--- --- Jul 12, 2022 # Bogotá Cycle the city by Kate Crittenden  Residents traveling on bicycles in Bogota, Colombia. Residents traveling on bicycles in Bogota, Colombia.Jhon Heaver Paz—Xinhua News Agency/eyevine/Redux Colombia’s sprawling capital, Bogotá, is making headlines this year for its sustainability efforts and top-flight culinary offerings. Bogotá added 52 miles of bike paths to its existing 370 miles during the pandemic, and the city’s altitude (8,660 ft.) provides year-round cool temperatures, making it one of the most cyclable places in South America. This autumn, a new bike-share program is launching in five neighborhoods, including the historic La Candelaria district. The program will offer e-bikes and hand bikes too, improving the city’s accessibility for people with differing abilities. The new [Residence Inn by Marriott](https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/bogri-residence-inn-bogota/overview/?scid=9be2b5e8-988a-4844-b8d2-a2dbee367d27&gclid=CjwKCAjwwdWVBhA4EiwAjcYJEDTyArlDQlfos83LREDDkA7agT-IqccT5GxCfAgc%5FKOfTRM2CbgtXRoCjtwQAvD%5FBwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) is ideal for extended stays, and is located right next to [Mercado del Chicó](https://www.mercadodelchico.com/resena-historica/), a lively food hall serving all manner of culinary delights. For shorter trips, new boutique hotel and café [HAB](https://habhotel.co/) is located in the edgy-cool Chapinero Alto neighborhood. Its restaurant sources vegetables from its own organic farm. Also in the news is [Restaurante LEO](http://restauranteleo.com/en/), helmed by chef Leonor Espinosa, who was just named the [World’s Best Female Chef](https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/leo-espinosa-women-chefs-bogota-colombia-latin-america.html) by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, which also recognized Restaurante LEO in its ranks in 2021. Bogotá: World's Greatest Places 2022 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194585/bogota/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194585/bogota/"},"headline":"Bogotá","datePublished":"2022-07-12T11:06:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:04:34.715Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194585/bogota/","keywords":["franchise","Magazine","World's Greatest Places"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6033ca2edcfd8132/698a337ce6e84a3f352af145/Worlds-Greatest-Places-2022-BogotaColombia.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6033ca2edcfd8132/698a337ce6e84a3f352af145/Worlds-Greatest-Places-2022-BogotaColombia.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194585/bogota/","name":"Bogotá"}}]}] ```