Old Bogota (La Candelaria)

Barrio La Candelaria, Downtown / Candelaria Bogota , Colombia
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    219 reviews 367 travel blogs 114 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Historic walking area, Neighborhood

    Popularity

    3of 47 attractions in Bogota

TravelPod Member ReviewsOld Bogota (La Candelaria)

  • Bogota's historical area

    4

    shawnbuckle 7 contributions Toronto, Canada Dec 16, 2011

    Bolivar Square, the Gold Museum, and the tight streets littered with old houses that all Latin American cities have.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Old Bogota (La Candelaria)

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    Mochilas, corrientazos and crepes

    This day of culinary delights started with a pretty indulgent breakfast - Diana's mum made us fried eggs in cute little individual pans, and this was accompanied by the interesting but tasty combination of strawberries and some kind of fresh cheese. I also tried the best hot chocolate ever - slightly spicy but sweet. Diana and I then caught the …

  • 2

    Finally, Colombia

    1 photo

    11.1.12לבסו 07; נחתנו בקולו 02;ביה. אנג'י, בחורה קולומ 89;יאנית שהכרנ 93; בב …

  • 3

    Bogota

    15 photos

    Bogota has a bad brand that it needs to live down, but it's doing it. It's an up-and-coming city in an up-and-coming country. However compared to Medellin or Cartagena, there's not a lot going on. We usually like the big, capital cities of countries that people easily dismiss (see Sao Paulo), but Bogota didn't do it for us.

    First of all, …

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  • 3

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