Bogotá (/ˌbɒɡəˈtɑː/, /ˌboʊɡəˈtɑː/; Spanish pronunciation: [boɣoˈta]) officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C (during the time of Spanish rule and from 1991-2000 called Santafé de Bogotá) is the capital of Colombia and the department of Cundinamarca. It is administered as Capital District, and has autonomy in the management of its interests within the limits of the Constitution and the law. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with administrative powers that the law gives to the departments.
Population: 7,674,366
Latitude: 4° 36' 34.96" N
Longitude: -74° 04' 54.30" W
Coliseo Cubierto el Campín (English: Campín Covered Coliseum) is an indoor sporting arena located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was built in 1973. The capacity of the arena is 14,000 and is used mostly for basketball, tennis and concerts. The arena is the…
The Office of the Attorney General of Colombia (Spanish: Fiscalía General de la Nación) is the Colombian institution part of the Colombian judicial branch of Government with administrative autonomy designed to prosecute offenders, investigate crimes…
La Calera is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.
Funza (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfunsa]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.
The Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (Spanish: Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas) is a public, coeducational, research university based Bogotá, Colombia. It is the second most important public higher education institution …
93 Park or 93rd Street Park (Parque de la calle 93, commonly known as Parque de la 93) is a commercial and recreational park located over the 93 Street in the north of Bogota, Colombia. Is one of Bogota's most popular shopping, night club and restau…
San Antonio del Tequendama is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.
The National Library of Colombia (Spanish: Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia) is the national library of Colombia.
Madrid (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈðɾið]) is a town and municipality in the Department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. The city is located at 19 miles from Bogotá City.
Estadio Metropolitano de Techo is a multi-use stadium in Bogotá, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of La Equidad and Bogotá F.C..
Colegio San Carlos is an all-male, private, bilingual (English and Spanish) school in Bogotá, Colombia.
Señal Colombia Sistema de Medios Públicos (Spanish: Señal Colombia Public Media System, "señal" meaning "signal") is Colombia's state-owned national broadcaster, controlled by the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications.
Guaymaral Airport (ICAO: SKGY) is an airport located in the northwest of Bogotá, Colombia, serving the cities of Cota and Chía, Cundinamarca. The airport handles primarily general aviation traffic, type A and B, only VFR.
The Centro Comercial Santafé (English: Santafé Shopping Center) is a mall located in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. It is the fourth largest shopping mall in Colombia (the first largest is Centro Mayor in Bogotá), and the fifth in Latin America, surp…
The Casa de Moneda de Colombia (Spanish for Colombian mint) is a Colombian currency museum based in the city of Bogotá. It was founded in 1621 as the mint ("casa de moneda" translates as "mint").
The Nueva Granada Military University (Spanish: Universidad Militar Nueva Granada), also called UMNG, is a public, auto sufficient, national, coeducational university based in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. The university has 8 faculties, 20 undergra…
The Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería (Spanish for Colombian School of Engineering) Julio Garavito is a private engineering-based university. The school is located on a 70-acre (280,000 m2) campus in a beautiful natural environment in the north part …
The Dominican Embassy siege was the 1980 siege of the embassy of the Dominican Republic by M-19 guerrillas in Bogotá, Colombia.