Games in Bogotà

Playing in the city

A magazine about the puzzles in Bogota Karen Yanquen explains the games you can find in Bogota.

puzzle culture Different generations of Bogotans grew up in the middle of rounds, traditional children's games and hobbies that marked our childhood age with pleasant and memorable memories with the first friends of the stable and the school. Recesses and free afternoons in the neighborhood park were the best times to have a good time.

Most of the time the shifts and roles were defined with the traditional "zapatico cochinito" or the "stone, paper or scissors".

Next, we will find a top of traditional games of Bogota and Colombia, some of them are childhood memories, others are games for adults.

The spinning top game The top is a wooden toy with a metal spike and from this end a rope is wound. After winding the entire thread, the top is thrown with force and technique to spin it. While touring competitors can do a : series of tricks.

The accessories you need for this game are very simple, you just need a top, a rope and enough space.

The most interesting thing about this game is the degree of difficulty and technique that you can achieve with your teeth, for example: "the bridge", "peak in the air", "slip", among others.

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yoyo's game This game was practiced in our childhood, at recess, at home, in the park. All the children wanted to be the best at different yoyo tricks or maneuvers by crisscrossing the pita to make various figures.

Two thick wooden or plastic discs, joined with a small shaft in which a piece of pita was wrapped to rise and fall with the impulse of the hand

Over time, the yoyos became a more modern toy, some with different lights and motifs.

THE YERMIS GAME This game was one of the most exciting, adults and children played it without exception, the idea was that a group formed a tower of twelve soda lids and at the same time not be touched for the ball of the other group.

The accessories that were used for this game are very easy to get, you just need soda caps, tables and a ball. its rules are very similar to those of baseball. people played this in open spaces, where you could run, such as parks, courts and streets

The frog game.

This game is mostly practiced by adults, in Colombia there are many places where a good frog game is found, especially in rural life, but it has also been taken to the big cities for the entertainment of all people, It is a game that generates great friendships and unforgettable moments.

You can play group or individual, the goal is to get the most points by throwing iron hoops through holes.

This game comes from the Aztec culture, it is an

THE COCA GAME

artifact that has become popular throughout Latin America. Among Colombians it is very familiar to play with a stem attached to a ball that has to be embedded there. Although it seems simple, it requires a lot of skill and aim. It also lends itself to different tricks and plays.

Cocas are of all sizes, colors and materials.

Excursion.

Now we will take a tour through Bogota through a series of games. Together we will know incredible places, fun places, crafts that identify this place and many other things.

1. museums 2. handicrafts 3. hill of monserrate 4. botanical garden 5. universities 6. amusement park magic saltpeter

B O G O T A M U S E U M S

The city of Bogotá has more than 50 museums. They are places full of stories, it has true jewels of art, anthropology and unique pieces that have marked the cultural evolution of an entire country such as Colombia, attracting a large number of tourists.

Most of Bogota's museums are located at a close distance, which can be walked on, located in the historic center of Bogota. In addition, almost everyone has a free circulation inside the museum or at very low costs.

All of Bogota's museums are unpredictable, for example: the Botero Museum has numerous works that are made and donated by Fernando Botero, beautiful pieces that highlight the career of this Colombian artist.

The gold museum offers its visitors the largest collection of pre-Hispanic goldsmiths in the world, in addition to rooms with historical pieces that show the culture of the natives.

ALPHABET SOUP:

Then you must find in the letter soup the different museums, it will be a recreational experience that will make you recognize the history and culture of Bogotá and Colombia.

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Bogota handicrafts

Bogota, a historically handmade capital, that maintains the magic of art and tradition in each of its streets

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Bogotá is by nature a city that expresses its inhabitants and visitors an artisanal air. In several areas of the great capital there are pieces created around the tradition and culture of our ancestors, paying homage to the trades transmitted from generation to generation.

The most developed crafts by artisans in the city are wood, leather, ceramics, metals, weaving and decorative works. La Candelaria is the town with the most artisanal and cultural wealth in Bogotá, it has a great variety of workshops, stores and popular markets. They are located in Monserrate, Usaquén, Centro and Norte, places visited by tourists. On the next page you will find a crossword puzzle with the most common crafts.

vertical: 1. rattles made from seeds and totumos 2. colorful spirals of prehispanic origin 4. green colombian gemstones 8. the sound of water is music 9. the natives said that their territory is a sacred circle demarcate by "the black line"

Horizontal: 3. weaving in loom with 100% virgin sheep wool 5. the use of colored jackets, represents the pains that the indigenous see during the shots of yage.

6. baskets that come from the muisca culture 7 handicreft of the colombian pacific 10. tagua, colombian ivory

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MON SERR ATE Monserrate has always been one of the most important attractions in Bogotá for both tourists and residents and believers. To reach the top of the hill of Monserrate there are 3 options: funicular, cable car or the pedestrian path that has 1034 steps, it is one of the most physically demanding trails in Bogotá due to its altitude and its inclination that make it a good challenge for a pilgrim. At the top you can see a beautiful view of Bogotá and Guadalupe Hill too.

Now you are going to make a puzzle, when you put the pieces together in the correct order, you will find the image of the hill of Monserrate.

MONSERRATE.

BOTANICAL GARDEN Colombia is a country with great biodiversity since it has different species of flora and fauna, the Botanical Garden of Bogotá José Celestino Mutis has different areas such as: the waterfall, the rose garden, the maloca, the herbal and many others, with pedagogical purposes for the conservation of the environment and the protection of biodiversity. Although it is mainly focused on ecosystems of the Cundiboyacense and Páramo highlands, you can find a great diversity of spaces that will surprise you with all the nature they expose.

That is why it is important that you know the Garden, so that you learn a little more about the natural wealth of the region.

Botanical Garden

In this game you must guide Manuel through the maze so that he arrives on his tour of the botanical garden.

Manuel

Bogota universities.

Bogota has more than 50 public and

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universities and public universities in Colombia.

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Bogota universities.

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university santo tomas. free university. university of the andes. colombian school of engineering. national university. catholic university. javeriana university. district university. sergio arboleda university. externado university.

The Salitre Magico Park is, according to the Tripadvisor Portal, one of the best park in Latin America. Here there is entertainment for the whole family; Children's attractions and extreme games that make the adrenaline feel to the fullest.

If you are a lover of houses of terror, this park is for you.

Well, it has one of the most chilling attractions, the castle of terror, here are 14 scenarios where fear, anguish and terror are the protagonists.

M A G I C S A L T P E T E R This park is recognized for its panoramic wheel called “Millenium” that will give you an unforgettable look at the city, and for a gigantic plane (Boeing B-727-200), which is adapted to simulate a real flight. In total it has 30 fun-filled attractions for the whole family.

Then you will play a game in which you will demonstrate all your visual skills, you must find Carola, the beautiful purple tigress, she is one of the four representative characters of the park. It won't be easy, so pay close attention.

Carola.

Where is carola,

the beautiful purple tigress?