Bogota doesn't have all that many landmarks, but one thing you can see from virtually anywhere in the city is the church atop Monserrate mountain. I even used to have a view of it from my previous apartment and though I've moved now, I still see it every day as I walk to work and to the gym. At 3152 metres above sea level, it sounds ludicrously high until you remember that Bogota itself is some 2625m up. But still, that's quite a bit further up in the clouds. I wish that were just a figure of speech, but sadly cloudy days are the most common kind here, and while normally you can make out the ...
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