Bogota - photos 2

Bogota:

"Cerro de Monserrate" or "Monserrate Hill" (3152m) is a mountain that dominates the city centre of Bogota. The hill is a pilgrim destination for its the church, built in the 17th century, and for a shrine, devoted to "El Señor Caído" (Fallen Lord). It is also a touristic site with restaurants and smaller tourist facilities (toilets???). To reach the top, various options: the cable car, the funicular or climbing. At the tourism information desk, they did not recommend us climbing because that was unsafe (robbery issue). Both Monserrate and its neighbour Guadalupe Hill are icons of Bogota's cityscape.

- Monserrate church. Masses are given several times during the day,
- Various colonial-type houses, transformed into restaurants, offered superb views of Bogota. In the background, the Guadalupe Hill,
- The "Teleferico" or cable car with the city in the background. The journey was very smooth,
- Is this picture coming from Independance Day movie? Well it was so hazy and cloudy that all my pictures are resembling this one! But we went to the Mirador of the Colpatria Tower and the view was better (see Bogota - photos 3),
- Close up view of Bogota. One of my best pictures taken under difficult conditions!