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TOURS COLOMBIA BLOG 5 comidas que sugiero probar en Bogotá, Colombia : Cuando se viaja es importante probar la comida que se consume en los destinos que se visitan. Al hacer esto, el turista conoce aún más de cerca la cultura y las costumbres de los habitantes del lugar. En Bogotá, Colombia , la oferta gastronómica es deliciosa y variada. Hay muchas exquisiteces, pero escogimos cinco (5) de ellas y una adicional como bono sorpresa. Disfruta Bogotá, una metrópoli que no ha perdido sus tradiciones y que las mantiene con orgullo. Estas son las cinco (5) comidas que tiene que probar en la capital de Colombia. 1-    AJIACO : El ajiaco es una sopa de pollo y tres diferentes tipos de papas , la criolla, la sabanera y la pastusa,  que es simplemente una sopa de pollo con papas hasta que pasa un milagro. El milagro lo hace una yerba originaria de la sabana de Bogotá, así se conoce la inmensa planicie que alberga a la ciudad y sus alrede...

5 Foods you have to eat in Bogotá, Colombia: When people are traveling, the best recommendation a travel expert can give, is to have local food. That way, by tasting the flavors that locals eat, the travelers can better perceive the culture and get further understanding of the people. At Bogotá, Colombia , you have to go for this exquisite dishes, recommended by generations of bogotanos and tested positively, by many foreigners. These are my top 5 foods for Bogotá, and a bonus : 1-)       AJIACO The ajiaco is a chicken and three kinds of native potatoes, (sabanera, pastusa criolla) soup, that is just a chicken and potatoes soup until a miracle happens. That miracle grows in the Sabana, the extended plain up in the Andes mountains at 2.640 meters above sea level ( 8.661 ft) where Bogotá is located. The secret herb that makes the soup an ajiaco is the Guasca , it radically changes the flavor of the mixed potatoes and chicken ...

GPS AUDIO-TOURS: A NEW WAY TO DISCOVER BOGOTÁ AND COLOMBIA. By: Néstor Meléndez When you travel you have many ways to better know and understand the city or place you are visiting. Usually, people has some options to do this, one of them is the traditional tour, you do it with some other tourists, and you have to go following a tour conductor that gives you general description of the places you are visiting. The stops or breaks are predetermined, and you have to deal with hanging out with people, that the only thing they have in common, is that they are tourists. Usually, this  tours are in budget, but they are not cheap, and for some people can be boring, or they just don’t like them.    The other option is to take a personal tour, but it is an expensive option. You can also study the location you will visit, and read the brochures, reviews and other literature and then adventure yourself into a city or place you don’t know, with no local l...

TOURS COLOMBIA THE PLAZA DE BOLÍVAR A MUST SEE LOCATION IN BOGOTÁ: By: Néstor Meléndez Long ago, before the Spanish conquistadores came to the new world, this was the land of the Muiscas. They lived in this area and practiced salt mining, agriculture, hunting and fishing. This is the place that Gonzalo Jiménez de Quezada , chose to found Santafe de Bogotá in 1538. It had plenty of water and vegetation and was an extended plain guarded by the mountains. For Spanish standards it was a perfect location to found a settlement. The Cathedral of Bogotá, La Catedral Primada was designed by Domingo de Petrés and built between 1807 and 1823. It was built on the grounds of 3 other churches that also served as cathedrals. The last one was brought down by an earthquake that shook the city on 1785. The actual construction has a neoclassical style. This is the most important church of Colombia and is where the most significant Catholic celebrations of the country are held.There w...