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Bogotá
"International Center of Bogota"
Flag Seal
Motto: Bogotá, 2600 metros más cerca de las estrellas Bogotá, 2600 meters closer to the stars
Localities (localidades) of Bogotá
Country	Colombia
Department	Bogotá, D.C.*
Foundation	August 6, 1538
Government
- Mayor	Samuel Moreno Rojas, PDA
Area
- City	1,587 km² (612.7 sq mi)
- Land	1,731.9 km² (668.7 sq mi)
Elevation	2,640 m (8,661 ft)
Population (2007 census estimate) [1]
- City	7,033,914Ranked 1
- Density	3,914/km² (10,137.1/sq mi)
- Metro	10,244,480
*Bogotá is physically within and is the capital of Cundinamarca Department, but as the Capital District is treated as its own department.
Website: City Official Site Mayor Official Site Bogotá Tourism

Bogotá—officially named Bogotá, D.C. (D.C. for "Distrito Capital", which means "Capital District"), formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá, is the capital city of Colombia, as well as the largest and most populous city in the country, with 7,033,914 inhabitants (2007). Bogotá and with its metropolitan area, which includes municipalities such as Chía, Cota, Soacha, Cajicá and La Calera, had an estimated population of 8,244,980^[1] as of 2007. Bogotá's altitude makes it the third-highest major city in the world after La Paz and Quito. Also in the way of comparison, the city of Bogota has land area that is larger than New York City, Mexico City, or Sao Paulo, Brazil. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Bogota or Bogotá may refer to:  Colombia Bogotá the capital city of Colombia Bogotá, Capital District the capital district of the city of Bogotá. Metropolitan Area of Bogotá an unofficial metropolitan area planned for Bogotá. 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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Shops next to Monserrate Church Universidas de los Andes, Bogotá Cali Fair Fieste de las Flores, Medellin Villagers in Otún Metropolitano Stadium in Barranquilla List of Colombian Departments by population details population of the Departments of Colombia according to a general census taken on 2005 by the Departamento Administrativo... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto: Capital Bogotá Governor Area 22,623 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   2,349,578 104 people/km² Adjective Cundinamarca is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. // The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived... 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History

Main article: History of Bogotá

Bogotá at night

Bogotá was originally called "Bacatá" (which means “planted fields”) by the Muiscas.^[2] It was the center of their civilization before the Spanish explorers colonized the area, and it sustained a large population. The European settlement was founded in August 6, 1538 by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada and was named "Santa Fé de Bacatá" after his birthplace Santa Fé and the local name. "Bacatá" had become the modern "Bogotá" by the time it was made the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada, which was then part of the Viceroyalty of Peru, and later of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. The city soon became one of the centers of Spanish colonial power and civilization in South America. // [edit] Pre-Spanish First populations inhabiting Bogotá were the Muiscas, members of Chibcha linguistic family. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Muisca was a South American nation that lived mainly in modern day Cundinamarca and Boyacá highlands. ... Conquistador (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under Spanish rule between the 15th and 17th centuries. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... Oil portrait of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (unknown artist, Museo Nacional da Colombia, Bogota) Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509–1579) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in Colombia. ... New Kingdom of Granada Capital Santa Fe de Bogotá Language(s) Spanish Religion Roman Catholic Government Monarchy Historical era Spanish Empire  - Established 16th century  - Disestablished 1819 Currency Real The New Kingdom of Granada (Spanish: Nuevo Reino de Granada) was the name given to a group of 16th century Spanish colonial... Created in 1542, the Viceroyalty of Peru (in Spanish, Virreinato del Perú) contained most of Spanish-ruled South America until the creation of the separate viceroyalties of New Granada (now Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá and Venezuela, the last-named previously in the Viceroyalty of New Spain) in 1717 and Río... The Viceroyalty of New Granada was the name given to a group of colonial provinces in northern South America, corresponding mainly to modern Colombia. ...

