Big, busy and sprawling
Ringed by mountians
How can this guy be here?
Flower shops everywhere.On the list of tourist must-sees are the Gold Museum, the salt mine with its Salt Cathedral inside and the sparkling white church perched atop a mountain above the city. I’ll do none of these. I’m more interested in what makes the city tick. Is it the drug trade? Is it the flower business (actually Bogota is surrounded by vast farms growing hot house flowers that are shipped to Holland)?Is it a safe city for the traveler? Our hotel is first rate and in a fancy part of the North side. However, we’ve been advised to walk nowhere after dark. Only take cabs we’re told. I’ve seen only a small part of the city so far and no poverty but I know it is lurking around here somewhere. Like many large South American cities there is surely a large population of very poor and desperate people. Often night brings them out looking for opportunities.
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