Flights to Bogota: a Capital with a thousand faces

Destination Bogota to enjoy the view of the Colpatria Tower from Monserrate

A global stage: that is what Bogotá becomes every time it hosts fairs such as the International Book Fair, the Stereo Picnic Festival or the Ibero-American Theater Festival. The latter also takes dramaturgy to the streets, parks and cultural centers: 1,200 artists who take over the capital city, mixing daily life with fiction. Have you booked your flight to Bogotá yet? Before you do, check out its variate cultural offer.

Destination Bogota to know the Plaza de Bolívar

There is also a side of the city that contrasts the color of its traditional brick architecture and the green background of its eastern hills. From the top of one of them, called Monserrate, you can truly see the size of a city in which about 8 million people live. Bogotá is located 2,630 meters above sea level; therefore, its climate is typically cold with an average temperature of 13.5 °C. It’s advisable to wear a jacket or a light sweater and carry an umbrella during the city’s rainy seasons (between March and May or between October and November).

Destination Bogota El Dorado International Airport

Destination Bogota to enjoy the view of the buildings of the International Center

Work travelers also arrive here, as it is the fifth best city in Latin America to do business, according to the 2016 ranking of América Economía. In addition, on account of its direct foreign investment, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) considers Bogotá to be one of the Latin American cities that will have a leading role in the future of the region. That’s the face of business and progress in Bogotá.

Destination Bogota to enjoy Monserrate eastern hills of Bogota

Not only is it the economic center of Colombia; it is also its academic heart: it is the city with the most universities and research centers in the country. Not to mention other aspects, such as its gastronomy—with culinary options from all around Colombia and some of the best restaurants in the country—, its sports—with its high-performance centers, stadiums, coliseums and parks—, its natural attractions—with its hills and metropolitan park—or even its commercial side, which includes places to buy crafts such as the Flea Market or the Artesanías de Colombia shops.

Check out flight options to Bogotá, explore this multifaceted capital and enjoy everything the city has to offer.

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