The Colegio Jordán de Sajonia is an elite bilingual private elementary, middle and high school in Bogotá, Colombia and preparatory mixed up to fourth of primary Roman Catholic school, located in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. It was founded on February 1, 1954 by Alberto E. Ariza, a Dominican Friar.
The Leo XIII Salesian College is a private male educational institution managed by the Salesian Community in Colombia. It is headquartered in historic center of La Candelaria of Bogotá, Colombia. The school was awarded the Educative Excellence Award, for the private schools category in 2006. In 2010 it celebrated its 120th anniversary. It is the parent of the Salesians in Colombia, provides an excellent education based on the philosophy of San Juan Bosco, is considered one of the best educational institutions of Colombia for work that the school develops, for its high academic performance as shown by the results in sting ICFES performance "Very High". The Department of Education Bogotá, puts the campus as a place of very high level of education in the country, since in his hundred and twenty-year history has developed and demonstrated the process to make children and young people as well (good Christians and honest citizens)
The Casa de Moneda de Colombia (Spanish for Colombian mint) is a Colombian currency museum based in the city of Bogotá. It was founded in 1621 as the mint ("casa de moneda" translates as "mint"). The current mint is known simply as the Fábrica de Moneda (coin factory).
The Botero Museum (also known by Museo Botero) is located in the capital city of Colombia: Bogotá. The museum houses one of Latin America's most important international art collections. It sees 500,000 visitors annually, around 1,000 daily, and of those 2,000 students per month. Being in La Candelaria neighborhood of Bogotá, the museum is within close proximity to other important landmarks like the Luis Ángel Arango Library and the Gold Museum of Bogotá.
93 Park or 93rd Street Park (Parque de la calle 93, commonly known as Parque de la 93) is a commercial and recreational park located at the 93rd Street (calle 93) in El Chicó, in the north of Bogota, Colombia. Is one of Bogota's most popular shopping, night club and restaurant areas.
The Gimnasio Moderno is a private all-male traditional and liberal, primary and secondary school located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was founded in 1914 by various prestigious Colombians following the leading initiative of Don Agustín Nieto Caballero. Some of the remarkable personalities who acted as co-founders of this New School (Escuela Nueva) were: Don José María Samper Brush, Don Daniel Samper Ortega, Don Tomás Rueda Vargas, and Ricardo Lleras Codazzi. These gentlemen were predominant freethinkers at the time in Colombia.
Colegio Agustiniano Norte (translated as Agustiniano Norte School or North Augustinian School) is a private Catholic primary and secondary school, located in Bogota, Colombia. Founded in 1969 as a school for boys only, the school is now co-educational, teaching students from kindergarten to Grade 11.
Aeropuerto Guaymaral Flaminio Suárez Camacho (OACI: SKGY) es un aeródromo secundario de la ciudad de Bogotá, Colombia, localizado al norte en la localidad de Suba de la ciudad y limita con el municipio de Chía. El aeropuerto maneja principalmente la aviación general de la capital del país categoría A y B únicamente (debido a la restricción que tiene el Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado para aeronaves monomotores), y opera bajo las reglas de vuelo visual VFR únicamente. Es la base para aviones privados y comerciales, además de ser la base para las escuelas de formación de pilotos como Aeroandes, Adevia y el Aeroclub de Colombia.[3][4]
The San Carlos Palace (Spanish: Palacio de San Carlos; previously Colegio Seminario de San Bartolomé), is a 16th-century Neoclassical mansion in Bogotá, Colombia. Located on the corner of Calle 10 and Carrera 5, the historic building has been the site of various political, social and academic events. Since December 1993, it has been home to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
El Centro Comercial Santafé Mi Mundo está localizado en la ciudad de Bogotá, Colombia. Es el tercer centro comercial más grande del país en cuanto a espacio comercial después de Centro Mayor y VIVA Envigado, inaugurado el 13 de mayo de 2006. Cuenta con un área de 244.000 metros cuadrados, distribuidos en unos 572 locales en tres plantas (incluyendo una plazoleta de comidas con 26 locales y 1.500 sillas) y 10 salas de cine.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bogotá, Colombia.
Antonio Nariño es la localidad número 15 del Distrito Capital de Bogotá. Se encuentra en el sur de la ciudad.