In 1810-11 its citizens revolted against Spanish rule and set up a government of their own, but had to contend with internal divisions and the temporary return to power of Spanish military loyalists who retook the city in 1816. In 1819 Simón Bolívar recaptured it after his victory at Boyacá. Bogotá was then made the capital of Gran Colombia, a federation combining the territories of modern Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. When Gran Colombia was broken up, Bogotá remained the capital of New Granada, which later became the Republic of Colombia. See History of Colombia. This article is about the South American independence leader. ... Colombia, then known as New Granada, acquired its definitive independence from Spain at the Battle of Boyacá. Brigadier Generals Francisco de Paula Santander and José Antonio Anzoátegui led a combined republican army of Colombians and Venezuelans, complemented by a small British Legion made up of mostly Irish volunteers (including... Gran Colombia Capital Bogotá Language(s) Spanish Religion Roman Catholic Government Republic History  - Established December 17, 1819  - Disestablished November 19, 1831 Gran Colombia (Spanish for Greater Colombia) is a name used today for the Republic of Colombia of the period 1819-1831. ... // Main article: Indigenous peoples in Colombia The Zipa used to cover his body in gold and, from his raft, he offered treasures to the Guatavita goddess in the middle of the sacred lake. ...

In 1956 the municipality was joined to other neighboring municipalities forming a "Special District" (Spanish: Distrito Especial). The Constitution of 1991 confirmed Bogotá as the Capital of Colombia, gave it the name "Santa Fe de Bogotá", and changed the category from Special District to "Capital District" (Distrito Capital).

In August 2000 the name was officially changed back to simply "Bogotá". The local government consists of a Capital District. Samuel Moreno Rojas was elected Mayor of Bogotá for the period 2008-2011. Samuel Gustavo Moreno Rojas (Born February 11, 1960 in Miami, Florida) is a Colombian American politician, son of former congressman Samuel Moreno Díaz and former presidential candidate María Eugenia Rojas, grandson of former Colombian military dictator Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. ... This is a list of mayors of Bogotá since 1910. ...

Flag

Primary Cathedral, Bogotá

The flag originates from the insurgency movement against the colonial authorities which began on July 20, 1810, during which the rebels wore armbands with yellow and red bands, as these colours were those of the Spanish flag used as the flag for the New Kingdom of Granada. Image File history File linksMetadata CatedralPrimadaBogota2004-7. ... Image File history File linksMetadata CatedralPrimadaBogota2004-7. ... Primate Cathedral of Bogotá next to Sacred Chapel and Archiepiscopal Palace Primary Cathedral of Bogotá is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at Bolívar Square in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Spanish Flag redirects here. ...

In October 9, 1952, exactly 142 years after these events, decree 555 of 1952 officially adopted the patriotic armband as the flag of Bogotá. The flag of Cundinamarca follows the same pattern, plus a light blue tile which represents the Virgin Mary's cape. is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cundinamarca is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. Most of Cundinamarca is in the Eastern Cordillera, just south of Boyacá, bordered by the Magdalena River on the west, reaching down into the Amazon River basin on the east, and bordering...

The flag itself is a yellow band above a red one. The yellow denotes the gold from the earth, as well as the virtues of justice, clemency, benevolence, the so-called "mundane qualities" (defined as nobility, excellence, richness, generosity, splendour, health, steadfastness, joy and prosperity), long life, eternity, power and constancy. The red denotes the virtue of charity, as well as the qualities of bravery, nobility, values, audacity, victory, honour and furor, Colombians call it the blood of their people^{[citation needed]}.

Coat of arms

Downtown Bogotá, the National Capitol Building houses the Colombian Congress.

