Festivals

The festivals in Colombia are really entertainig for everyone. There artist of all types of music sing their favorites songs accompanied by their fans. Others consist of food festivals where you can taste the different flavors of the most renowned chefs in Colombia. 

Rock al Parque is an international festival taking place in Bogota since 1995. The festival’s entry is free of charge. It is considered the most important Rock Festival in Latin America. There are many types of music in this famous festival like, punk, hardcore and metal. The festival features national and international bands. Nowadays the festival takes place over three days at Simon Bolivar Park. 

In this incredible festival many people can interact with their favorite singers, and have a great time with family and friends. It’s a change that anyone would lose to meet and sing along with their favorite singers. 

Natalia Castrillon B

Jorge Eliecer Gaitan

Have you ever visited the best theater ever?

If not you should visit as soon as posible the Jorge Eliecer Gaitan because it is one of the best theaters in Bogota, you can enjoy and use your time in a better way and learn many things while you see the roll play you choose or even a great singer or performer.

I have danced there and in my personal opinion it is a really special theater because the entrance is really big and it is purple, all the chairs are also purple and the scenary is comfortable to dance or perform in a good way.Watching the roll play you have the posibility to acquaire too much kwoledge and change the way you see life and you can also enjoy a great time with friends and family.

In conclusion you should visit this wonderful theater and use your time in a better way.

Manuela Vargas O.

San Rafael

If you want to watch a movie you should go to the best mall, San Rafael is located  Av. Calle 134 No. 55 - 30 and there you can find the cinemas were you can watch different movies whenever you want and you can go with your friends, family or even with your partner.

Before you enter to the cinema you receive your tickets with the number of your row and the number of your chair as soon as you enter you can see that the cinema is really big and has many red comfortable chairs, the screen is really big and you cvan watch the movies in 3D or in 2D depends on what you prefer, the screen also has a really good defintion and you can also ask for popcorn and something to drink and you have different movies you can watch according to your likes.

In conclusion you can enjoy a with your friends, parents and family in the cinema of San Rafael, I invite you to visit this cinema.

Manuela Vargas O.

Sports

In Colombia there are plenty of sports that can be practiced in different special places. The most prominent is soccer, which is practiced by about 43% of Colombian population. Many boys and girls all over the world are fascinated with this sport.
This famous sport is formed by 2 groups which contain 11 players. It is divided into 2 halves, each going for 45 minutes. These two divisions make up the standard length of a soccer game which is 90 minutes. Other factors that make up this game include halftime, injury time, penalties and extra time. The positions are center, right wing, left wing, center midfield, left midfield, right midfield, center defense (stopper), right defense, left defense, sweaper, and goalie.

El Coliseo el Campin is one of the most important stadiums in Colombia, there are plenty of soccer events for example the Liga Postobon were different teams like Millonarios, Santafe, Nacional and many others compete for a trophy.It is located on Avenida carrera 24 and calle 54 # 58 with avenida carrera 30 and carrera 28.
In conclusion, the soccer is quite entertaining and suitable for all ages, in order to replace the war for the sport.

Natalia Castrillón B

Santa Agueda Church.

If you believe in God , you could go to de church Santa Agueda!

It is a beautiful church , that is decorated with many paintings and sculptures that represents , Gods , angels , and also the Virgin Maria , that are the characters more symbolic  in this important church, ubicated in the North of Bogota Av. 19 Calle 134, This church is recognized as one of the most important churches in Bogota , almost all the tourists when to this church , to pray , in the adorable God .

In this church you will find a father , that will organized and made the predications and sermons in the church . This place is specially for catholic people that believe so much in God , and that compromise to be with God all the time , no matter the situation or the problems they have , is a quiet and peaceful place where you can free yourself and let off steam, praying in an appropriate way, and to share your prayers and repentance to god.

This church has ornaments around it that make it look more attractive and more Catholic to worship God. Outside the Church there are some interesting restaurants , that you could enjoy having a small food with your family or friends , after going  to the church.

At the ceremony, led by the father,  they talk about different topics that make people think and see life in a different way, is largely based on what you have and appreciate what is going to give life and God in a future .

Believe me , if you go to this church , you will see life in a different way , you will feel better , you'll take a thought for reflection and gratitude for all  the things that you have and all the things you did sometimes bad.

