Wednesday, July 04, 2007

 

Miscellanea Colombiana

Thorntree post: Top 7 in Colombia


Tuesday, July 03, 2007

 

La Zona Cafetera

NY Times article

Armenia

Salento

Coffee Plantations

Finca Guayabal


 

Medellin

Lodging

Center

Outside Center

El Poblado


 

Santa Marta

Lodging

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

NY Times: Going To

NY Times: T Style

Lodging

Centro

Getsemani

Getsemani is a rougher neighborhood than Centro


 

Villa de Leyva

Tourist info

Lodging

From expensive to cheap:

Sunday, July 01, 2007

 

Bogota

NY Times article

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

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


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