The coat of arms of the city was granted by emperor Charles V (Charles I of Spain) to the New Kingdom of Granada, by royal decree given in Valladolid, Spain on December 3, 1548. It contains a black eagle in the center, which symbolises steadfastness. The eagle is also a symbol of the Habsburgs, which was the ruling family of the Spanish empire at the time. The eagle is crowned with gold and holds a red pomegranate inside a golden background. The border contains olive branches with nine golden pomegranates in a blue background. The two red pomegranates symbolize audacity, and the nine golden ones represent the nine states which constituted the New Kingdom of Granada at the time. Image File history File linksMetadata CapitolioNacionalDeColombia2004-7. ... Image File history File linksMetadata CapitolioNacionalDeColombia2004-7. ... Capitolio Nacional or (National Capitol) is a building in central Bogotá, the construction of which began in 1847 and was not concluded until 1926. ... Congress (Spanish: Congreso) is the name given to Colombias bicameral national legislature. ... For the Carlist claimant King Carlos V, see Infante Carlos, Count of Molina. ... New Kingdom of Granada Capital Santa Fe de Bogotá Language(s) Spanish Religion Roman Catholic Government Monarchy Historical era Spanish Empire  - Established 16th century  - Disestablished 1819 Currency Real The New Kingdom of Granada (Spanish: Nuevo Reino de Granada) was the name given to a group of 16th century Spanish colonial... For the city in Mexico, see Valladolid, Yucatán. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... Binomial name L. The Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 5–8 m tall. ...

In 1932 the coat of arms was officially recognized and adopted as the symbol of Bogotá.

Anthem

The words to the anthem of Bogotá were written by Pedro Medina Avendaño to music by Roberto Pineda Duque. The song was officially declared the anthem by decree 1000 of July 31, 1974, by then Mayor of Bogotá, Aníbal Fernandez de Soto. is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of mayors of Bogotá since 1954. ...

Population and area

Divisions

Bogotá, Capital District
Usaquén | Chapinero | Santa Fe | San Cristóbal | Usme Tunjuelito | Bosa | Kennedy | Fontibon | Engativá Suba | Barrios Unidos | Teusaquillo | Los Mártires | Antonio Nariño Puente Aranda | La Candelaria | Rafael Uribe Uribe | Ciudad Bolívar | Sumapaz

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Location

Bogotá is located in the center of the country, on the east of the Savannah of Bogotá (Sabana de Bogotá), 2640 meters (8661 feet) above sea level. It is the capital of Colombia. Although "sabana", as it is popularly called, is literally "savannah", the geographical site is actually a high plateau in the Andes mountains. The extended region is also known as "Altiplano Cundiboyacense" which literally means "high plateau of Cundinamarca and Boyaca" Monte Roraima In geology and earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat open country. ... The Altiplano Cundiboyacense is a set of highlands located on the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes between the departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá. The altiplano corresponds to the ancient territory of the Muisca. ...

The Bogotá River crosses the 'sabana' forming Tequendama Falls to the south. Tributary rivers form valleys with flourishing villages, whose economy is based on agriculture, livestock raising and artisanal production. The Bogotá River is a major river of the Cundinamarca department of Colombia, crossing the region from the northeast to the southwest and passing along the western limits of Bogotá. The large population and major industrial base in its watershed have resulted in extremely severe contamination problems for the river. ... The Tequendama Falls (Salto del Tequendama) are a 132m high waterfall of the Bogotá River, located about 30 km southwest of Bogotá in the municipality of San Antonio del Tequendama. ...

Downtown from Salitre Magico Park

The 'sabana' is bordered to the east by the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes mountain range. Surrounding hills, which limit city growth, run from south to north, parallel to the Guadalupe and Monserrate mountains. The western city limit is the Bogotá River. The Sumapaz paramo (moorland) borders the south and to the north Bogotá extends over the mentioned plateau up to the towns of Chía and Sopó. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Cordillera Oriental is one of three main mountain ranges that divides the Cordillera in the Andes Mountains of Colombia. ... This article is about the mountain system in South America. ... Hill that dominates the downtown of Bogotá, capital city of Colombia. ... The Bogotá River is a major river of the Cundinamarca department of Colombia, crossing the region from the northeast to the southwest and passing along the western limits of Bogotá. The large population and major industrial base in its watershed have resulted in extremely severe contamination problems for the river. ... Paramo is the name given to an elevated track of desert (montane grasslands and shrublands) on the Andes. ... Moorland in the Pennines (England); Coarse grasses and bracken tend to dominate especially in high rainfall areas. ... Chía is a municipality in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia, located to the north of Bogotá on the main road to Zipaquira. ... Location of the town and municipality of Sopó in Cundinamarca Department. ...

