Tourists looking for souvenirs can duck into the artisanal crafts markets adjacent to the Gold museum, Galeria Artesanal de Colombia (Calle 16 No. 5-60) or La Casona del Museo (Calle 16 No. 5-24 ...

Walk down Calle 11 to the Museo Botero (free), home to an impressive collection of paintings by Colombia’s most famous visual artist, Fernando Botero, and part of a complex that includes a ...

Lancaster HouseParalela Autonorte No 106B-28, Bogota, Colombia 110111.6 miles Exe Bacata 95 HotelCalle 95 No 14-21, Bogota, Colombia 110221.6 miles ...

In the same hood are the New York City-inspired spots 6 La Fama Barbecue, where you tuck into ribs and pork loin at picnic tables (Calle 65 Bis, No. 4-85; 644-7766; entrées from $8), and 7 Gordo ...

Ask for a guacamole with tortilla-like totopos, or a ceviche with the fish of the day and green sauce. Sudaca, a craft beer, is what you want to wash it down. Calle 56 # 5-21, Bogota, Colombia ...

Leo Calle 27B #6-75 The tasting menu at Leo is a fearless exploration through the mountains, deserts, seas, mangrove forests, and rivers of Colombia. Expect a crash course in indigenous Colombian ...

Colombia's capital is home to 11 million people — and to some of the worst traffic jams in the world. Now Chinese companies are building its first metro line.

4. Best for empanadas: Empanaditas de Pipián and Las Margaritas One of Colombia's most important foods, empanadas abound in restaurants and street food stands throughout Bogotá.