Bogotá

Colombia

Bogotá is the capital city of Colombia and a municipality within Cundinamarca Department. It was established in 1538 and sits at an elevation of 2582 m. Creators show street food, including a fritanga platter, a leftover-based calentao breakfast, and grilled street arepas, and a ride in a pedal-powered bici-taxi through city traffic.

Type
municipality of Colombia, first-level administrative division
Location
Colombia
Within
Cundinamarca Department
Established
1538
Elevation
2582 m
In videos
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What creators show here

11:38Eating Street Food Fritanga Platter

A street cook fills a paper dish with deep-fried small yellow potatoes, sliced longaniza pork sausage, morcilla blood sausage, and fried liver. Sonny sits on a small wooden stool in the street to eat the hearty mixed platter topped with spicy cabbage salsa.

From “Surviving Colombia on $20 a Day!!” by More Best Ever Food Review Show · Open in the Travelnetic player at 11:38
00:40Preparing Calentao Leftovers Breakfast

A cook reheats leftover rice and beans in a stainless pot over a gas flame with chicken broth before topping it with a fried egg. Sonny explains that Calentao is a traditional Colombian budget breakfast made from yesterday's reheated leftovers.

From “Surviving Colombia on $20 a Day!!” by More Best Ever Food Review Show · Open in the Travelnetic player at 00:40
01:29Grilling Street Arepas

A street vendor brushes round white corn arepas with margarine as they toast on an outdoor grill station. Sonny inspects raw doughy arepa stacks and discusses expensive topping add-ons like thick cheese slabs and grilled chorizo sausage.

From “Surviving Colombia on $20 a Day!!” by More Best Ever Food Review Show · Open in the Travelnetic player at 01:29
14:51Riding and Pedaling a Bici-Taxi

Sonny hires a local pedal-cab driver named Miguel to ride through street traffic in a covered tricycle taxi. When the driver grows tired, Sonny takes over pedaling the heavy custom bike frame through congested city streets.

From “Surviving Colombia on $20 a Day!!” by More Best Ever Food Review Show · Open in the Travelnetic player at 14:51

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Where is Bogotá?

Bogotá is in Colombia. It is a municipality of Colombia.

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