Bogotá…The Real Thing

Nicolás Villa Alarcón

Bogotá, according to Hollywood
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Behind Enemy Lines 3
I am sorry if I disappoint you, but
Bogotá looks like this…
Downtown Bogotá
Facts about Bogotá:
•Population: 8,566,926
•Average Temperature: 14.0 °C
•Bogotá has 20 localities
•Bogota is the main economic and industrial center of
Colombia.
•The city is ranked as the fourth most influential financial
center of Latin America.
•Considered one of the largest industrial centers in Latin
America.
•In 2008, the World Cities Study Group and Network from
the United Kingdom ranked Bogotá as a beta level city.
•“Ciclorrutas” (bike routes) are one of the most extensive
dedicated bike path networks of any city in the world.
•It is known as the Athens of South America
•Bogota has many cultural venues including 58 museums,
62 art galleries, 33 library networks, 45 stage theatres, 75
sports and attraction parks, and over 150 national
monuments
•The Colombian National Museum, one of the oldest in the
Americas.
•The Ibero-American Theater Festival, largest of its kind in
the world.
•“Rock al Parque” or Rock at the Park, the most
important open air rock music festival in Latin America.
•In 2007 Bogotá was named World Book Capital.
Bogota is twined with:
 London, United Kingdom.
 Miami, United States.
 Chicago, United States.
 Milan, Italy.
Turin, Italy.
Madrid, Spain.
Shanghai, China.
And one more time… I am sorry if Bogotá wasn’t what
you expected from your movies!

THANK YOU!