Places to Visit
This location may be a small town less than a four-hour drive from the capital, but it's plaza mayor is one of the biggest town squares in South America. It is now used as a gathering place for celebrations and festivals such as the Onion Beauty Pageant.
A) Girardot
B) Villa de Leyva
C) Santa Marta
Villa de Leyva
This legendary steakhouse provides a true Colombian experience in one of the country's most unique restaurants famous for both its stellar empanadas. This restaurant combines hearty Colombian cuisine with a fiesta like non other. From the restaurant's amazing 75-page menu, diners can thumb through pages of succulent steaks or select other classics.
A) Denise's Diner
B) McDonald's
C) Andrés Carne de Res
Andrés Carne de Res
Colombia is the _________ most Biodiverse country in the world!
A) Fourth
B) Third
C) Second
Second
This upscale hotel in a contemporary building is 6 km from both the Colombian National Museum and the Gold Museum. Featuring soundproof windows, the relaxed rooms have free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs, plus kitchenettes, safes and minibars. Suites have living rooms and offer access to a lounge offering free drinks and snacks. Room service is available.
A) Shroyer Suites
B) JW Marriott Hotel
C) Motel 6
JW Marriott Hotel Pagoda, Bogotá
This location is Bogotá’s vibrant heart, with landmarks like the colonial-era cathedral and neoclassical Capitol flanking Bolivar Plaza. Narrow streets lined with shops selling emeralds and handicrafts lead to cultural hotspots like the Gold Museum, with pre-Columbian artifacts, and Museo Botero, showing international art in a colonial mansion.
A) Las Lajas Sanctuary
B) La Candelaria
C) Gerudo Valley
La Candelaria, Bogotá
This location is a towering rock that soars out of the valley floor weighing 10 million tons. Worshipped by the Tahamí people for centuries. The rock became a major destination when the first known ascents were completed in 1954.
A) Pereira
B) Popayán
C) El Peñón de Guatapé
El Peñón de Guatapé
Named for one of the country's most celebrated chefs, this restuarant creates high-end contemporary cuisine by employing the traditional ingredients of disenfranchised Colombian communities. As such, the restaurant's imaginative fine dining plates reflect the local products and ancestral knowledge of indigenous peoples and Afro-Colombian cultures.
A) La Ventana
B) Leo Restaurant
C) Tyler's Treats
Leo Restaurant
The national symbol of Colombia is the ___________ _________ the largest bird in the Western Hemisphere.
A) Andean Condor
B) Albatross
C) Cinereous Vulture
Andean Condor
Set in the Santa Barbara commercial district, this trendy modern hotel is 2 kilometers from the Unicentro shopping and entertainment complex, and 13 kilometers from the Museo del Oro (Gold Museum). Featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, the ultrachic, contemporary rooms come with Wi-Fi (fee), smart TVs, iPod/iPad docks and coffeemakers. Most have sitting areas. Suites have living areas or separate living rooms. Room service is offered 24/7.
A) Tyler's Towers
B) W Hotel Pagoda
C) Holiday Inn Express
W Hotel Pagoda, Bogotá
This attraction is an archaeology museum located in Bogotá, Colombia. It is one of the most visited touristic highlights in the country. The museum receives around 500,000 tourists per year.
A) The Diamond Museum
B) The Silver Museum
C) The Gold Museum
The Gold Museum
Hidden in the canyon sitting on a river in Colombia, this site's gorgeous Gothic Revival style architecture certainly makes for a magical attraction. Built between 1916 and 1949, the spectacular sanctuary lies on a 130 foot-high bridge that spans the river with a beautiful waterfall twinkling beside it.
A) Las Lajas Sanctuary
B) Guadalupe
C) Barranquilla
Las Lajas Sanctuary
Another award-winner, this restaurant debuted amazingly high on the list of Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants by working local ingredients into an array of unique dishes. The menu is definitely local farm-to-table national dishes but made with an international twist.
A) El Chato
B) The Market - Brunch & Casual Gourmet at Zona G
C) Capital cocina y café
El Chato
The Colombian currency is the __________.
