Bogota.BEST HOTEL Radisson Royal Bogota Hotel. A 24-hour business center makes this a perfect spot for business travelers. The facility offers high-speed Internet See broadband. access, six multimedia PCs, a photocopying machine, color printer A printer that prints in color using three (CMY) or four (CMYK) colors of ink, toner or dye. Four color ribbons have been used in dot matrix printers, but these are rare today. See color laser printer and printer. , scanner, fax and cellular telephones. When work is done, guests can relax at the Club & Spa or savor the seafood at La Fragata restaurant. There is also international fare at the Cafe Terraza El Bodegon and the Sports Bar for drinks. Room prices begin at US$120, but there are business packages; one adds breakfast and a city tour on Saturday for a total room rate of $159. In the executive class rooms for business travelers, the rooms have a work desk, Internet and laptop computer connections, in-room fax machines, free local calls, a free movie each night and a complimentary breakfast. Bate bate 1 tr.v. bat·ed, bat·ing, bates 1. To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate: "To his dying day he bated his breath a little when he told the story" is $199. Teleport Business Park. Phone: [57] (1) 629-5559. www.radisson.com BEST RESTAURANT Pajares Salinas Salinas, city, United States Salinas (səlē`nəs), city (1990 pop. 108,777), seat of Monterey co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. It is the shipping and processing center of a fertile valley famous for its grain and lettuce. . An institution in Bogota, this restaurant was opened in 1958 by the Pajares brothers from Aragon, Spain. The brothers came to Colombia on business, then decided to stay and give locals a taste of traditional Spanish cuisine Spanish cuisine consists of a huge variety of dishes which stem from differences in geography, culture and climate. It is heavily influenced by seafood available from the waters that surround the country, and reflects the country's deep Mediterranean roots. . Movers and shakers, including politicians, artists and executives, frequent Pajares Salinas. Favorite dishes include the homemade pate and the consome de Jerez soup. There's a variety of seafood, chicken dishes, and savory paellas valencianas. The restaurant's decor incorporates a collection of paintings from the early 20th century, Carrera 10, No. 96-08. Phone: [571 (1) 616-1524. BEST TOUR Catedral de Sal. Just 50 kilometers from Bogota near the city of Zipaquira is one of Colombia's architectural marvels. The Catedral de Sal, an underground chapel deep within a salt mine, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary Virgin Mary: see Mary. Virgin Mary immaculately conceived; mother of Jesus Christ. [N.T.: Matthew 1:18–25; 12:46–50; Luke 1:26–56; 11:27–28; John 2; 19:25–27] See : Purity , for her protection of miners. The chapel is covered with images and religious representations carved in the salt. A subterranean tour passes biblical scenes, a 16 meter high cross and balconies, but the highlights are a marble image of the creation of Adam and a sculpture of La Piedad La Piedad de Cavadas is a city and its surrounding municipality (La Piedad municipality) located in the north-west of the Mexican state of Michoacán, bordering Jalisco and Guanajuato. The original colonial name was San Sebastián. . Open Tuesday through Sunday. www.catedraldesal.com BEST THEATER IX Ibero-American Theater Festival, Make sure yon are there when the curtain goes up on this biennal theater festival that attracts 100 theater groups from around the world. Spain is this year's guest country for the big show that involves 15 venues throughout the city from March 26 through April 11, 2004. Buy a festival pass for US$114 and enjoy up to 20 shows at the Teatro Nacional Teatro Nacional (Spanish & Portuguese: "National Theatre") may refer to:
BEST TRAVEL AGENCY Aviatur Colombia. This travel agency, which opened shop in 1957, belongs to the Aviatur network of travel agencies around the world. The reservation center operates 24 hours a day and the agency has 210 company-owned offices in 22 Colombian cities. Aviatur is divided into specialty departments, including domestic tours, international tours and conventions. www.aviatur.com.co BEST MUSEUM Museo de Oro. If you have time to visit only one cultural attraction during your stay, go to the Banco de la Republica's Gold Museum, with almost 35,000 metallic pieces and 20,000 objects made of ceramics and other materials that reflect the life and works of Colombia's ancient native cultures. A new building, the first phase of an ambitious 13-year renovation project, is to be completed in December 2004. Located at the corner of Carrera 6 and Calle 16 in the Santander Park The Santander Park is the main park of the Colombian cities of Cúcuta and Bucaramanga, though there are other such parks in Bogotá and Neiva. The parks share a namesake with the Columbian departments Santander North and Santander . Phone: [57] (1) 342-0577/343-1424. www.banrep.gov.co/museo BEST AFTERNOON OFF Jardin Botanico Jose Celestino Mutis. It's not for nothing that. Colombian has become a powerhouse exporter of cut flowers flowers cut from the stalk, as for making a bouquet. See also: Flower . See here 5,000 different orchids as well as roses and other flowers from Colombia's varied climates. Flowers are in traditional open gardens and in greenhouses. The botanical garden botanical garden, public place in which plants are grown both for display and for scientific study. An arboretum is a botanical garden devoted chiefly to the growing of woody plants. also is home to a large collection of Colombian trees. Carrera 66 No. 56-84. BEST DAY TRIP Laguna de Guatavita. As the legend goes, a god fell to earth and created this nearly round lake 75 kilometers northeast of Bogota. Although it was more likely a meteor, the lake nonetheless has become the stuff of varying legends, including the site of the famed El Dorado, the town of gold sought by Spanish conquistadors See also
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