Bogota, Colombia - Helsinki, Finland - Comparison and Distance between
Distance: 10,052 km / 6,246 miles

Bogota, Colombia

You are looking at Bogota in Colombia. The city has a population of 8244480 residents. It is located on -73.92 degrees longitude, and 4.60 latitude.

Bogota , General info:
8/10

Bogota, capital of the republic of Colombia, located in a privileged site in the center of the country at an altitude of 2640 meters above of the sea level.sitting on a large plain surrounded by fertile land, harboring friendly population where industrial, agricultural, livestock, artisan activities are developed.

Bogota , Food:
8/10

Bogotá is a cosmopolitan city referring to gastronomy. Thus, in addition to specialized typical Bogotá food restaurants, other restaurants also offer menus from other regions of the country or global cooking. Restaurants for all budgets are available.

In Bogotá people usually take three meals: breakfast served in restaurants and cafeterias up to 9:00 or 10:00 a.m.; lunch between 12:00 m. and 3:00 p.m., and dinner at night up to 11:00 p.m. for most restaurants. Some people also take light snacks “medias nueves” between breakfast and lunch “onces” around mid afternoon

Typical dishes

Ajiaco

Delightful soup from the Cundiboyacense plains. Prepared with chicken, creole potatoes, sabana potatoes, Pasto potatoes, corn and “guascas” (aromatic herb). Served with capers, thick milk cream, avocado and rice on the side each persons takes at their pleasure.

Fritanga (charcoal broiled meats)

A dish consisting of different meats: cow, pork, sausage, tripe, “longaniza” (different sausage type) black pudding, udder, heart and creole potatoes, ripe plantain and griddle cake.

Mazamorra Chiquita

A soup prepared with cow ribs, tripe, meat from the lower cow thigh, long onions, green peas, lima beans, carrots, Pasto potatoes, creole potatoes, corn flour, garlic, pepper and cumin. Accompanied of white rice.

Puchero Santafereño

Bogotá origin dish prepared with meats, Sabana potatoes, Pasto potatoes, yucca, plantain and sweet corn. Bathed with hot “hogao” and decorated with cabbage leafs.

Sancocho de Gallina

Soup eaten over all regions of the country, prepared with hen, potatoes, yucca and plantain. Served with white rice.

Sobrebarriga con papas chorriadas

Tasty meat of the fibrous type recovered with a layer of grease for delicious taste. Served accompanied of “chorriadas” potatoes bathed with “hogao” prepared with long onions, garlic tomatoes and spices.

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Helsinki, Finland

You are looking at Helsinki in Finland. The city has a population of 1162908 residents. It is located on 24.97 degrees longitude, and 60.17 latitude.

Helsinki , General info:
7/10

Good city to visit, not shoppers paradise but still.

Helsinki , Cheap stuff:
4/10

Expensive country if compared to sweden or other hifh level EU-countries, cheap for russians etc.

Helsinki , Different stuff:
6/10

It's almoust all the same.

Helsinki , Don't miss:
7/10

Art museums, museum of technology(tekniikan museo)

Helsinki , Food:
5/10

Nothing really special.

Helsinki , Hotels:
7/10

Scandinavian average

Helsinki , Safety:
10/10

Much safer than other EU-countries capitals. Polices are hard to find at central area, but there is a lot of security guards, so they can help.

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wrong state again
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Here also Michigan has been added as the state in which Helsinki is, and nothing could be further from the truth
June Miller, 2012-09-01 22:04:22

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