclubs offers all
kinds of food and entertainment. Note:
We are told that because of the problems in other parts of
Colombia many people have moved (fled) to Bogotá for safety
and security and the unofficial population is closer to 10
million)
A picturesque city, it is known for its colonial
architecture, its collection of pre-Colombian gold art, and
its bookshops and splendid colonial churches. It is also a
city of futuristic architecture, modern high-rises,
brilliant museums, and skyscrapers. Bogotá offers residents
and visitors everything that a modem city can give including
a vibrant and diverse cultural and intellectual life. It is
a city with a mixture of people, from the average to the
wealthy, modern high-rises to beggars, shanty towns and
traffic jams. And surprisingly you will find most everyone
is of good nature, friendly and helpful.
This amazing mixture of prosperity and poverty, Macerates
and mules, makes it one of the world's most chaotic,
fascinating and aggressive metropolises. Tourists that visit
Bogotá fall in love with the city, and would like to remain
forever there. I have been in Bogotá
with MANY people from Canada, Europe and the U.S.A. and
everyone's opinion is the same, they wish they could stay
longer!
Major suburbs include Bosa, Engativá, Fontibón, Suba,
Usaquén, and Usme. Industries include printing and
publishing, motor-vehicle assembly, food processing, and the
manufacture of beverages, textiles, metals goods, machinery,
and electrical equipment. Many banks and corporations
maintain their headquarters in the city. Railroads and
highways, including the Pan-American Highway, link the city
with other major centers. The international Eldorado Airport
is nearby.
Bogotá is now Colombia's largest financial, political, and
cultural center. The National University of Colombia and
many other universities located there make Bogotá the
nation's chief educational center.
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Some Bogotá History: Bogotá is the country's
capital, located at an elevation of about 2,650 m. /
8,660 ft. on a mountain rimmed plateau high in the
Cordillera Oriental of the Andes Mountains. This gives
it constant spring like weather. It lies only 4°36'
north of the equator.
Bogotá was founded on the 6th of August 1538 by the
Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada who
fought the Chibcha Indians near the site of the populous
tribe center called Bacatá. The new city became the
vice-regal capital of New Granada in 1717. It was
captured by Simón Bolívar in 1819 and was the capital of
the independent nation of Great Colombia (which included
modern day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela). It
became the capital of New Granada (later renamed
Colombia) in 1830 when Great Colombia was dissolved.
The city grew slowly because Bogotanos (cachacos) wished
to preserve their old culture. They cherished their
churches, convents, homes (built in the ornate Spanish
colonial style) and the National University, founded in
1573. They also prided themselves on speaking the purest
Spanish in the New World. The city expanded rapidly
after 1940 as large numbers of rural Colombians migrated
there in search of greater economic opportunities. It is
sometimes called the Athens of South America.
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