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In the center of the country, on the eastern
homonymous Sabana, 2,640 meters above mid
sea level Bogotá capital of Colombia
is located.
The Bogotá river crosses the Sabana
forming Tequendama falls to the south. Affluent
rivers form valleys with flourishing villages,
inhabitants of which are dedicated to agriculture,
livestock rising and artisan production.
Natural lakes such as Guatavita, where El
Dorado ceremony took place and Iguaque lake
where according to the tradition Bachué
the mother Goddess who populated the Sabana
emerged are located at the Sabana and the
entire Cundiboyacense area. Also artificial
dams such as Tominé, Sisga and Neusa
are found.
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Sabana of Bogotá of bordered to the
east by the Eastern Andes mountain range.
Surrounding hills determining city growth
from south to north run parallel to tutelary
Guadalupe and Monserrate mountains Western
city limit is the Bogotá river; Sumapaz
paramo borders the south and to the north
Bogotá extends over the Sabana up
to Chía and Sopó towns.
Municipalities surrounding Bogotá
offer visitors lovely landscape, architecture,
pleasant people and delightful typical dishes
enchantment. From south to north you will
find Mosquera, Madrid, Funza, Facatativá,
Subachoque, El Rosal, Tabio, Tenjo, Cota,
Chía, Cajicá, Zipaquirá,
Nemocón, La Calera, Sopó,
Tocancipá, Gachancipá, Sesquilé,
Chocontá and Guatavita towns.
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Sabana average temperature is 14°C,
varying from 9 to 22ºC. Dry and rainy
seasons alternate along the year. Driest
months are December, January, February and
March; the rainiest are April, May, September,
October and November. June and July are
usually rainy periods and August is sunny
with high winds.
Climate conditions are irregular and quite
variable due to El Niño and La Niña
phenomenon occurring at the Pacific basin
and responsible for very strong climate
changes.
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Bogotá is the capital of the Republic
of Colombia, executive, legislative and
judicial powers site, national government
center and the residence of the President
of the Republic. The Principal Mayor and
District Council – both elected by
popular vote – are responsible for
city administration.
Each of the 20 administrative units or localities
the District is divided into is governed
by an administrative board elected by popular
vote, formed by no less than seven Aediles,
as determined by the District Council. The
Principal Mayor designates local mayors
from a trio proposed by the respective administrative
board.
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The national road system leaving Bogotá
to all country destinations consists of
principal roads network as follows: North
Highway, South Highway, Medellín
Highway, West Trunk and Eastern Plains Highway.
The city has two aerial terminals: El
Dorado international airport and
the Air Bridge for domestic
and international traffic in addition to
Guaymaral private airport fit for small
aircraft. The city enjoys modern telecommunications
infrastructure. Inter-municipal buses and
taxes leave from the Transportation Terminal.
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Originating from Spanish square, urban layout
dates back to the Colony. Such square sytem
originates current streets layout: streets
run perpendicular to the hills heading east-west
and nomenclature increases towards the north,
or towards the south from calle 1st, carreras
run parallel to the hills in the south-north
direction and nomenclature increases east-west
sense from carrera 1st. New urban sectors
incorporate diagonal – equaling streets
– and transversal – equaling
carreras. Streets are numbered.
Bogotá has over one thousand ,neighborhoods
or divisions forming developed urban network.
Higher economic strata are located to the
north and north-east. Populated neighborhoods
are located to the south and south-east,
many of them invasion areas. Mid class sectors
usually inhabit central, western and north-western
section of the city.
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