City guide Bogotá
- Cashless Friendly Yes, cards and 'Nequi' QR payments accepted widely in shops/malls. Nequi QR payments and a no-fee debit card are a normal way to pay. TransMilenio uses a…
- Casino & Gaming Halls Casino Rock'n Jazz or Gran Casino de Bogotá (Calle 122). none
- City Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia Bogotá, Distrito Capital, is the capital of Colombia, on the Andean sabana at about 2,640…
- Community Centers Planetario de Bogotá. Centro Cultural García Márquez in La Candelaria, with galleries, a library and concert…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, applicable to Colombian tax residents controlling foreign entities. Yes. A foreign entity controlled by Colombian residents and treated as a non-resident can…
- Cooking Classes Creative Cocktails & Cooking at '5780' or Gato Dumpling classes. none
- Corporate Tax 35% (Standard rate for 2024-2026) 35% general corporate income tax on taxable income. Financial institutions pay an extra 5%…
- Cultural Districts Usaquén (Famous for its Sunday flea market and colonial architecture). La Candelaria for the colonial centre, museums and theatres. Usaquén for the old village…
- Currency & Banking Colombian Peso (COP); 1 USD ≈ 3,900 COP, 1 EUR ≈ 4,200 COP Colombian peso (COP), written $ locally. This run uses the country-prep TRM of 3,174.67…
- Cycling/Walking Paths Ciclovía (Sundays/Holidays): 120km of main roads closed to cars for biking. Ciclovía, run by the IDRD: 141.46 km of streets closed to cars on Sundays and holidays…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 20% for non-residents 20% on dividends paid to a non-resident out of profits that were already taxed in…
- E-commerce/Online Store Mercado Libre Colombia or Amazon (Free shipping to Colombia on many items). Mercado Libre Colombia. The homepage includes a supermarket aisle and same-day shipping…
- Gaming Lounges Magic City (Arcades) or specialized e-sports bars in Chapinero. none
- Grocery Delivery Rappi or Exito.com.co. Mercado Libre Colombia has a supermarket section. Rappi lists commerce delivery as well as…
- Gyms & Fitness Centers Bodytech (Calle 90) - Premium gym, monthly pass approx. 250,000 COP. Bodytech has more than 30 clubs in Bogotá. El Tiempo, on 5 January 2026, said monthly…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 39% 39% on the top personal-income band. PwC states the marginal table in UVT, with 39% above…
- Highway Access Autopista Norte and Vía al Llano connect the city to the north/south. The named highways are Autopista Norte and Autopista Sur. By road Wikivoyage gives…
- Historic Buildings Palacio de Nariño (Presidential residence). The government palaces around Plaza de Bolívar, including Palacio de Nariño, the…
- Historical Sites Plaza de Bolívar (Home to the Cathedral and Palace of Justice). Plaza de Bolívar, the main square, with the cathedral and the government palaces…
- Internet Speed Average 60-100 Mbps (Fiber available with ETB or Claro) The CRC, using Ookla measurements, put Bogotá fixed-broadband median download at 218 Mbps…
- Language Classes Whee Institute (Spanish immersion programs). Wikivoyage names Centro Colombo Americano, the British Council, the Goethe-Institut and…
- Laundry Services Lavendería Mr. Jeff (App-based pickup/delivery) Approx. 40,000 COP per load. none
- Libraries & Study Spots Biblioteca Virgilio Barco (Architectural masterpiece by Rogelio Salmona). Biblioteca Pública Virgilio Barco, Avenida Carrera 60 No. 57-60, Teusaquillo, the Rogelio…
- Local Brewery Bogotá Beer Company (BBC) or Chelarte. none
- Local Heritage The Chicha tradition in 'Callejón de las Brujas'. The Muisca town on this site, which the Spanish refounded in 1538, and the grid that still…
- Local Markets Usaquén Flea Market (Sundays) for crafts and jewelry. Usaquén flea market on Sundays, and Pasaje Rivas, Calle 9 No. 9, for handicrafts beside…
- Main Train/Transit Hub Portal 80 / Portal Norte (TransMilenio hubs). No metro yet. There is no intercity passenger rail. The bus station is Terminal de Transporte (Terminal…
- Museums & Art Venues Museo del Oro (Gold Museum) and Museo Botero (Free). Museo del Oro, Calle 16, La Veracruz, and Museo Botero in La Candelaria. The Banrep ticket…
- Music Scene Andrés Carne de Res (Chia location) - Iconic Colombian dining and dancing. Friday nights on Carrera Séptima in the centre, when the avenue closes for live music and…
- Must-See Landmarks Monserrate Mountain (Cable car/funicular to the top for 27,000 COP). Cerro de Monserrate, funicular or cable car from Carrera 2 Este No. 21-48. A round trip is…
- National Parks Nearby Chingaza National Park (High-altitude paramo ecosystem). Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, declared 6 June 1977, 76,600 hectares, currently open…
- Nearby Nature Escapes Chicaque Natural Park (Cloud forest 45 mins from the city). Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, on the páramo east of the city, in Cundinamarca and…
- Networking Events Bogotá Digital Nomad Meetup groups or events at 'The Hub' (Impact Hub). none
- Parcel Delivery Service Servientrega or Deprisa (Extensive local network). Servientrega. The public homepage loads and then redirects into the portal. A counter…
- Popular International Cuisine Osaki (Asian Fusion) or Criterión (Fine Dining/European fusion). Zona G, in Chapinero, is the dense fine-dining neighbourhood. Sr. Wok is the chain Rappi…
- Population Approximately 8,000,000 Wikipedia prints 8,034,649 for the capital city in 2022, and 7,412,566 from the 2018…
- Power 110V, 60Hz, 🔌 Type A/B sockets (Same as USA/Canada) 110 V, 60 Hz. Plugs are NEMA 1-15 and 5-15, the flat US blades. A Type A/B adapter covers…
- Property Tax Impuesto Predial (Annual, ranges from 0.4% to 3.3% of cadastral value). Impuesto predial unificado, on cadastral value. For 2026, urban homes run from 5.5 per…
- Property Transaction Tax Approx 1% Registration Tax + Notary fees (roughly 3-4% total transfer cost). The district registration tax on a valued act sits in a 0.5% to 1% band, and the Bogotá…
- Public Transport Passes TuLlave Card - 2,950 COP ($0.75 USD) per ride on TransMilenio BRT. A tuLlave card is COP 8,000. The 2026 ride on TransMilenio, TransMiZonal and TransMiCable…
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