Downtown Bogotá

Colombia - 2012

Downtown Bogotá

Downtown Bogotá

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Bogotá Streetscape

Bogotá Streetscape

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A Random Courtyard

A Random Courtyard

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We spent most of our time in Bogotá in aimless and random wandering. We came across this lovely courtyard, enticed in to the building by an art exhibition.
Me and a Fat Hand

Me and a Fat Hand

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At the Museo de Botero, Bogotá. One of Botero's famous gordos.
Monseratte from Museo de Botero

Monseratte from Museo de Botero

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Visible from many places in Bogotá, Monseratte tends to pick up the afternoon sun.
Dipping Cheese in Hot Chocolate

Dipping Cheese in Hot Chocolate

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A very bogotano dish. It was quite a weird combination. This was in the best place to try such a dish, La Puerta Falsa. The cafe has been in business since 1816.
Church Interior

Church Interior

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Zipaquirá, near Bogotá.
Zipaquirá Plaza

Zipaquirá Plaza

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A day trip from Bogotá.
Inside the Salt Cathedral

Inside the Salt Cathedral

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The cathedral is carved out of an old salt mine, at Zipaquirá. It is a beautiful place to visit. Unfortunately, the photo does not do justice to the scale.
With Isa and Guillermo

With Isa and Guillermo

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Isabel is our Bogotá couchsurfing host, and Guillermo is her novio.
Night View Over Bogotá

Night View Over Bogotá

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Three Characters

Three Characters

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In a small plaza in Bogotá. I felt they were an almost unlikely trio of friends. And yet, a fantastic and harmonious company.
Looking to Monseratte

Looking to Monseratte

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View from Plaza Bolivar, Bogotá.
Another Strange Bogotano Dish

Another Strange Bogotano Dish

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Squeaky white cheese, with dulce de leche (caramelised sweetened condensed mild) and strawberry jam. Jo's expression probably sums it up for us.
Bogotá, from Monseratte

Bogotá, from Monseratte

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We joined the hordes on new year's day, and climbed to the white church which watches over the entire city.
Toilet Paper Vending Machine

Toilet Paper Vending Machine

02 Jan 2012 189
We have encountered places where you are required to pay for toilet paper, before, but toilet paper vending machines are common, and in fact, the norm, in Colombia.
Kids with Botero

Kids with Botero

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Medellin has a sculpture park full of Botero's gordos (fatties).
A Random Corridor

A Random Corridor

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A nice building, open, and we wandered through.
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