LITTLE KNOWN PLACES
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Introduction: Would you like to know about little known places that you can visit? Bogotá is a special city in which you can do different activities or visit new places. When people visit Bogotá, they always think of visiting the same places like the “Gold Museum”, “Monserrate” o “La plaza de Bolivar”, but nobody thinks of those hidden places that are worth visiting. The purpose of this article is that you can find little known but very interesting places. After reading this article you will want to know face to face these places, and do the different activities that these spaces offer you. Content: Bogotá is a wonderful city that has a lot of different sites, but for some reasons people don't know about these places, there are three main locations in which you can do different activities. First, in the Ilustración 1 Quinta Camacho Neighbourhood
neighbourhood Quinta Camacho there are some activities and sites that you can visit. For example, the neighbourhood is a great sector to do tourism because the structures of his houses have an England design, it means that you can take excellent pictures. If you have time three minutes from Quinta Camacho is located “Huerta Cocteleria Artesanal '' a place where you can drink some artisanal cocktails, and the place offers you a unique and aesthetically beautiful environment. Finally, another interesting place is the National Theatre Fanny Mikey that is located just six minutes from the neighbourhood, in this place you can see different theatre plays.
Second, we move to the La Candelaria neighbourhood. If you like handicrafts you can visit "El Pasaje Rivas" this place was ordered to be built in 1893 by Luis Rivas, a renowned character who wanted Bogotá to have a Parisian-style shopping center. Soon after, with a lot of effort and dedication, the
Ilustración 2 Pasaje Rivas.
first Bogotá shopping center borned. Over time the place became a kind of warehouse in the market places that housed crafts and pottery. Today hundreds of artisans, farmers and artists are in charge of preserving the memory and culture of the first commercial center of Bogotá.
Ultimately, we move to the corners of Teusaquillo and Chapinero. In these locations the strangest and most beautiful books of the capital are hidden, there are some of the best independent bookstores of the Ilustración 3 Books Mr. Fox
city. For instance, “Mirabilia bookstore” is a bookstore that
specializes in fantasy, horror and science fiction literature. A second bookstore is located on the second floor of the Los Andes shopping center, this bookstore is called "What is there to read?", in addition to selling books, holds seminars or meetings where we can listen to different books through a reader. Last but not least, is the "Books Mr. Fox" bookstore, this place is set like one of the movies by American director Wes Anderson, as soon as you enter the bookstore you will feel the love with which it is designed, with literary recommendations designed for love pains, farewells, joys and learning pursuits. In conclusion, instead of visiting the places that most people know, you should know that in Bogotá there are many interesting places that will make you have an entertaining and funfilled afternoon, as well as being places that offer a unique and exciting atmosphere. This is something you should think about when visiting a country or city that you do not know, remember that although the most famous and recognized places have their charm, you can learn more about the culture and diversity through locations that nobody knows. Written by Sarah Valentina Escobar Aviles
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