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BEST TIME TO GO: December to March, mid-June to midAugust FUN FACT: On Sundays and holidays, Bogota offers cyclists and roller-bladers 80 miles of carfree roads and 200 miles of cycle paths GETTING THERE: Delta ﬂies from Atlanta and New York (JFK) to Bogota ENTRY DOCUMENTS: Valid passport CURRENCY: Colombian Peso MUST-TRY NATIVE FOOD: Ajiaco, a creamy chicken and potato soup, topped with corn, avocado and capers BEST BUYS: Clothing and accessories in leather and wool, straw crafts, reproductions of preColumbian gold jewelry, and emeralds INFORMATION PLEASE: Proexport Colombia-colombia.travel Bogota North is the more upscale area of the city, offering the liveliest scenes for restaurants, classy shopping malls and the Sunday ﬂea market. BEST PLACE TO STAY The Soﬁtel Bogota Victoria Regia in the Zona Rosa neighborhood, and Casa Medina in Zona G, with Harry's Restaurant, a beef-eater's paradise, nearby. Another great pick is the Sheraton Bogota. BEST NATURE EXPERIENCE One of Colombia's most special wildlife outposts is Tayrona National Park, located on the northern Atlantic coast beyond the historic town of Santa Marta. The park embraces both rainforest (alive with 100 animal species, four sea turtle species and more than 300 bird species), and seacoast (a vibrant coral reef and mangrove system for off-beach diving and snorkeling). Fly south from Bogota to Leticia, gateway to Colombia's Amazon experience. Everyone's favorite among the region's 150 mammal species is the pink dolphin; others include tapir, jaguar, manatee and otters, plus more than 500 species of birds. Activities range from kayaking, birding and wildlife watching in the Zacambu Natural Reserve and exploring Monkey Island, to Leticia and Tabatinga city tours and visiting the Yagua and Ticuna Indian villages. BEST CULTURAL EXPERIENCE Take a day trip from Bogota to the mountain town of Zipaquira whose immense Salt Cathedral is 450 ft. below ground. A longer ride will take you to the neighboring state of Boyaca and Villa de Leyva, a gem of a colonial town and well worth an overnight stay. With good reason visitors are ﬂocking to the colonial jewel of the Caribbean coast, Cartagena, a lively, pastel-colored, fun-ﬁlled resort town. Its well-preserved, walled-in old town, and remnants of the Spanish Main's 16th century glory days, give Cartagena a great historical richness, collectively ranked a UNESCO World Heritage site. BEST KEPT SECRET The Deep Blue Hotel, fabulously upgraded, brings new luxury to the idyllic Caribbean outpost of Isla Providencia. COLOMBIA Bogota FACTS Where in Our World would your clients like to go? Amazon Antarctica Falkland Galapagos Islands Contact ladatco tours For Custom Designed Pampered Adventures * Argentina * Belize * Bolivia * Brazil * Chile * Colombia * Costa Rica * Ecuador * * El Salvador * Guatemala * Honduras * Nicaragua * Panama * Paraguay * Peru * Uruguay * * Antarctica * Falkland Islands * * 800 - 327 - 6162 * 305 - 854 - 8422 * www.ladatco.com * tailor@ladatco.com * D66-D75.indd 71 Ladatco Tours Ad for Recommend J1 1 12/20/13 9:31 AM 7/17/12 6:18:58 PM http://www.ladatco.com http://www.ladatco.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Delta 2014

Editor's Notes
Hotel Desk: Aloft Hotels
Tour Talk: Swain Destinations
Uniworld's Queen Isabel
Disney Magic
Delta Air Lines Travel Guide 2014
Macau
Egypt Update
Scandinavia Exposed
B Hotels & Resorts
What's New in Las Vegas

Delta 2014