Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Miscellanea Colombiana
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
La Zona Cafetera
Armenia
- Maitama 741 0488
- Los Viajeros. 744 2039
- Hotel el Quijote. Double USD 17. 744 0663.
- Hotel Casa Real. Single w/ bath USD 10. 6 741 4550
Salento
- La Posada del Cafe. 759 3012, malenacafe@yahoo.com. Single USD 18.
- Plantation House. 759 3403, theplantationhousesalento@yahoo.co.uk.
Valle de Cocora
Coffee Plantations
Medellin
Lodging
Center
- Hotel Botero Plaza. Excellent views. Single USD 29
- Hotel El Capitolio. Single USD 13. 4 512 0012
Outside Center
- Arod. 260 1427
- Palm Tree Hostal. Dorm USD $5
El Poblado
Santa Marta
Lodging
- Bahia. Footprint recommended. 421 0193
- Hotel Nueva Granada. Single w/ a/c: USD 16. Best midrange place. Well maintained, small rooms
- Casa Familiar. Dorm: USD 4. Single USD 5. Footprint recommended
Parque Nacional de Tayrona
Minibus from Santa Marta market to El Zaino starting 0700. Last return 2000. USD 2.50
Tourist bus from Hotel Miramar 1100 (Footprint) or 1000 (LP), USD 4.50. Direct to Canaveral. Return 1600-1700.
Cartagena
Lodging
Centro
- Hotel el Viajero. 664 3289. Double w/ bath: USD 21
- Hotel las Vegas. 664 5619. Double w/ bath: USD 19
Getsemani
Getsemani is a rougher neighborhood than Centro
- Casa de las Palmas (57 5) 664 3630
- Hotel Villa Colonial. 664 4996. daniela.akel@gmail.com. Double room with A/C is ~$35. The Lonely Planet description says "A family operation...well-maintained rooms painted in pastel colors."
- Casa Viena
Villa de Leyva
Lodging
From expensive to cheap:- Hosepedaje El Sol de la Villa. Good breakfast. (987) 320224-320932. arquizaco@hotmail.com
- Hostal El Mirador. New. (98) 732 0941
- Posada de los Angeles. 732 0562. Good breakfast. USD 13.50 per person
- Hospederia La Roca. 732 0331. USD 9 per person.
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Bogota
Museums
National Museum
Gold Museum
Fundacion Botero
Maloka
Monserrate
Salt Cathedral
Parque de Chicaque
Outside Bogota
Villeta. Many swimming pools and a nice hot climate there.
Suesca. Climbing
Usaquen. North of Bogotá. Sunday market
Restaurants
- El Arca. Typical Colombian food, not expensive for the area.
- La Hamburgueseria. Chain. After 9 pm rock, jazz.
- La tienda del cafe
Restaurants
Sopas de mamá y postres de la abuela. Typical colombian food.
El Chorro de Quevedo. (Downtown.) Famous place to drink beer, hot chocolate, chicha (a typical drink).
Crepes and Waffles
Nightlife
Lots of places Downtown, Parque la 93, Centro Comercial Andino, Usaquen, north of Bogotá, Chia, La Zona T, and some places of Chapinero.
Quiebra canto (3 votes) Downtown. Wednesdays salsa. Hip-hop and R&B.
Escobar Rosas. Downtown. Hip-hop and R&B.
New, unnamed place. Same block as Escobar Rosas, in front of El Viejo almacén
Cha cha. Electronic music
Soccoro Bar Near plaza de toros. Dancing alternative bar, really cool.
El goce pagano. (2 votes) Tourists used to come for salsa, reggae, latin.
Bar Be. Chapinero. (I love it!) Hip-hop and R&B.
Crabs. (2 votes) Live blues on wednesdays
Bogota Beer Company. Parque la 93
Palos de Moguer. Parque la 93
Full 80’s. Bar in La 93
For reggaeton: la 82, la 93
