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<h1 style="text-align: center;">🇨🇴 Bogotá</h1>

# Accommodations

- [Colombia accommodations open info](https://hackmd.io/@openinfo/colombia#Accommodations)
- [Neighborhoods open info](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12Bd-2KRwsW8OuQs1QuaAnff5cdECcdHs0QDMvsIOsNs/edit#gid=0&fvid=1522371501)
- [Accommodations open info](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuv66HzP6IdnProZeS6uyahRqzpvXRUYVKGyQ9lidc8/edit#gid=2057560892&fvid=662544492)

# Markets and food

- [Food Google map](https://www.google.com/maps/@4.6547996,-74.0679644,14z/data=!4m3!11m2!2s1RKBqJ1peZoBkbJQ0SP3R0ijDH6g!3e3?entry=ttu)
- [Cafe Google map](https://www.google.com/maps/@4.6530673,-74.0616984,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m3!11m2!2s1tvh5zn54hj1womBgwsDlT9KKbrU!3e3?entry=ttu)
- Paloquemao Market in La Candelaria
    - [Google map](https://goo.gl/maps/uAKNStbAxCM4jQKY6)
    - How much cash to bring: 25-30k COP per person ([~$7.38](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=30000+COP+to+USD&t=ffab&atb=v317-1&ia=currency) *2023-08-24*)
    - [Tasting Some of the Wildest Fruit at Bogotá's Paloquemao Market — Vox Borders with Johnny Harris](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq7qbXcmba0) *on YouTube*
- La Perseverancia marketplace
    - [Google map](https://goo.gl/maps/Nn4EURvAZD3xaBhdA)
    - [Bogotá, Colombia](https://www.netflix.com/title/81249660) episode *of Street Food Latin America on Netflix*
- [Best Restaurants in Bogota according to Tulio Recommends (2023)](https://tuliorecomienda.com/2023/02/18/los-mejores-restaurantes-en-bogota/)

# Street art

- Coming in from the airport along Avenida El Dorado (Calle 26)
    - The street is open for walkers, runners, and bikers every Sunday for Ciclovía (Closed to cars)
- La Candelaria
- Downtown (Avenida Caracas and Carrera 10)
- *See [The Ultimate Street Art Guide to Bogotá](https://nymag.com/urbanist/the-ultimate-street-art-guide-to-bogot.html) by New York Magazine*

# Transit

*See Colombia [transit open info ](https://hackmd.io/@openinfo/colombia#Transit)*

## Bikes

#### About

- Many bike lanes, e.g. Carrera 7 (La Séptima) and 11
- Many streets are open to walkers, runners, and bikers every Sunday for Ciclovía (Streets are closed for cars)
- Rent public bikes with Tembici
    - Site: [tembici.com.co](https://tembici.com.co/en/)
    - About
        - Sign up with a passport
        - [Tembici raises $47M Series B to expand its fleet of electric bikes](https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/03/tembici-raises-47m-series-b-to-expand-its-fleet-of-electric-bikes) *by TechCrunch*
    - Opportunity: Integrate with Google and Apple pay

#### Resources

- [Bogota: Bike Friendly City](https://www.colombia.co/en/colombia-travel/bogota-bike-friendly-city) *by colombia.co*
- [The Transformation of Carrera Séptima into Bogotá’s first Green Corridor](https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/the-transformation-of-carrera-septima-into-bogotas-first-green-corridor) *by ReVista (Harvard Review of Latin America)*
- [Bogotá's weekly car-free Ciclovia gives visitors and locals a chance to explore by bike](https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/bike-ciclovia-de-bogota) *by Lonely Planet*
- [How Bogotá Became a World-Beating Cycling Haven](https://www.timeout.com/news/how-bogota-became-a-world-beating-cycling-haven-110421) *by TimeOut 2021-11-04*

## TransMilenio

#### About

- Easy access with the TransMilenio bus system
- Most of the city is covered
- The Bus Rapid Transit System dedicated lanes can make it faster than Ubers and taxis


#### Use

- Bus cards are available at the airport
- The closer to the driver is safer
- Use the Movit app
    - Site: [moovit.com](https://moovit.com)
    - You can enable only TransMilenio information
    - Google maps shows all bus information which can be confusing

#### Resources

- TransMilenio: [transmilenio.gov.co](https://www.transmilenio.gov.co)
    - Mobile apps available
- [How To Use Bogotá’s TransMilenio Bus System](https://bogotivo.com/en/bogota-transmilenio-guide) *by Bogotivo 2019-06-25*

# Safety

#### Neighborhoods

- [The Best & Safest Neighborhoods To Stay In Bogotá, Colombia](https://bogotivo.com/en/best-bogota-neighborhoods) *by Bogotivo 2022-07-16*
- La Candelaria
    - Mixed reviews on safety at night
    - *See [Adam Hurwitz Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2019185021704156/permalink/3747731635516144) *in Expats in Bogotá 2023-05-10* (Private, must join the Facebook group)*
- [Is Bogota Safe for Travel? (Insider Tips 2023)](https://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/is-bogota-safe) *by The Broke Backpacker 2023-05-02*

#### Tap water

- Mostly safe
- Better to drink bottled water if possible
- Resources
    - [Water open info](https://docs.google.com/document/d/17dD4YedWuiw-Q7GSv9WCC2rYfsLmLZoqqXzWitLhXlg/edit#heading=h.2bhuew8sp9qu)
    - [Is Bogota Tap Water Safe To Drink?](https://www.tapsafe.org/bogota-tap-water) *by tapsafe.org*
    - [Can you drink the tap water in Bogotá (Colombia)?](https://tapwaterpro.com/bogot-colombia) *by tapwaterpro.org*
    - [Can you drink the tap water in Bogotá, Colombia?](https://www.myadventurereport.com/water-report/can-you-drink-the-tap-water-in-bogot-colombia) *by My Adventure Report*

# Social media

#### Facebook

E.g.

- Expats in Bogotá: [facebook.com/groups/2019185021704156](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2019185021704156)

#### Reddit

- [r/Bogota](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bogota)

# Related topics

#### Neighborhood events

- Distrito Chapinero
    - Instagram: [@distrito_ch](https://www.instagram.com/distrito_ch)
- San Felipe art festival
    - Site: [opensanfelipe.com](https://www.opensanfelipe.com/)
    - Instagram: [instagram.com/opensanfelipe](https://www.instagram.com/opensanfelipe)

#### Outdoor gyms

- [Gyms to the park](https://www.idrd.gov.co/recreacion/actividad-fisica-y-deporte/actividad-fisica/gimnasios-al-parque) *by Instituto Distrital de Recreación y Deporte (IDRD)*

#### Other

- [Five Things I Love About Bogota](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNhxKDtvVs8) *by Nomad Capitalist 2021-11-10*
- Rolos is the name for people from Bogotá
    - [Wikipedia](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolo_(Colombia))