Colombia (not Columbia). A truly beautiful country with a sordid reputation. Many things have changed politically and economically in the last decade that has made this country a more global destination than perhaps every before (at least in modern times). The draw for me was Cartagena, but before going there, we stayed a few days in the capital of Bogota. A lively, diverse, and international city that actually reminded me a lot of Santiago. Bogota, like both Santiago and Quito, is set in a valley among mountains. The most striking thing I noticed upon landing was that there didn't seem to be a modern day downtown - it was just an endless sea of reddish, tan brick buildings. Once we arrived, we went to our apartment, which was very beautiful and well located in a nice neighborhood (reminded me of las Condes in Santiago, except without the business buildings). We had a full-time housekeeper who went grocery shopping for us and made us breakfast. Can't complain about that!
I will say that we did a lot more than what it looks like! We forgot our camera the day we went to the old part of the city to see the Museo de Oro, all the old churches, as well as the president's mansion. We also ran into a very cool parade and festival de Paz (captured a couple on my phone). Extremely interesting culture.
Here is our apartment with a great fireplace!
Museo de Oro
Random parade.
Plaza de Bolivar
Going up the funicular to Montserrate (at 3,152 m).
At the top, enjoying a nice walk up to the church.
View of the Bogota from Montserrate.
Sadie in church.
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