Shared Tour of the Historic Candelaria in Bogotá

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Duration:3 hours (approx.)
Location: Bogotá, Colombia

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This is the best way to get to know the historic center of Bogotá, we will travel in time from the beginnings of our indigenous ancestors through the colonization period to the present.
This is a shared tour, it is a fun and informative tour full of fun facts about history, culture, gastronomy, architecture, places to visit, art and cultural offer.
This Tour is part of a shared experience called "Free Walking Tour" and the value you just paid through Viator is the same suggested tip per person for the guide's work. This amount that you already paid in advance will go directly to your guide (minus the commission). In this way, at the end of the Tour, the guide will not ask you for any extra contribution. We hope you have fun and learn with us!

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1. Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
Once the group is complete, our guide will welcome and recommend the tour. Our guide will start talking about Christopher Columbus, the discovery of America, the legend of El Dorado, the Muisca culture, the Gold Museum and its collection and the Guatavita Lagoon.
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We start the tour, right there in the center of Santander Park, where we will address topics such as: the process of Independence, the territories of Colombia: La Gran Colombia. The place where we are: Plaza Santander, the regional market and the Crusades.
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We will walk a few meters to find this square, where we can talk about Universidad del Rosario, which was the first to offer a law program in Colombia. We can also remember who was Policarpa Salavarrieta (La Pola), in addition to talking about the icon of Colombia: the Esmeraldas and who was Víctor Carranza.
4. Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Monument
Then, we start the tour in the seventh race, where we can see the monument to the Caudillo, where we can cover: Bogotá before the Bogotazo, who was Gaitán, the liberal force, the Bogotazo, Fidel Castro in Bogotá, the architecture change because of the Bogotazo , the Cold War, Socialism and the Age of Violence.
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We will walk a few minutes to enter the heart of the historic center of Bogotá, there we will have a panoramic view of Monserrate, we can talk about the graffiti culture of the city, we will see the Callejón del Embudo.
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Then, our guide will show you the elements of our idiosyncrasy and indigenous legacy: drinks, traditions and the colonization process. We will be able to talk about the founding of Bogotá, the contrasts of Bogotá, the cultural activities of El Chorro and the Sculptures of La Candelaria
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Moving a bit south, we can see the University of La Salle and at this point we can talk about public and private education in Colombia.
8. Museo Botero del Banco de la Republica
We are walking towards the administrative center and we find the Botero Museum, here we will know the famous collection of Fernando Botero that shows the beauty of curvy people and interacts with the Colombian idiosyncrasy.
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At this point, our guide will tell you about the style of the house and its coat of arms and the Casa de la Moneda collection.
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Moving forward a few more streets we find the Colón Theater, the San Carlos Palace and we will talk about the September Night Plaque.
11. Plaza de Bolivar de Bogota
We will arrive at the main square of Bogotá, where our guide will talk to you about the 3 powers in Colombia: the Nariño Palace, the Capitol and the Palace of Justice. We will also tell the story of the Taking of the Palace in 1985 by one of the guerrillas: the M19.
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Leaving the Plaza de Bolívar, we find the street of typical restaurants in Bogotá, we find this restaurant the most famous in Bogotá for the history of its name. Also our guide will tell you the story of "Las Onces".
13. Centro Cultural Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Finally, our guide will tell you about Gabriel García Márquez and his contribution to Latin American literature, who was the winner of a Nobel Prize.

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Posted By : Adriana M
Wir hatten eine super Tour mit Rafa. Er weiss extrem viel über Bogota und die Historie von Kolumbien. Wir möchten ihn wärmstens weiterempfehlen.
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 18:13:02

Posted By : manuelcV5716HI
Fantastico tour Juliana, che è stata super professionale e simpatica, lo straconsiglio per vedere e capire la storia di Bogotà e della sua gente
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 13:59:15

Posted By : sergiorF8768PS
El tour fue muy bueno, mucha información y datos interesantes, Luz muy amable, clara y carismática.
A pesar de la lluvia logramos tener un muy buen recorrido
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 17:56:53

Posted By : CyC190618
Luz hizo nos hizo tour muy chevere! Recomendado. Recorrimos sitios históricos de mucha importancia y nos dio detalles interesantes.
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Posted On : 2024-06-27 14:02:45

Posted By : David F
I’m very glad I took the tour. Juliana is very knowledgeable. We went to all the key historic and current sites of importance in history, politics and culture. She also provided helpful insights about food, culture and more.
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Posted On : 2024-06-27 13:44:22

Posted By : Sondre S
Great tour which I absolutely recommended! Really insightful, communitative and reflected guide in Santiago who gave us a awesome walkthrough of Bogota, Colombian history and culture.
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 18:11:46

Posted By : edelmiraf2020
Tour muy ameno gracias a las grandes explicaciones de Luz. 100% recomendable por su carácter histórico y cultural.

¡Muchas gracias, y hasta la próxima!
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Posted On : 2024-06-24 18:16:52

Posted By : Adventure37235833088
Luz nos hizo un tour super ameno y nos dio todo tipo de información con todo tipo de detalles. Un encanto de guía y un tour maravilloso.
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Posted On : 2024-06-24 18:13:51

Posted By : Odyssey43601380269
El tour es muy completo, se puede conocer todos los principales puntos de la ciudad, Luz fué una excelente guia para contarnos las historias de la ciudad y ayudarnos con el necesario
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Posted On : 2024-06-24 18:12:46

Posted By : X6647NHdanielm
Erik, genial el mejor guía sin duda maravilloso recorrer el centro histórico de Bogotá con alguien con tan buena onda. Como dijo Erik Colombia es maravilloso
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Posted On : 2024-06-23 14:26:45