A) Peso
B) Yuan
C) Rupee
Peso
A 5-minute walk from shops, restaurants and nightlife in the Park 93 neighborhood, this urban-chic hotel is 10 km from Bogotá Botanical Garden. Hip, pared-back rooms with contemporary decor feature flat-screen TVs, iPads and free Wi-Fi. Some rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows and balconies, and sleek upgraded rooms add separate living areas.
A) Big House Candelaria
B) Four Seasons Hotel Pagoda
C) The Click Clack Hotel
The Click Clack Hotel, Bogotá
This attraction is an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a halite mountain near the city of Zipaquirá, in Cundinamarca, Colombia. It is a tourist destination and place of pilgrimage in the country.
A) Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral
B) Parque Jaime Duque
C) Lake Guatavita
Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral
While Colombia is blessed with lots of breathtaking scenery and nature, it also has more than its fair share of fascinating historic sites. One of the best to explore is this archaeological park, which is located on the Eastern foothills of the Colombian massive; not all too far from the Popayán.
A) Cartagena
B) Zipaquirá
C) San Agustín
San Agustin
This restaurant has been a highlight on the fine-dining scene since its doors opened more than 15 years ago. Located in Bogotá's upscale El Chicó neighborhood, this understated, yet refined, restaurant is set in an ivy covered restored house. Within this classic setting the restaurant possesses a traditional dining room with white tablecloths and features an indoor terrace.
A) Castanyoles
B) Matiz
C) Restaurante Capitalino
Matiz
The Amazon Rainforest covers _________ of Colombia's territory!
A) 35%
B) 23%
C) 79%
35%
Set in Bogota's historic center, this elegant hotel in a neoclassical house is a 9-minute walk from pre-Hispanic jewelry in Museo del Oro and 3 kilometers from scenic city views from Cerro de Monserrat. El Dorado International Airport is 15 kilometers away. Sophisticated, ornate rooms offer Wi-Fi, flat-screens and iPod docks, plus safes, fireplaces and sitting areas. Glamorous upgraded rooms add grand fireplaces and free-standing tubs.
A) The Orchids Hotel
B) Grand Hyatt Bogotá
C) Habitel Hotel
The Orchids Hotel, Bogotá
This site is a high mountain over 3,000 meters high that dominates the city center of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. It rises to 3,152 meters above the sea level, where there is a church with a shrine, devoted to El Señor Caído.
A) Guadalupe Hill
B) Eastern Hills
C) Monserrate
Monserrate
This city is Colombia’s sprawling, high-altitude capital. La Candelaria, its cobblestoned center, features colonial-era landmarks like the neoclassical performance hall Teatro Colón and the 17th-century Iglesia de San Francisco. It's also home to popular museums including the Museo Botero, showcasing Fernando Botero's art, and the Museo del Oro, displaying pre-Columbian gold pieces.
A) Bogotá
B) Medellín
C) Valledupar
Bogotá
Now in its third decade, this restaurant is named after its chef - perhaps Colombia's most famous. Asa a restaurant, it's considered one of Latin America's best standing out for its unique fusion of international cuisine as well as its exemplary service. A laid-back ambience and the overall quality of its ingredients set up in a gorgeous remodeled mansion, the food here is diverse, yet simple.
A) Abasto
B) Pajares Salinas
C) Harry Sasson
Harry Sasson
The Colombian town of _________ is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is famous for its well-preserved colonial architecture.
A) Bogotá
B) Medellín
C) Cartagena
Cartagena
This luxe Spanish Colonial-style hotel is 3 km from both the bustling 93 Park shopping district and the football games at Estadio El Campín. Refined rooms feature marble bathrooms, custom furniture and street or courtyard views, plus free Wi-Fi, flat-screens and minibars. Upgraded rooms add living areas; some have fireplaces. Suites have separate lounges, and the penthouse has a kitchen. Room service is available 24/7. Kids age 18 and under stay without charge.
A) Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina
B) ibis Bogotá Museo
C) Hotel Oceania Bogotá
Four Season Hotel Casa Medina, Bogotá
Guided tours of an underground salt mine dating to the 1800s, with displays of mining life.
A) Desierto Del Checua
B) Nemocón Salt Mine
C) Monolitos de Suesca
Nemocón Salt Mine