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Andres Carne de Res
A vast, chaotic parrilla-nightclub in Chia north of Bogota, packed floor to ceiling with scrap-metal art and trinkets, where the menu runs to dozens of pages and dinner turns into dancing.
6 km · about 10 min drive
South AmericaColombiaCundinamarca
Cota
Cundinamarca, Colombia · South America
About Cota
Cota works well as a base: 15 minutes from Chía, 40km from Lake Guatavita.
Cota is in Cundinamarca, Colombia, with about 20,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Chía, about 7 km away.
Cota is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Central Savanna Province of the department of Cundinamarca. Cota is part of the metropolitan area of Colombian capital Bogotá which centre is 26 kilometres (16 mi) away. The urban centre of Cota is located at an altitude of 2,566 metres (8,419 ft) and the municipalityRead more
borders Chía in the north, Funza in the south, Suba, part of Bogotá in the east and Tenjo in the west.
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What is there to see near Cota?
Within an hour or so of Cota: Andres Carne de Res (6 km), Museo del Oro (Gold Museum), Bogotá (23 km), Monserrate, Bogotá (23 km), Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá (25 km).
Where is Cota?
Cota is in Cundinamarca, Colombia, about 7 km from Chía.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,462
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- Cundinamarca
- Timezone
- America/Bogota
- Coordinates
- 4.8094, -74.0980
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Worth the detour from Cota
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Museo del Oro (Gold Museum), Bogotá
The world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold artifacts with over 55,000 pieces from Colombia's ancient civilizations.
23 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Monserrate, Bogotá
A mountaintop church and shrine at 3,152 meters offering sweeping views over Bogotá, reachable by funicular, cable car, or a steep pilgrim trail.
23 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
A unique underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters below the surface.
25 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Lake Guatavita
A near-perfect circular crater lake in the Andes above Bogota, the Muisca ritual site that gave rise to the El Dorado legend where chiefs were gilded and offerings thrown into the water.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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- 23 kmMonserrate, BogotáA mountaintop church and shrine at 3,152 meters offering sweeping views over Bogotá, reachable by funicular, cable car, or a steep pilgrim trail.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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