Off2 Colombia Blog - Colombia Travel Guide and Tips

Welcome to the second in our series of Colombia Portraits. These are a series of interviews we have conducted with expat professionals here in Colombia. We're interested in knowing just what these people are doing here. Why did they move to Colombia of all places, and what is their life like now they've moved. Christian Petersen is the founder and manager of Bogotá Graffiti Tours, which is an up and coming tour company in Bogotá focused on the artists and history...

[caption id="attachment_563" align="aligncenter" width="560"] Sunset Bogota Chapinero Alto I've been in Colombia a while now and I've begun to feel like one of Bogota´s citizens. I 'uuush', 'hijuepucha' and 'paila' with the best of them. When I'm late, I blame it on traffic traffic that is pretty much ever-present. I drink too much coffee, and I drink way too much Aguardiente. One of the most curious things about my 'going native', however, has been my increased fear of Bogotá. My safety...

El Chorro, La Candelaria La Candelaria is one of Bogota’s most iconic areas; a view into the humble beginnings of a city that now boasts more than 8 million inhabitants and is one of the 5 biggest cities in Latin America. Tourists are drawn to the area for the excellent selection of restaurants, the incredible museums and the historical landmarks that jut up along the horizons of the areas steep streets. Start a day in La Candelaria early at El Chorro...

A city of 8 million, one of the 30th biggest cities in the world, almost always gridlocked with traffic and stretching far beyond the eye can see, Bogotá is big and can be intimidating. So big is it that visitors can feel overwhelmed when they arrive, and certainly as though their chances of discovering anything nice, charming or green are limited. Not so, Señor Traveller! In fact, Bogotá has over 1000 park areas and its main park, Parque Bolívar, is bigger...