2014 Photos from Bogota

• Bogota scene
  
  
• some tropical fruits
  
  
• Lou Billera, Federico Ardila, and Meili (Ardila) at fruit and vegetable market
  
  
• old part of Bogota
  
  
• graffiti
  
  
• sweets
  
  
• ajiaco, a popular soup
  
  
• Plaza de Bolivar, the main square in Bogota
  
  
• llama in Plaza de Bolivar
  
  
• pre-European gold artifact from El Museo del Oro (Gold Museum)
  
  
• interesting chart showing colors of various gold alloys, at El Museo del Oro
  
  
• interesting snack sold on the street (I actually ate one!)
  
  
• scene from Catedral de Sal (Salt Cathedral), Zipaquirá
  
  
• left nave of Catedral de Sal
  
  
• group photo at Catedral de Sal
  
  
• a meal for meat lovers (not mine)
  
  
• view from Universidad de los andes
  
  
• dragon graffiti and hill, Bogota
  
  
• the restaurant Andrés D.C., Bogota
  
  
• Andrés D.C.: mother of Benjamin Iriarte, Meili (Ardila), and me. Note crown and sash for being a foreign visitor!
  
  
• meal at Andrés D.C.
  
  
• entertainment at Andrés D.C.
  
  
• delicious herbal and fruit tea (common throughout Colombia), Andrés D.C.
  
  
• Andrés D.C.: Andreas (cousin of Benjamin Iriarte), Federico Ardila, mother of Benjamin Iriarte, Meili, and me
  
  
• banquet for ECCO 2014, Restaurante Villa Paulina, Universidad de los andes (first panorama photo taken with my camera)
  
  
• group photo at Parque Natural Chicaque, a fantastic cloud forest just 30 minutes (modulo traffic jams) from Bogota
  
  
• Parque Natural Chicaque: you can see why it's called a cloud forest.
  
  
• an insect (about 1/2" long)
  
  
• me getting ready for zipline over part of Parque Natural Chicaque
  
  
• someone (not me) on the zipline