The city of Bogota is hemmed in by peaks in the Eastern Ranges of the Andes mountains. Suburbs extend up the slopes but not quite to the top. Most of the city sits on a high plateau below the peaks. The city sits at an elevation of 2,640 meters (8,660 feet) above sea level, making it the third highest capital city in South America after Quito and La Paz.
Hills and the Andes mountains as seen from the small town of Anapoima. The town has a subtropical climate,...
The La Valvanera Range is located near Bogota. It is part of the Andes mountain range which the city...
Rural farmland within the foothills of the Eastern Cordillera range in the Colombian Andes. This terrain allows a large...
Eastern Cordillera as seen from the Inter-Andean Valley near Giardot in Colombia. This valley sits between the Eastern and...
This wild alpine plant in flower is located at 3000 metres above sea level above the city of Bogota....
Medellín, the second largest city in Colombia, is located in the Aburrá Valley, which is part of the Andean...
The Andes splits into three cordillera in Colombia resulting in lower mountain peaks compared with other south American countries....
View of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia as seen from the top of the Eastern Ranges of the...
