ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK FACATATIVÁ

ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK FACATATIVÁ alsocalledstones Tunjo erroneouslycalled Piedras de Tunja, FencingZipas, is a set of pictographswhoseexactoriginisunknown, sincethepeople muiscas reported to thechroniclerswhohadbeenmade "manymoonsago" Amerindianantiquityneitherit has beendetermined, butcould date back about 12 000 years, located in thetown of Facatativa, in thedepartment of Cundinamarca, Colombia; Theparkoffers a paththatrunsthemostimportantpictographs, despitethemarkeddeterioration of whohavesufferedforthepast 40 years. Being a globallyimportantarchaeologicalpark, itisrequired to redirectthe use of theproperty, sinceuntilnow has beenpurelyrecreationalpurposes. Thereforepracticeshavebeenabolished as roasts

Directions: Bogotá (Calle 13) - Fontibón - Mosquera - Madrid - Facatativá. Bogota (80th Street) - Siberia - Autopista Medellin - El Rosal (crossing) -Facatativá. Guaduas - Villeta - Sasaima - Alban - Facatativá. Villeta - La Vega - Autopista Medellin - El Rosal (crossing) - Facatativá.Theparkentrancehours are TuesdaythroughSundayincludingholidaysfrom 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sundays and holidaysfrom 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm

SANCTUARY OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

SANCTUARY OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Itis a simple sanctuaryaa 3300 metershighonthehilltop of Guadalupe. Thefirstchapelwasbuilt in 1656; successivetremorsdestroyedfour times, thelastmovementsucceededafter 1917. Todaythereis a smallchapel and a statue of theImmaculateConception of 15 metershigh, designedbysculptor Gustavo Arcila Uribe Bogota. Thechurch, built 1967 keepsinside a dressingroomonthehigh altar animage of Our Lady of Guadalupe carved in wood, by José de Moratilla and broughtfrom Rome.

this place isadvisable to goby car becauseitis a dirtnot as found in thesanctuary of Monserrate thatyou can climbonfootorby funicular in this case preferablyisbetter to goby car road The Cerro de Guadalupe, adjacent to Monserrate, has 3,317 meters of altitude. On top of thishillis a statue of theVirgin of theImmaculateConception of 15 metersextendinghisarmstowardthecitywereerected. It has a gazebowhereyou can enjoy a breathtakingview of thecity of BogotaDC ,Alsoit has sales of religiousitems and crafts and food area.

SANTA CRUZ ZOO

SANTA CRUZ ZOO inthisbeautiful place wewill look at thedifferentspecies of animalswehave in ourbeautiful country thisis a greatspace to share withfamily, to bringourchildren to teachtheimportance of wildlife itislocated in cundinamarca in mesitas of colegio atan onlytwohours in bogotabyleavingsoacha

RATES Adults: $ 16,000 children: $ 12,000

JAMES PARK DUQE

JAMES PARK DUQE this new site of interestis to share a good time withourlovedones Theparkwasdeveloped and openedonFebruary 27, 1983 by Jaime Duque Grisales , a personality of Colombian civil aviation and thefirst head of thenationalairline Avianca pilots . He wanted to create a cultural and recreationalspaceforthewholefamily ,withtheaim of generatingprofits to help non-profitprofitdedicated to servingtheelderly, adults and children.

inthisbeautiful place thereisdiversity of attractionsfromsmall to largespace to share with a goodfamily

SALT CATEDRAL

SALT CATEDRAL toactivitymust in Zipaquirá isvisitingthe new Salt Catedralinaugurated in 1995, carvedinside a salt mine and only of itskind in theworld. ThecathedralistwohoursfromBogota. The Salt Cathedralis a temple builtinsidethesalt mines of Zipaquira, in the Sabana de Bogotá, in thedepartment of Cundinamarca, Colombia. Itisalso a religious center and one of themostfamousCatholicshrines in the country thatremembers of the Cross of JesusChrist. ;Thearchitectural and artisticdesign of the new Salt Cathedral, ishimselfthearchitect Bogotano Roswell Garavito Pearl, whichcameoutapprovedaftertheelection of theprojectthatcontained a total of 44 proposals at aneventorganizedbytheColombianSociety of Architects in 1990 competition; whiletheengineeringtechnicaldirectionwasexecutedbytheBogotaCastelblancoEngineer Jorge Enrique Reyes. TO ENTER THE SITE MUST HAVE SOME THINGS SUCH AS INTOACCOUNT • Approximatetravel time by Salt Cathedral 1 hour (60 min.) • Forthe tour werecommendwearingcomfortableshoes • To enter note thefollowing: • PetPohibidoincome(Nurse),forbidden,prohibitedthecarrying of weapons,notlittering,bannedthe use of tripod, prohibitedtheentry of food,accompanimentinsidethe mine itmust be guided. • Makesure to enterthebathroombeforeadmisión,forbidden to consume alcoholicbeveragesorenterintoxícate. • Salt Cathedral Zipaquirá company S.A. S.E.M. Itisnotliablefor: • Loss of personal items, childcareduringthetrip,damagedue to acts of Godaccidentale

LAGUNA GUATAVITA

LAGUNA GUATAVITA thisbeautiful laguna islocated in thedepartment of sesquile a bogotaclose to thisverybeautiful laguanes bythekey of yourwater in thissitedoes quite cold and mostly in themorningswhileesyesite in thefogwillwego camping withourfamily and wegive as theoption to rentlandforourselvesarmour campin Itisadvisable .... Revenues are TuesdaythroughSundayfrom 8:30 am to 4:00 pm and Mondayholidays . Camping in thepark, permissionmust be soughtfromtheowners. Itiswise to bringfirstaidkit ,waterproofcoat and boots and warmclothing . And do notforget to leave no garbage and notcontaminatewatersources. IS LOCATED A 57 kilometersnorth of Bogota in themunicipality of Sesquilé .

TEQUENDAMA FALLS Wewillvisittheinteresting Tequendama Falls islocated in Ontario ;approximatelyone ( hour and a half of Bogota ) Thissiteisveryinterestingbecausethereis a terraceforspectators so they can seethejump off theterrace are great Tequendama hotel wheremanyghoststoriesdiscussedthe place aroundthesite can findlittle shops to eat a late lunch orsomethingisadvisable to bringwarmclotheswell as in the Tequendama Falls makeswaytoocold

LET'S SEE SOME HISTORY TEQUENDAMA The Tequendama Falls is a natural waterfall of Colombia, located in themunicipality of Soacha in Cundinamarca Department. Itislocatedabout 30 km southwest of Bogota. According to a myth muisca, formedbydivineaction to evacuatethewaterthatfloodedthesavannah of Bogota. Somestudiessuggestthatthismayhaveactuallyhappened, and thatcouldhappen in a short lapso;Aftertraveling more than 100 km fromthehighlandscundiboyacence and savannah of Bogota, the Bogotá riverfallsfrom a height of 2,467 m about 157 altitudeon a rockyabyss of circular formingthecascada.qSefound in a woodedarea of permanenthaze. Administrativelyitbelongs to themunicipality of Soacha. Part of itswaters, are alsofedbytheoverflow of the Muña Dam Isfamoushisdescription of the place the Humboldt naturalistwhomeasureditwith a barometer, calculateditsheight at 185 metros.2 In previousyears, roughlyuntilthemid-twentiethcenturydownwaterfallwildlifehadnowbeenlostbypollution.