Hotel Capital Bogota

... South America: Part One --------------------------------------------- - My first stop in South America was Bogota, Colombia. In my first three days in the capital, there was a shooting, knife attack down the street from my hostal, and I was ...

... so beautiful and the people are so friendly and helpful. They seem to take pride in their towns and houses etc but the capital of Bogota city centre is the opposite and again I vow never to see the place again although saying that there are some nice ...

... is it's huge and attractive main square with a towering mountain backdrop. Capital Fever! So it's time for the big bad capital Bogota. Whilst arriving on the coach into Bogota, we thought it looked a lot better than we were expecting. The ...

... barring any change of heart, my will, will not change. Then, last week, I spent most of my time in Colombia's capital, Bogota, which, although an overall "underwhelming" experience, had some very important moments. The city has a population of 8 million, ...

... us wonder what horrors must have occurred here at previous matches over the history of Colombian football in the capital. DID YOU KNOW? - Bogota has institutionalized a day without cars on the streets, called "El Día sin ...

... of Latin America, figures in the 30th largest cities of the world, and its altitude (2,640 metres) makes it the third-highest capital city in the world, after La Paz and Quito. With its many universities and libraries, Bogot'' has become known as ...

19 hours later we stepped out into Bogota's main bus terminal, tired, disorientated, dehydrated and hungry - all the usual delights associated with spending a night on the bus. The city has an efficient public transport system consisting of hundreds of ...

... night bus ride and about 6:00am when I stepped out into the freezing mountaintop city. I was excited about Bogota. The 7 million person, 2000m high capital city of Colombia gets a bad rap from many travellers, people described it to me as a dangerous ...

... outside my window of the Andes.  Onto Bogota itself:  Situated on a high plateau in the Andes mountains, Bogota is the capital and largest city in Colombia.  The Andes surrounding the city are lush and beautifully green and they limit ...

... The Premiership season was kicking off that day and courtesy of Fox Sports we watched 2 live games in our hotel: West Ham v Man City & Villa-Liverpool. Bogota at an altitude of 2600m is South America's 3rd highest capital, after La Paz & Quito. ...

... to solve aswell as the country's security situation which makes this more of a challenge. Naturally I couldn´t visit the country's capital city of Bogota without sampling the nightlife and enjoying a party night or several. The hostel I stayed at was a ...

... seemed to be some kind of Christian blessed card to protect whoever carries it (shit...is Bogot'' that bad!). The Bogota bus terminal is huuuge (with a capital Hu). It took me almost half an hour to find where the taxis were. The good thing is you ...

... and seriously disturbed the picture on the cable tv! The next day we got a bus and a minibus to Bogota and arrived late afternoon. We got a room at Hotel Platypus which is run by a friendly German guy called Hermano and is in the Candeleria area. The ...

... to the Plaza del Chorro where Colombia was founded, then to Plaza Bolívar, Parque del Renacimiento with its Botero Sculpture, Bogot''’s Central Cemetery, the fruit markets of Palo Quemao where we samples all of the wonderful fruits Colombia has to ...

... , including a Wagamama style Asian restaurant which was nice to see in South America.  Just opposite the hotel was an excellent pub called the Bogota Beer Company, where they brewed their own beers, including a decent stout.  This being ...

... . The flat and accommodation is your best choice for a clean and furnished place to stay and relax while in the capital city Bogota. Its especially a great choice if you're a business person who needs high speed internet service. The Wi-Fi internet ...

... hanging out here another week or so to be honest, but I´ve seen the sites and need to get a move on. Most of the capital cities I have visited, with the exception on Mexico City have been awful, but its hard to understand why I like Bogota so much. ...

... fossil - I'm not convinced. All in all a very educational day! After one more day of buses we arrived in the capital city of Bogota. First impressions - rainy, grey and a LOT of protests going on in the centre. The Plaza Bolivar was impressive and the ...

... all the way up there i ask??? Anyway it gave us a top view of the city...which was damn big (well it is the capital!!!). Next day we moved into an apartment with an aussie we met named mark. the next few days consisted of alot of shopping as all our ...

... about the war plaguing this country.  It's strange to know there are members of FARC and ELN roaming the capital, plotting bombings and other assaults while most people go about their normal lives, many getting bombed with alcohol in the bars come ...

... reptado por las de potosi -toda una aventura-) y usaquén  muy muy bien. es un antiguo pueblo absorvido por la capital y mantiene toda su esencia colonial, con callejuelas empedradas y casas bajas de colores. hemos estado en el mercado, donde como ...