Cerro de Monserrate (Bogota, Colombia)

You can either take an approximately 1 hour and 15-minute walk up the mountain of Cerro de Monserrate or pay the 22,000 Pesos (approximately $7 U.S.) roundtrip ticket for a much shorter cable car or funicular railroad ride to the top.

Photo 1: Shutterstock, Anze Furlan

At a gain of 400 meters (1,312 feet) in altitude from the starting point, walking up to a location 3150 meters (10,335 feet) above sea level is not for the faint-hearted. Regardless of the transportation you choose, this is your view of Bogotá! It’s kind of cool right?!

On the morning of Thursday, January 30, 2020, the day after I arrived in Bogota from the state of Virginia in the USA, I took the cable car up to Cerro de Monserrate.

The view of Bogotá left me feeling wonderfully insignificant.

It is a feeling I have become accustomed to on my travels! It’s the feeling that arises when I am reminded of how physically small I am in this world as I look at a breathtaking view.

But the view is not all Cerro de Monserrate has to offer. It’s also home to a beautiful old church, a series of street food stalls, a couple of overpriced restaurants, and colorful tourist-priced craft shops. This place is structured to cater to tourists, but whether you interact with touristy things is up to you. For me, the view was more than enough.

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