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‘Epic’ music festival begins next week in Bogota

Festival Centro 2013, a six-day music festival that begins on January 15 in Bogota, encompasses a variety of different genres from both national and international artists. The festival will take place in La Candelaria,...

Bogota to introduce ‘easy to use’ street signs

Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro announced the future installation of bilingual tourist street signs for the area of La Candelaria, Bogota’s historic city center. According to an institute of tourism press release, the 76 signs...

Do we need chain stores in Bogota’s historic center?

Bogota’s historic center: Theaters, museums, historical landmarks, century-old businesses…and chain stores? That seems to be city planners’ vision, judging by the invasion of the La Candelaria neighborhood by...

Bogota to ban cars from historic center

The mayor of Bogota’s historical district, La Candelaria, has announced the pedestrianization of the city’s cobblestone streets, to promote footfall and deter local crime. La Candelaria Mayor Xinia Navarro Prada said...

New tourist-friendly street signs for Bogota

New tourist signs are to go up in the center of Bogota as part of a bid to make the Colombian capital the country’s top tourist destination, Colombian media reported. A series of pedestrians signs will be installed by the...

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