In Bogota there are more than one millon vehicles on the streets. To reduce traffic congestion, there is a vehicle restriction rule called 'pico y placa', it applies to all vehicles, public and private.Pico y Placa means that you can not drive your car certain days of the week, according to your car plate last number.

In Bogota there are more than one millon vehicles on the streets. To reduce traffic congestion, there is a vehicle restriction rule called 'pico y placa', it applies to all vehicles, public and private.Pico y Placa means that you can not drive your car certain days of the week, according to your car plate last number.

Bogota's public transport is operated with buses, busetas, colectivos, taxis and the latest addition the Transmilenio . These vehicles, perhaps 15,000 of them altogether, have all kind of shapes and sizes. Some are very old and some are very comfortable and modern. That is why there are different prices for each type.In Bogota there are practically no bus stops, so you have to flag down a bus wherever you are and the bus or buseta will pick you up right there. But nowadays on some congested streets they are implementing bus stops, so the system is more efficient. The buses and busetas run throughout the length and the breadth of the city at a very scary speed, if traffic allows.

Colombia is an outstanding country for backpacking. The Cordilleras Occidental, Central, and Oriental provide mountains high and rugged enough to satisfy any climber. The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in the Cordillera Central is the highest coastal range of mountains. A rich variety of flora and fauna can be found in the dense rain forest covering the northern slopes. The southern slopes, inhabited by the Kogi and Arhuaco Indians, are drier and more accessible and consequently wildlife is scarce.

Bogotá is fun and entertaining for children and adults alike, whatever their preferences. Start your entertainment tour in the northwest, on Avenida 68, with a walk through the Parque Centre Simon Bolivar. Here you can practice the sport of your choice, and if there are children in your group, use them as an excuse to visit Acuaparque, a water park near the Parque El Salitre. Speaking of sports, why not follow the route known as Ciclovías? On Sundays and public holidays, these 81 kilometers of streets in the capital are closed to motorized traffic so that cyclists, runners, skaters and walkers can go about their business uninterrupted.