Monserrate Hill Bogotaá
Arrived from Quito at 2 am. we are heading to a smallñor hotel to rest and spend the night called Hotel Siar, little oneñO, acceptably c roomsófashions, enough to spend a few hours of sleepñor for USD40, but the good, is its distance to Cerro Monserrate, first visit in Bogotá before continuing the same día a la Isla San Andreés.
Cerro Monserrate isá located less than 4 kilómeters from the center and it is a tourist pointíobligatory attraction for every tourist who wants to know Bogotáá and realize its sizeñO. «From the air», Bogotaá It has a charmálogical and that alsoén, for aviation loversón like me, allows you to have a beautiful view of El Dorado Airport.
There are many alternatives to get there., you can use the Transmilenio, acquiring a card for $1.800 weights and loadáPack it with the amount you need for daily transportation, walking even or whatever means you preferí for this trip, Uber, a half más econósmaller than a normal taxi, best service and above all más safe.
To use Uber you only need to have a chip with núColombian grouper to activate the account, in my case use a SmartSim from Smart Phone Solutions, who for a very low priceóI say they give you a f chipácil activación con más de 2 gigabytes to navigate, with calls and SMS included, I recommend them.
From the center to the Hill the cost was $5000 Colombian pesos in a journey less than 15 minutes, it is important to take into account, What if you don't have much time on your trip?, using taxi is the best, since in transport púwar time can be tripled.
To climb to the más height of Monserrate exist 3 alternatives, walking, perishedérico y funicular. Exe díOnly the funicular was active and the price único is from $19.000 COP per person, the price may vary dependingún díto and time. The telephoneérico and funicular exchange operation according toún hours and maintenance.
after less than 5 minutes on the funicular one arrives at the stationón superior, from where the traditional crucifixi walk takes placeón for 10 minutes, until reaching the temple of Monserrate at a height of 3.100 meters high, así that if no isás accustomed to height, walk slowly and breathe to avoid the effects of altitude or «soroche».
At the top of the Hill there are first-class restaurants, food kiosks, an artisan market and a traditional food market (recommended).
Bonus:
Descending from Monserrate in time-lapse:
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