Bogota 2019 - Day 2 Cyclovia
Cyclovia Sunday
Being avid cyclists, one thing we love about South America is Cyclovia Sunday. Cyclovia is where local roads are closed to automobiles and opened for cyclists, runners and walkers to safely enjoy their cities. Many South American Cities celebrate cyclovia. We knew from our research that Bogota was one of them. |
| Cyclovia is a great way to see Bogota |
We learned about Cyclovia on a trip to Panama. I woke up one Sunday morning and was looking out from our high floor at the Hard Rock onto the main thoroughfare. To my surprise, there were no cars hustling about, but rather cyclists, runners, and walkers out enjoying themselves on a nice sunny day. We were too late to participate in this one, but we learned that in most cities you can rent bikes from local bike shops or local entrepreneurs on the street and ride from one area of town to another in an almost a parade like atmosphere. When we made our first trip to Colombia, Medellin a few months later it was one of the highlights of our trip.
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| Signs and barricades block the main route |
Bogota, being the Capital city is a very pedestrian city with many miles of separated bike lanes, dedicated bike paths and drivers that respects and share the road with cyclists. It's almost shocking how bicycles and automobiles coexist in Bogota and Colombia in general. Bogota now has a bike share program as well. It is called MUVO and while limited in size and footprint we were able to download the app and rent electric bikes (e-bikes) this time for cyclovia. E-Bikes are a good thing for us travelers, as Bogota sits at a breathtaking 8000 plus feet of elevation and is fairly hilly.
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