Climate

The average temperature on the 'sabana' is 14.0°C (57°F), varying from −8°C (18°F) to 28°C (82°F). Dry and rainy seasons alternate throughout the year. The driest months are December, January, February and March; the rainiest are April, May, September, October and November. June and July are usually rainy periods and August is sunny with high winds.

Hailstorm in Bogotá 03-03-06

Frost usually occurs in dry season. During this period, the temperature falls below −4°C (24°F) at night and ascend to 25°C (77°F) in the day. The lowest temperature ever recorded was −8°C (17°F) inside the city and −10°C (14°F) in the nearby towns of the savanna. The highest temperarure ever recorded was 28°C (82°F). Image File history File linksMetadata Bogota_hailstorm. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Bogota_hailstorm. ... Frost on black pipes Frost is a solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. ...

Climatic conditions are irregular and quite variable due to the El Niño and La Niña climatic phenomena, which occur in and around the Pacific basin and are responsible for very pronounced climatic changes. Chart of ocean surface temperature anomaly [°C] during the last strong El Niño in December 1997 El Niño and La Niña (also written in English as El Nino and La Nina) are major temperature fluctuations in surface waters of the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean. ... La Niña is a coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon similar to El Niño. ...

Urban layout and nomenclature

The frontal facade of the Teatro Colon

It has over one thousand neighborhoods or divisions forming the developed urban network. Neighborhoods of higher economic status are primarily located to the north and north-east. Poorer neighborhoods are located to the south and south-east, many of them squatter areas. The middle classes usually inhabit the central, western and north-western sections of the city. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 450 pixelsFull resolution (1536 × 864 pixel, file size: 261 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The exterior of the Teatro Colon in Bogota Photographed By: Debray Leon Date Picture Taken: 7/25/2007 Camera Model: Canon PowerShot A530 I, the copyright... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 450 pixelsFull resolution (1536 × 864 pixel, file size: 261 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The exterior of the Teatro Colon in Bogota Photographed By: Debray Leon Date Picture Taken: 7/25/2007 Camera Model: Canon PowerShot A530 I, the copyright...

The urban layout dates back to Colonial times, and is a square layout adopted from Spain. The current street layout has calles(streets) which run perpendicular to the eastern hills heading east-west with numbering increasing towards the north, and towards the south (adding sur(south) to street number) from calle 1, and carreras(roads) which run parallel to the hills in the south-north direction with numbering increasing east(adding este(east) to road number) and west from carrera 1. New urban sectors incorporate diagonal – similar to streets – and transversal – similar to carreras.

Streets and roads are numbered. The numeration is given according to street rank from main avenues to smaller avenues and local streets. Some main avenues are:

• Norte-Quito-Sur or N.Q.S.(North Quito South Avenue, from 9th road at north following railway to 30th road Avenue, or Quito City Avenue, and Southern Highway)
• Autopista Norte-Avenida Caracas (Northern Highway, or 45th road, joined to Caracas Avenue, or 14th road)
• 7th road Avenue (from downtown northward) and 10th road Avenue (from downtown southward)
• Avenida Circunvalar (from downtown following hillside on eastern hills going to La Calera)
• Calle 80 or Autopista Medellín (80th street)
• Avenida El Dorado (El Dorado Avenue, or 26th street)
• 13th street (from Avenida Jiménez,or Jiménez Avenue, westward to 13th street, going to Mosquera)
• Avenida de las Américas (Americas Avenue, from 34th street at east to 6th street at west)
• Avenida Primera de Mayo (May First Avenue, or 22th south street)
• Avenida Ciudad de Cali (Cali City Avenue, or 86th road)
• Avenida Boyacá (Boyacá Avenue, or 72th road)
• 100th street-68th road Avenue
• 170th street

Location of the town and municipality of La Calera in Cundinamarca Department. ... Location of the town and municipality of Mosquera in Cundinamarca Department. ...

Demographics

The largest and most populous city in Colombia, Bogotá has 7,881,156 inhabitants in its metropolitan area (2005 census).

