Colombia

Getting to know Bogotá

Colombia's map

Colombia

Colombia is big country with 32 departments, have the borders with Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru, Colombia has a lot of flora and fauna, also touristic places such as museums, statues and constructions that make people decide go to Colombia.

Colombia is also a tropical place; we have a lot of wetlands. In the economic way, we are better than Bolivia and a lot of countries of Africa. We have a nice culture and Colombia is famous because of the Amazonas’ jungle. So I am sure you will have fun in Colombia.

Flora & fauna

Colombia has a lot of thermal levels because of the Andes, so each thermal level has different flora and fauna, for example in the warm thermal level you will find that most of the trees there have their leaves of a light green color, and also you will see a lot of birds there.

Touristic places

Colombia has a lot of cities such as Bogota D.C, Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga etc… each city has a lot of touristic places, for example Bogota, Bogota has constructions like Colpatrias tower, Transmilenio, or museums such as the National Museum, the Gold Museum or Botero’s Museum. 

Colombia has a lot of fauna

 because of the Andes.

Colombian coffee is recognised in the world 

because of his delicious and sweet flavor.

Colombia has a lot of flora because of 

the Amazonas jungle.



The only risk is wanting to stay



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The only risk is wanting to stay (Colombia).




Bogotá

Bogotá is a big and interesting city with a lot of touristic places such as Colpatria’s tower, Transmilenio, Usaquen’s train station and also museums like, the Gold Museum, Botero’s Museum, the National Museum, and the Military Museum.

Bogotá also has a great culture and awesome history, here in Bogotá you can go to incredible restaurants and to fun places. Bogota is one of the biggest cities in the world, also here in Bogota you can go to a lot of shopping centers such as Titan Plaza, Santafe, Palatino, Unicentro etc… so if you want to go to a place for enjoy your time, you must choose Bogotá, I think here you will learn about our culture in a fun way.

some Bogotá museums...

Casa de la moneda (Bogotá)

The Nacional Museum

Gold Museum

The Gold Museum is located in Bogota, Colombia. It displays an extraordinary selection of its prehispanic gold work collection (the biggest in the world) in its exhibition rooms on the second and third floors. Together with other pottery, stone, shell, wood and textile archeological objects, these items, made of what indigenous cultures was a sacred metal, testify to the life and thought of different societies which inhabited what is known as Colombia before contact was made with Europe.

In 1993 the Bank of the Republic began helping to protect the archaeological patrimony of Colombia. The object known as Poporo Quimbaya was the first one in a collection. It has been on exhibition for 65 years.

The Gold Museum in Bogota

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In this video you will find some information about the history of the Gold Museum in Bogota, also you will learn more about the Poporo Quimbaya. 

Logo of the gold museum

some of the Gold Museum articles...

Botero's Museum

The art collection donated by Colombian artist Fernando Botero is considered the most important donation in the Country’s history. The donation was given to Colombia’s Central Bank and includes 123 works of art by Botero. The techniques used in such pieces are mainly drawing, watercolors, oil painting pastels and sculpture. The collection is displayed in the rooms of the former Luis López de Mesa periodicals library, which later came to be known as the House of Exhibitions. This building is now Botero’s Museum permanent headquarters.

In Botero´s Museum you can learn a lot of painting techniques and also you can enjoy Botero’s paintings.

Outside Botero's Museum.

Inside Botero's Museum

Some botero's paintings...

''Hombre a caballo''

''Hombre''



Monserrate

Monserrate is a mountain that dominates the city center of Bogota; it rises to 3,152 meters above the sea level, the church was started to build in 1620 and it finished in 1925.

The hill is a pilgrim destination, as well as a tourist attraction. In addition to the church, the summit contains restaurants, cafeteria, souvenir shops and many smaller tourist facilities. Monserrate can be accessed by aerial tramway, a funicular or by climbing, the preferred way of pilgrims.

All downtown Bogota, south Bogota and some sections of the city are visible facing west, making it a popular destination for watching the sun set over the city.

Usaquen

Usaquen is one of the twenty localitys of Bogota, there you can do many things such as visit Usaquen’s train station, Buy handycrafts or other objects at Usaquen’s flea market.(Usaquen’s flea market only open on Sundays), Go to some of the Spanish colonial style architecture restaurants in the Usaquen’s central square or Visit Usaquen’s new places or visit the new usaquen's part (shopping centers like Unicentro or Santa Ana, the Country Club or other restaurants such as Crepes & Waffles).

My experience at the Gold Museum

 And the Botero's Museum

My experience at the Gold Museum of Bogota was awesome, when I enter to the Gold Museum I saw a lot of gold articles, each article has a different and interesting history so I stay there for a long time, also when I didn't understand something the Gold Museum guides answer my questions and also they invited me and my brother to a fun activity in the fourth floor. 

The activity consist in cut some papers and then paste it to the other paper, it was a really fun experience and when I finish doing that the Gold Museum Guides give me other activity paper to do in my home.

When I finish my experience in the Gold Museum I went to the Botero’s Museum, there I took many photos and also I observe the sculptures that Botero donate to the Republic Bank.

Finally I was so hungry so I went to Juan Valdez café and there I drink a cappuccino with a carrot pie, it really was a good experience.

                 Botero's Museum                                      

                                                                     The Gold Museum

About the authors

Marco Antonio Niebles was born on february 10 of 2001 in Bogota, he studies at Abraham Lincoln School, he plays with his brother Juan and he and Juan like to have new experiences and enjoy their time with their friends.

Marco Antonio Niebles age 12

Juan David Romero was born the 23 of May of 2001 in the beautiful city of Bogota. He is son of Jose Manuel Romero and Liliana Rozo, he has one young brother, and sometimes he play with him. At the moment he studies at Abraham Lincoln School and sometimes he goes to tennis classes, his favorite subjects are English and Art. 

Alejandro Herrera Was born in July 8 of 2000, on his free time he enjoys playing, drawing and watching movies. He is current study on Abraham Lincoln School on the 5^th grade; he also enjoys knowing his country and city history and culture.

Mario Alejandro Luna was born the 24 of April of 2001 in the city of Bogota,  He has one sister and one lovely dog named Botas, he enjoys his time  with his friends, he studies at Abraham Lincoln School and he doen’t  have favorite subjects.

Colpatria's tower.

Why we decided that places?

We decided this places from Bogota because we know you will like them because of the new things that are there, also because there you will enjoy your time having new experiences and learning of colombian culture in a fun way. 

  

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