Travel to Bogota | Trip to Bogota | Travel Bogota Colombia

Below we show the most important sights of the capital city of Bogota in Colombia. It is the country's largest city and economic and administrative headquarters. It has numerous museums, libraries and theaters that make it one of the most culturally influential throughout Latin America.
	*Sightseeing of Bogota in Colombia*
	*Gold Museum*	*Independence Park*
	It's situated in the historical center of Bogota, and employs 34,000 gold pieces from pre-Columbian times thereby becoming the world's largest in this category. Moreover, it was also 25,000 sets of ceramic, stone, bone and fiber of pre-Columbian cultures (Calima, Nariño, Quimbaya, Tayrona or Muisca).	This is a small park in downtown Bogota that offers a beautiful green area where some events take place outdoors.
	*Botero Museum*	*Santa María Bullring*
	Located in the neighborhood of La Candelaria, exhibits 123 works by the brilliant author Fernando Botero donated to the museum and other acquired by the artist who divided his work between the city of Bogota and Medellin. There are objects of pre-Columbian times, from the colonial era and the contemporary.	This is the place for all of the city of Bogota which dates from 1931 and has capacity for about fifteen thousand spectators. Celebrate your most important fair in the months of January and February which was attended by leading figures of the bullfighting world itself arrivals Colombia, South America and Spain.
	*La Candelaria*	*National Park*
	This popular neighborhood of Bogota is located in the central-east of it, one of the oldest and best preserved of the city. It has numerous buildings and colonial style houses that over time have been held by libraries, theaters, universities and museums through the collection of artists who performed in the city.	Its origin dates back to 1934 when President Enrique Olaya Herrera was inaugurated. This is one of the main lungs of the city situated on the hillsides of the east. Bogotanos tend to practice in this park many outdoor sports and even the council organizes a sports and cultural event.
	*Planetario Distrital*	*Quinta Bolívar Museum*
	Is one of the most popular science centers in the city of Bogota with Maloka. Unlike Maloka District Planetarium focuses on the study of astronomy. Its dome allows the projection of images of the universe (stars, black holes and eclipses) either obtained from telescopes or created virtually by computer.	Its origins date back to 1670 when it was donated to the shrine of Montserrat who cared for her until 1800 when it was purchased by a wealthy merchant. A few years later the state bought it and gave him the liberator Simón Bolívar whoever occupied it for 6 years. Already in the twentieth century came to be acquired by the government of Colombia, which the Bolivarian Museum destination.
	*Maloka*	*National University Colombia*
	It's a theme park on science and technology that is in the neighborhood Ciudad Salitre. Built in 1998 and the numerous scientists and students come to expand their knowledge of biology, robotics, chemistry, energy and astronomy.	It's the largest university in Colombia and one of the largest in South America founded in 1867 by Congress. Its purpose is to graduate education, research and participation in outreach projects.
	*The Tintal Library*	*Botanical Garden José Celestino Mutis*
	It's situated in the western part of the city of Bogota built in the '90s as a waste treatment facility is reused later to become a public library. It has about 150,000 documents despite his youth.	It's the largest botanical garden in Colombia created in 1955 with the name of this naturist Cadiz. Inside you can find orchids, palms, medicinal plants, conifers, aquatic plants, greenhouses and nut course, the tree symbol of Bogotá.
	*National Library of Colombia*	*Simón Bolívar Metropolitan Park*
	It was founded in 1777 and is the first library founded in America. His first papers were from Jesuit and went after the Legal Deposit Act of 1834 which required to submit a copy of everything printed when it began to acquire large quantities of documents to almost two million documents deemed currently owns.	It's the largest and most popular parks in the city of Bogota. Construction began in 1966 and is formed by several interconnected parks spanning more than Central Park in New York. The events are held outdoors besides being able to walk on foot, bike or boat rental sail on the lake.
	*Colpatria Tower*	*Sumapaz Park*
	It's one of the icons of the city in the suburb of San Diego. It was built in 1979 and has 50 floors from the top of which overlooks the city. It is so far the tallest tower in Colombia with 196 meters high. If you decide to travel to Bogota must see at night because their light creates a wonderful spectacle.	It's a natural park near the city of Bogota, shared with other departments. It features many native species that make him one of the major parks in the country. In 1977 he was declared a National Park and we can camp in as it has appropriate facilities for this purpose.
	*Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception*	*Basilica Shrine of the fallen Lord of Monserrate*
	It's situated in the Plaza Bolivar and is the seat of the Archdiocese of Bogota. Its origins date back to 1553 when he built a temple at this place which was subsequently improved in 1572. After an earthquake and restored several times trying to keep its neoclassical style church was completed as we know it today in 1968 with the visit of Pope Paul VI.	It's situated in eastern Bogotá at the top of Monserrate hill being built in 1657 by then a chapel under the patronage of the Virgin of Montserrat. After the earthquake of 1917 the church was destroyed and rose again in 1925 with the support of his parishioners who assisted in building it.
	*National Museum of Colombia*	*Colonial Art Museum*
	Founded in 1823 by Francisco de Paula Santander and is divided into 4 sections (art, history, archeology and ethnography). Includes works of Colombian artists, Latin Americans and Europeans of all kinds (paintings, prints, sculptures, drawings). It has several award-winning sculptures, Simón Bolívar's will or a crown of gold and diamonds donated to Bolivar as outstanding works.	It opened in 1942 in a XVII century building previously used as a National Library. Are works of many Latin American authors such as Gregorio Vasquez de Arce y Ceballos, Miguel de Santiago and Bernardo Legarda. We also find paintings and sculptures as well as collections of silver, gold colonial, chalices, crowns, pieces of pottery and glass.

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