As with Colombia as a whole, the vast bulk of the city's population consists of mestizos (those of mixed Amerindian and white European descent) and those of white European descent. However, there is a lesser number of residents of African descent than in the country as whole given the city's distance from coastal areas such as Cartagena, where the descendants of African slaves have traditionally resided. For other places with the same name, see Cartagena (disambiguation). ...

Crime

In the 1990s, Bogotá was considered one of the most dangerous cities in the world. At one point it had a homicide rate of 80 per 100,000 people. Since then, however, Bogotá has gone to great lengths to change its crime rate and its image. The change was the result of a participatory and integrated security policy that was first adopted in 1995. Because of its success, this security policy has continued to be implemented ever since. In 2005, Bogotá had a murder rate of 23 persons per 100,000 inhabitants, a 71% drop from what it had 10 years previously. Interestingly, by way of comparison, the city today has a lower murder rate than Caracas, São Paulo, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro. The situation in Bogotá seems to be "greatly improved in terms of security and public safety from five years ago, and the atmosphere is much more relaxed", said Marshall Louis, a spokesman for the United States Embassy.^{[3] [4][5]} Nickname: Motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ... This article is about the city. ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ...

Government

City Hall

Bogotá is the capital of the Republic of Colombia, and houses the national legislature, the Supreme Court of Justice, and the center of the executive administration as well as the residence of the President of the Republic. The Principal Mayor and District Council – both elected by popular vote – are responsible for city administration. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 917 KB) Summary Edificio Liévano, Sede de la Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bogotá, D.C. Bolívar... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 917 KB) Summary Edificio Liévano, Sede de la Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bogotá, D.C. Bolívar...

The city divided into 20 localities: Usaquén, Chapinero, Santa Fe, San Cristóbal, Usme, Tunjuelito, Bosa, Kennedy, Fontibón, Engativá, Suba, Barrios Unidos, Teusaquillo, Los Mártires, Antonio Nariño, Puente Aranda, La Candelaria, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Ciudad Bolívar, Sumapáz. Chapinero is the second locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. ... Kennedy, or Ciudad Kennedy, is the eigth locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Barrios Unidos is the 12th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. ... Teusaquillo is the 13th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. ... Los Mártires (Spanish: The Martyrs) is the 14th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. ... Antonio Nariño is the 15th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. ... Sumapaz is the 20th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. ...

Each of the 20 localities is governed by an administrative board elected by popular vote, made up of no less than seven members, as determined by the District Council. The Principal Mayor designates local mayors from a trio proposed by the respective administrative board.

Economy

Bogotá is Colombia's largest economic center, followed by Medellín, Cali, and Barranquilla. Most companies in Colombia have their headquarters in Bogotá (for example, Bavaria, Avianca), and it is home to most foreign companies doing businesses in Colombia and neighbouring countries as well as Colombia's main stock market. Bogotá is a major center for import and export of goods for Colombia and the Andean Community in Latin America. For other uses, see Medellín (disambiguation). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... For other places with the same name, see Barranquilla (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bavaria (disambiguation). ... Avianca S.A. (Spanish acronym: Aerovías del Continente Americano, formerly Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia) has been the national flag air carrier of Colombia since 1919, making it the second-oldest continuously running airline in the world behind Dutch based KLM. Likewise it is the largest airline in the... States of CAN The Andean Community of Nations (in Spanish: Comunidad Andina de Naciones, abbreviated CAN) is a trade bloc comprising the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. ...

Justice Palace

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Manufacturing, commerce and trade

Office buildings in Bogotá's business district.

Bogotá is the center of Colombian business. It has a busy banking, insurance sector, and a Stock exchange. Engineering firms provide services for many regions of Colombia and Central America. Bogotá houses the central governmental institutions and military headquarters. It is the centre of the telecommunications network and has the biggest industrial facilities in the country.

