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.
Eastern Cordillera as seen from the Inter-Andean Valley near Giardot in Colombia. This valley sits between the Eastern and...
View of some foothills located in the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes. The peaks in the background has a...
The Eastern Cordillera of the Andes is a mountain range located in Colombia that runs parallel to the Pacific...
Medellín, the second largest city in Colombia, is located in the Aburrá Valley, which is part of the Andean...
View of the small town of Boqueron and the Sumapaz River. The landscape here is an area of the...
The Andes splits into three cordillera in Colombia resulting in lower mountain peaks compared with other south American countries....
Rural farmland within the foothills of the Eastern Cordillera range in the Colombian Andes. This terrain allows a large...
Hills and the Andes mountains as seen from the small town of Anapoima. The town has a subtropical climate,...
