Intense colours which almost hurt my eyes
[ Dec.2016 ] We had an excursion to Raquira from Villa de Leyva, the pretty village in Colombia. Raquira was included in our itinerary, but because of the agency’s mistake, it was nearly skipped. It…
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Rainy Villa de Leyva
[ Dec.2016 ] We went north from Bogota and arrived at Villa de Leyva which is said to be one of the most beautiful colonial villages in Colombia. During our journey the weather was fine,…
Enjoyed the market in Usaquen
[ Dec.2016 ] The streets in central Bogota in Colombia cross each other at right angles. The streets from north to south are called Carrera and from east to west are called Calle and each street…
Three churches in Bogotà
[ Dec.2016 ] The second day in Bogota in Colombia was a free day and we visited three churches. The first was Iglesia de San Francisco. According to our guide book, this was built between…
The Gold Museum in Bogota
[ Dec.2016 ] The Gold Museum in Bogotà is one of the main things to see in Colombia. Apparently they keep as many as 55,000 historical gold artifacts. They show only a part of them…
Situation in Bogota
We started our sightseeing in Bogota, Colombia at 9:30 am on the day we arrived. First, we headed for Monserrate. Before arriving there, the information we got from our guide was interesting. Bogota is divided…
