The Cathedral has a new chamber were they show you a 3D movie of the whole mine and you can also experience and learn the process of how they dig inside to extract the mineral salt. Since this is a working mine, it is still in operation, but the chamber of the cathedral is very safe and secure.
Don’t forget to visit http://www.blurb.com/books/743618 for a preview of the Journal and it’s contents.
In the picture you will see a head statue of Simon Bolivar, that is also in the book.
If you want to see and read more information on all of the place’s mentioned here, go to: http://www.blurb.com/books/743618 and pick up a copy of the book.
Thanks and till next time. And a happy independence day for all of Colombia.
The New York Times featured an article on Bogota’s mass transit system called “Transmilenio”. The Transmilenio is a system of buses organized in exclusive high ways, were only these type of buses can transit. This makes it as fast as a metro system and less costly to the city. This system of buses has been a huge success in Bogota, Colombia and other cities like Mexico and Chile are already building or planning to build one. It is a safe way to travel in and around the city of Bogota.
In our journal we feature a picture of a station and bus located in the historical center at downtown Bogota, Colombia. In the picture you can see the bus and how people travel there. The Transmilenio was inaugurated in 2001, we were there and experienced the crowded lines and excitement of this new and revolutionary way of transportation. I though that the hype would not last, but even in our recent visits to Bogota, Transmilenio is an important and sure option for the people in Bogota city and also tourist. It is well organized and still maintained in great shape.
We encourage you to use this type of transportation city, but if you do not like crowds, we recommend that you use taxi. But is a good experience, since in a short span of time, the “Transmilenio” B.R.T. or Bus Rapid System, has become a landmark of the city of Bogota. So try to ride on it in your stay, at least one time.
If you want to see the picture that we took visit: http://www.blurb.com/books/743618
If you want to read the New York Times article, go to http://www.nytimes.com and search for the word Bogota.
Use the book as a reference. Yes, a reference of places to visit in your trip to Bogota, Colombia. We have reviewed and taken picture’s of: “The Gold Museum”, “Quinta de Bolivar Museum”, “The Hill of Monserrate”, “Bolivar’s Square”, and much more. In total we have review 10 wonderful places that we know you will enjoy visiting in Bogota, Colombia.
The book is arrange so you can schedule your visit’s to these places, not waste time and enjoy your stay in each one of them. If you want a preview of the book, you can find it at http://www.blurb.com/books/743618
Below you will see a picture of the statue of a miner, located near the entrance of “The Salt Cathedral” in Zipaquira.
Bogota is a cosmopolitan city. You can find everything you want as in any big city of the USA. Restaurants, malls, fast foods, museums, and much more. It’s historical center is surrounded by interesting places to visit. Both historical and new. If you travel for business or pleasure you will feel welcome by its people and places. We recommend that you visit Bolivar’s Square first, as you will find in the book, its the best starting point for this city. You will enjoy the square and its surrounding and also you can visit nearby places that are also featured in the book as “Manuelita Saenz House” and “The gold museum”. They are at walking distance from the square and you can schedule to visit two places in one they. But if you have a couple of day’s we urge you to schedule one day for “The gold museum” or at least half a day.
Schedule your visits with the book, the place’s feature are the most interesting and relevant of this city.
We just receive the printed copy of our book and it’s great! There is nothing like the feeling of accomplishment of getting things done. Nothing better than having your creation in your hands. A creation that began with an idea. So we thank Blurb.com for the opportunity of being first time publish authors and encourage everyone that has an idea for a book to take it a day at a time and do not procrastinate on the effort. So thank you and our readers too. Pick your copy up at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/743618 .
Bogota, Colombia is a great place to visit any time of year. We prefer to visit on Christmas Holiday. It is very nice, not so much crowded and it is very well decorated. All of the places featured in the Bogota Travel Journal, were visited by us on this time of year. Since this is a very cosmopolitan city, all the places of interest open in Holiday season except for the December 25th and January 1st. You should always check local schedules, to be sure. The main streets and avenues are decorated with lighting extensions. A great example is in “Bolivar’s Square”, also featured in the Book. In the below picture you can see the big tree in the middle of the the “Square” and all of the smaller trees all around it. We recommend that you visit at least for a day this place of interest and walk around its vicinities, shops and restaurants.
