THE WONDERS OF BOGOTÁ MOUNT MONSERRATE BOGOTÁ A family strolls through the morning fog outside the majestic church on Mount Monserrate They peek inside the chapel to view its famous Christ statue As they leave the fog begins to clear The skyscrapers and orange rooftops of downtown Bogotá slowly appear 4
WHAT’S IN A NAME Colombia is named after Christopher Columbus However he never set foot on the nation’s soil OTHER TOP SITES CASTILLO DE SAN FELIPE DE BARAJAS LOST CITY THE ROCK OF GUATAPÉ SAN AGUSTÍN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK The family takes the funicular train downtown They make their way to the Gold Museum Along the way they stop at a café for rich Colombian coffee and thin wafer snacks called obleas Nature art and delicious cuisine offer a glimpse of Colombia’s magic 5
VENEZUELA LOCATION CARIBBEAN SEA PANAMA BARRANQUILLA MEDELLÍN BOGOTÁ PACIFIC OCEAN CALI COLOMBIA ECUADOR 6 PERU
SAN ANDRÉS ISLAND PROVIDENCIA ISLAND BRAZIL Colombia is located in northwestern South America It covers 439,736 square miles 1,138,910 square kilometers The country has borders with the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the north Panama lies to the northwest and divides the two bodies of water Venezuela and Brazil are neighbors to the east Peru and Ecuador share the southern border Bogotá the capital sits in the nation’s center upon a high plateau in the northern Andes Mountains The tiny islands of San Andrés and Providencia are located northwest of the mainland in the Caribbean Sea 7
