Bogotá

Andes capital city

Bogotá is the capital and largest city of Colombia, situated on a high plateau in the Andes Mountains.

With roughly eight million residents in the city proper, it serves as Colombia's political, economic, and cultural center: We flew into Bogotá before heading to the coast.

colombian

arepa

Latin American cornmeal flatbread

  • empanadaFilled pastry half-moon
  • tamalHusk-steamed masa dish
  • chichaLatin American fermented beverage

cumbia · Shakira · salsa · emeralds · café

andes

cordillera

Linked mountain ranges

alpine · trekking · hiking · terrain · sierra · flora · fauna · neotropical · biodiversity · watersheds

capital

presidency

Chief executive's office

judiciary · sovereignty · constitution · legislation · diplomacy · ministry · executive · municipality · cabinet · republic

metropolis

urbanization

Population shift toward cities

commute · sprawl · infrastructure · highrise · metropolitan · cosmopolitan · populous · downtown · hub · boroughs

altitude

cable-car

Wire-suspended passenger vehicle

acclimatization · Guadalupe · funicular · breathlessness · mirador · overlook · panorama · sky-high · lofty · aerial

Opposites
elevation/geography

BogotáCartagena

Colombian coastal city

coastal cities · Guayaquil · Miami · Lima · Rio de Janeiro

Latin American capital character

BogotáHavana

Cuba's largest city

Cartagena · San Juan · Santo Domingo · Panama City · Managua

Latin American capital typology

BogotáBuenos Aires

Argentina's largest city

Havana · Montevideo · Lima · Panama City · Caracas

Family

Bogota

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G