Universidad Libre is a university in Colombia initially founded under the name of Universidad Republicana in Bogota during the 19th Century. Since the original intention of this program was to offer the space for unbiased learning during a radical political period in the country, the proper translation would be Freedom University because it promotes the liberty of expression and political thoughts.
The Silva Poetry House is a Colombian historical cultural organization located in the Candelaria neighborhood of Bogotá. It was founded on May 24, 1986 by Belisario Betancur, in the house where the Colombian poet José Asunción Silva used to live. It has a library and a bookshop specializing in poetry, a music library, and an auditorium. The house was declared a National Monument of Colombia in 1995.
Suba es la localidad número 11 del Distrito Capital de Bogotá. Se encuentra ubicada en el norte de la ciudad. Es la localidad más poblada de Bogotá, con aproximadamente 1.348.372 habitantes.[1][2][3]
Luis Ángel Arango Library, is a public library located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was founded in 1923 as a small library with a few books on economics. Today its collection has grown to the point where it has become the country's premier library and has come to be considered to be the most important public library in Latin America. It has over 1.1 million books and 1900 reading places; it received 6.7 million visitors in 2008. It is currently under the administration of the Bank of the Republic.
The Lycée Français Louis Pasteur (Spanish: Liceo Francés Louis Pasteur) is a French international school in Bogotá, Colombia. It serves the levels maternelle until lycée (senior high school).
El humedal Juan Amarillo (Tibabuyes) es uno de los diecisiete (17) humedales de la ciudad de Bogotá, reconocidos como Reserva Distrital de Humedal (RDH)[2] antes la figura legal era Parque Ecológico Distrital de Humedal (PEDH). Paso de tener un área de 222,76 hectáreas (Decreto 190 de 2004) a 225,24 ha[3], siendo el más grande de la ciudad de Bogotá. Es uno de los cuatro humedales reconocidos como RDH que se encuentran en la subcuenca del Río Salitre.[4]
The General Archive of the Nation (Spanish: Archivo General de la Nación) is a Colombian government agency ascribed to the Colombian Ministry of Culture charged with "conserving the historical legacy, as well as recovering and circulating the documentary heritage of the country". It is the head of the National System of Archives. The headquarters are located in the city of Bogotá and was designed by the architect Rogelio Salmona.
El centro comercial Centro Mayor es un centro comercial ubicado en la localidad de Antonio Nariño, al sur de Bogotá. Es el centro comercial más grande de Colombia y el cuarto de América Latina después del Centro Santa Fe de la Ciudad de México, Leste Aricanduva, en São Paulo y del Albrook Mall, en Panamá. Se encuentra enlazado a la estación de TransMilenio, NQS Calle 38 A Sur. El proyecto fue realizado por la Organización Luis Carlos Sarmiento en asociación con las firmas Ospinas & Cia, Contexto Urbano y Arquitectura y Concreto.
The Universidad Externado de Colombia (Externado University of Colombia) is a private university in Bogotá, Colombia. It has produced graduates including lawyers, academics, judges, financiers as well as senior government officials and politicians. The institution grants 4 and 5 year professional degrees, as well as advanced Master and Doctoral degrees. Instruction is primarily in Spanish.
The Teatro de Cristóbal Colón (The Christopher Columbus Theatre), also known as the "Teatro Colón", is located in Bogotá, Colombia and it is the nation's National Theatre. It was built in the Neoclassical style by the Italian architect Pietro Cantini in 1885 and inaugurated on 27 October 1892 on the occasion of the fourth centenary of the discovery of America with a performance of Verdi's Ernani.
La Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito es una universidad de carácter privado de Colombia que cuenta con 11 carreras profesionales, 9 especializaciones, 7 maestrías, 1 doctorado y más de 100 programas de educación continuada. Sujeta a inspección y vigilancia del Ministerio de Educación de Colombia. Fundada el 20 de octubre de 1972 y ubicada al Norte de Bogotá.
The Pontifical Xavierian University (in Spanish Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) is a private higher education institution founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest, most traditional, and prestigious Colombian universities, directed by the Society of Jesus, with its main facilities in Bogotá and a second campus in Cali. "La Javeriana", as it is known by its students, has traditionally educated the Colombian elite. It is one of the 33 universities entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin America and one of 167 around the world.