Public services include energy, sewer and phones. Energy and sewer bills are stratified based on the location of owner's residence, with the intended purpose that wealthier sections of society subsidize the energy bills of the poorer sections of society. Telephone service is provided by both "Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá" (ETB), a city-owned company, and "Capitel", owned by Colombia Telecomunicaciones and "EPM Bogotá", owned in turn by the Medellín public services company (Empresas Públicas de Medellín - EPM) . Coin or card-operated payphones are also available, along with cell phone providers. There are (as of May 2007) three main operators of wireless phones: Movistar (owned by Spanish firm Telefónica), Comcel (owned by Telmex) and Tigo (co-owned by ETB, EPM and Millicom). For other uses, see Medellín (disambiguation). ... movistar is a major mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. ... Telefónica, S.A., (IBEX-35:TEF, Euronext: TEF, NYSE: TEF, LSE: TDE, FWB: TEF, TYO: 9481) is a Spanish telecommunications company. ... Comcel may refer to: Comcel Colombia, a Colombian mobile phone operator Comcel Haiti, a Hatian mobile phone operator that operate a TDMA network in Haiti Category: ... Teléfonos de México S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: TMX), better known as Telmex, is a Mexican telecommunications company that provides telecommunication products and services in Mexico and in many parts of Latin America, such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and even in the United States. ... Colombia Móvil is a Colombian PCS operator, owned by state local phone companies ETB (Bogotá) and EPM (Medellín). ...

Bogotá also receives money from exports like flowers and emeralds. In downtown Bogotá, millions of dollars in domestically produced rough and cut emeralds are bought and sold daily. Other important industries include financial services, especially banking. Bogotá is headquarters to major commercial banks, and to the Banco de la República, Colombia's central bank. Bogotá is also a printing and publishing centre. The city is a major convention destination with many major convention centres: Centro Ferial de Convenciones Corferias, Centro de Convenciones y Eventos Cafam, Centro de Convenciones Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, among others. Because of its status as site of the country's capital, it is home to a number of government agencies, which represent another major component of the city's economy.

The city's industrial base include staples of the Colombian economy such as GM Colmotores, Compañía Colombiana Automotriz, and Ecopetrol.

Transportation

Bogotá has an increasingly strained transportation system, considered by many to be inadequate for a city of its size. It includes El Dorado International Airport, bus routes, taxis, TransMilenio rapid transit system, and a train that serves as transportation for the outskirts of the city. Runway 13R/31L AeroSucre aircraft parked at the Domestic Cargo Terminals, to be demolished in 2008 El Dorado International Airport (IATA: BOG, ICAO: SKBO) is an international airport located in Bogotá, Colombia. ... Calle 19 Station in July 2004 The TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit system that serves Bogotá, Colombia. ...

Buses are the main means of mass transportation. There are two bus systems: the traditional system and Trasmilenio. The traditional system runs a variety of bus types, operated by several companies on normal streets and avenues:

• bus; large buses.
• buseta; medium size buses.
• colectivo; vans or minivans.

The buses are divided into two categories: "ejecutivo", which is supposed to be a deluxe service and is not supposed to carry standing passengers, and "corriente" or normal service. Bus fares range, as of March 2008, from $1100 to $1250 (US$ 0.60-0.70 approx.) ISO 4217 Code COP User(s) Colombia Inflation 4. ...

Airports

El Dorado International Airport

Bogotá's principal airport is El Dorado International Airport, west of the city's downtown, at the end of Av. el Dorado. Several domestic airlines (Avianca, AeroRepública, AIRES and SATENA), and international airlines (including Iberia, American Airlines, Varig, Copa, Continental, Delta, Air France, Air Canada, Aerogal, TAME, TACA) operate from El Dorado. Note that there is a separate terminal, the Puente Aéreo, for Avianca's domestic flights. El Dorado is one of the largest and most expansive airports in Latin America. Due to its central location in Colombia and in Latin America, it is a natural hub for domestic and international airlines. Image File history File links Bogrunway. ... Image File history File links Bogrunway. ... Runway 13R/31L AeroSucre aircraft parked at the Domestic Cargo Terminals, to be demolished in 2008 El Dorado International Airport (IATA: BOG, ICAO: SKBO) is an international airport located in Bogotá, Colombia. ... Runway 13R/31L AeroSucre aircraft parked at the Domestic Cargo Terminals, to be demolished in 2008 El Dorado International Airport (IATA: BOG, ICAO: SKBO) is an international airport located in Bogotá, Colombia. ...