Bogota Colombia(Santa Fe) Travel Vlog 2017 Day 9:Drive By El Barrio Via Taxi! Was It Safe For Me?
It's Day 9 of my travel vlog in Bogota Colombia with my couchsurf .org host Andres
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Andres,me and his wife cruise the downtown area of Bogota on Friday night via cab. We pass through various bars,clubs and a hostel because his wife wants to be alone with him tries to pay for me a hostel for the night.We see the districts of Bogota and how they differ, especially the run down areas. We also cruise by Santa Fe which is notorious for its hundreds of prostitutes standing in front of every hotel in this district; dozens and hundreds all lined up! As they call it;
zona de tolerancia,things get pretty dangerous before we leave!
Mi segundo anfitrión, Andrés y su esposa, recorrieron el centro de Bogotá el viernes por la noche en taxi. Pasamos por varios bares, clubes y un hostal porque su esposa quiere estar a solas con él, trata de pagarme un hostal por la noche. Vemos los barrios de Bogotá y cómo se diferencian, especialmente las áreas deterioradas. También navegamos por Santa Fe, que es conocida por sus cientos de prostitutas de pie frente a cada hotel en este distrito; ¡docenas y cientos se alinearon! Como lo llaman;
zona de tolerancia, ¡las cosas se vuelven peligrosas antes de que nos vayamos!
Santa Fe is the third locality of Bogotá, Capital District of Colombia. Santa Fe is the traditional downtown of the city of Bogotá, the area where the city was founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada on August 6, 1538. This area once comprised Bogotá's total main urban area and was known as Santa Fe de Bogotá with its traditional neighbourhoods.
Santa Fe hosts the main business areas in Bogotá, and is served by the Carrera Séptima, one of the main arteries of the city. The locality hosts most of Bogotá's skyscrapers. The International Center and the financial district along the Avenida Jiménez are also located within Santa Fe. It also contains the colonial-era commercial neighbourhood of San Victorino.
The main streets of central Bogotá intersect in Santa Fe: Carrera Séptima, formerly known as Calle Real (Royal Street), Carrera Décima, Calle 26, Avenida Circunvalar, Avenida Caracas, Avenida Ciudad de Lima and Avenida Jiménez.
Santa Fe also has a rural area located in the Eastern Hills of which Monserrate and Guadalupe are the main landmarks. The locality of La Candelaria was the location where Santa Fe de Bogotá was founded and is an enclave in the middle of the locality Santa Fe. La Candelaria was separated from Santa Fe after the creation of the Capital District.
Santa Fé has seen better days. Visitors from the U.S. may quickly recognize the atmosphere as that of an inner-city slum, and that's about right. During the day, the busiest areas between Cra 10 and Ave Caracas are safe enough aside from pickpocketing, but nearly the whole area at night veers between eerily quiet except for the odd crackhead, or busy enough with the sort of people you don't really want to get to know.
On the other hand, the small neighborhood of La Macarena, to the east of Parque de la Independencia, which contains the city's Planetarium and Plaza del Toros (the bullfighting arena), is one of the city's quaintest and most delightful places to hang out. It's a quiet, bohemian neighborhood filled with artsy cafes, art galleries, and great mid-range and upscale restaurants. It's considered one of the most up-and-coming parts of the city, perhaps destined to rival the nighttime destinations further north.
Los Mártires has seemingly been forgotten. Heavily urban, heavily poor, it is frequented by foreign visitors generally only to visit some shady markets to buy goods for extremely low (i.e., probably stolen) prices. So keep your cash tightly guarded, but don't stay away—there are interesting things to see and do here, good food to be had on the very cheap, and you'll get some street cred when telling mid–upper class Bogotanos where you hang out.
Cerro de Monserrate. A truly beautiful panoramic view of the city is only a funicular or transferico ride away. You can take the funicular up and the transferico down, or vice versa. You have the option to buying one way tickets, too. You will have the most amazing views and also enjoy Colombian or French food in the two full-service restaurants at the top. There are also souvenir stalls on the weekends. Remember to bring a warm coat, because it is chilly up there.