In conclusion if you have want to thank, or regret something you did, this is the best place where you can talk through your prayers and say everything that make you sad  and upset you,  because it is there  someone  who will listen to you and will be with you forever , that's God.

Maria Paula Mahecha.

Wok

Have you ever visited the most fantastic restaurant in Bogota?

We can say that Wok is a restaurant fantastic, original and with good decoration, Wok have his own style that it is expanded more and more in the city of Bogota , and Wok had become a recognized restaurant that nowadays it is so popular. this amazing restaurant is located in different places, Usaquen, National Museum, Grand Station, Calle 69, Av 19, Santa Ana, Park 93, Zona T , and Titan ; All those restaurants have an excellent service, hospitality and attention  with their clients.

It is important to mention that this restaurant makes campaigns and helps the animals extinction and the environmental contamination, in the menu you can see the campaigns and the lessons that gives this Restaurant to these problems.  For several years Wok , have been working with small communities of suppliers in different regions of the country , supporting artisanal production practices, agriculture and promoting the substitution of imports for local products.            

Some of the principal foods of this restaurant are:

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Salads

-          Sins

-          Sushi

-          Curries and soups

-          Classics

-             Desserts

 Wok was born, as the idea of ​​being a place where food is reinterpreted in Southeast Asia to make it available to everyone. With a selection of dishes that reflect the traditional flavors from places like Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, to name a few, we create a different dining option for the city. There are more than 14 years of work in which wok have learned and disseminated good practice cooking, agriculture, fisheries and sustainable development.

‘’FOOD IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT TO OUR BUSINESS: OUR EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS AND CUSTOMERS ARE OURE PARTHENERS AND THE ENVIROMENT IS OUR HOME’’.

Wok is a place of participation, knowledge is shared day, in the afternoons and that you can enjoy an evening with a good food.  The kitchens have been designed so that through huge windows allow diners to see how the master chefs, experts in the use of the wok, use their best skills in the kitchen to prepare the dishes on the menu, how quickly they handle cookware realize their great experience is a sight to see them in action. Another service of great originality and acceptance is its magnificent Wok shop where customers can buy at any of its restaurants all kinds of products related to this style of cooking.

Bogota's history

The capital of Colombia Bogota has a great history behind it, its not only a big city with lots of entretaimment to go but also a huge historical center there are places where you can see it more than in others for example the neighboor la candelaria the chorro of quevedo were gonsalo jimenes the quesada founded the city or the plaza the bolivar a place were the palacio the la justicia is located first of all im goinf to tell you a little bit of Bogota's history.

The History of Bogota refers to the history of the area surrounding the Colombian capital city of Bogotá. The area of modern Bogotá was first populated by groups of indigenous people that migrated from mesoamerica. Among these groups were the Muiscas that settled in what is now mainly Cundinamarca and Boyacá. With the arrival of the Spanish colonizers the area became a major settlement, founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada and later capital of the Spanish provinces and the seat of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. With independence Bogotá became capital of the Gran Colombia and later the capital of the Republic of Colombia

As you can see this city is very interesting and this is not even the half soo i sugest you to go to this places cause it so fun for example going to the bolivar plaza were you can trow corn to the birds is so fun or taking a picture beside the guards of the palace of justice and for all the family you can  into the cruch wich is so beautiful.

Vilma Tirado.

library julio mario santo domingo

In bogota's city there are many library's like for example julio mario santo domingo, this is a very big library that is located in 170 street and there is space for 1,2 millions of people, its a perfect place for doing a research or looking for all the information you need. This library has a big variety of rooms each one of them specialited in a diferent thing.

First of all we have some special rooms for little kids and babys were they can play and a ludoteca and for adults and teenagers we've got a reading room, a searching room, a special room with all kind of information about Bogota a music room and a video room. For big events such as conferences, theatral plays or school events the library has a theater that has space for 1250 people and a studio teather with intelligent boards and internet access for 350 people. It works all the days of the week exept on hollydays monday it works from 2 pm to 8 pm tursdays to fridays from 8 am to 8 pm saturdays from 8 am to 7 pm and sundays from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm

In conclucion going to this library has manu advantages like for example doing research in a confortable place with internet acces also asking for books that you can take home for a week long and buying books also its a great place were you can go with your family to see a presetation ot a teather play.

 Vilma Tirado.