EL SECUESTRO

1. ELSECUESTRO A comic mystery for intermediate students featuring Pepino Gonzáles, investigador privado Pepino and Panzón, two inimitable sleuths, travel through Colombia in search of a little girl held captive by ruthless kidnappers. Por: Marta de Rosa www.googleimages.com

2. Bogotá, Colombia • Bogota, ColombiaNestled high in the Andes at 2620 m. (8646 ft), Santa Fé de Bogotá is a city of contrasts. It's a city of high rise buildings standing next to colonial churches; a city of universities, theaters and shantytowns. It is a mixture of influences, Spanish and English and Indian. www.googleimages.com

3. Bogotá MAPA AEROPUERTO ELCENTRO www.googleimages.com

4. El Museo de Oro • Considered as the most important collection of pre-Hispanic pieces of silver and gold in the world, the Gold Museum has more than 36,000 original gold pieces and numerous pieces of pottery and ceramics that illustrate the history of ancient societies; those societies which mastered the techniques and worked with precious metals to write their glorious past with fire and gold. www.googleimages.com

5. The museum, located at Santander Park, in the historical downtown Bogotá, is the museum that receives the highest number of visitors, among the several museums of the Republic. It allows the visitor to have a unique experience through the different forms and techniques of gold and silver works, to learn more about the development of the ancient civilizations that inhabited the mountain regions and valleys of the Andes and the Caribbean coast. . www.googleimages.com

6. HOTEL PRESIDENTE • Hotel Presidente Four-star towering hotel Cerrito 850Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires1010Neighborhood: Tribunales www.googleimages.com

7. Situated in the heart of the commercial and nearby tourist districts, the hotel boasts a lofty view of the city below. There is an elegant restaurant and bar which serves local and international cuisine. It is also open to the general public. Besides the luxury suites, there are 42 complete apartments which are ideal for large families. For reservations contact: reservas@hotelpresidente.com.ar • Rooms & Charges • 280 rooms in total. Singles From ARA 572. Doubles From ARA 572. Suites From ARA 824. Check In: 14h. Check Out: 10h. www.googleimages.com

8. Services & Facilities:Minibar, Laundry Service, Restaurant, 24-hour Room Service, Television, Bureau De Change, Parking, Safe Deposit, Bar, Hairdresser, Internet Access, Business Facilities, Childcare Facilities, Air Conditioning, Sauna, Whirlpool, Car-hire Facilities, Non-smoking Rooms, Fitness Club.Special Feature:Complimentary local newspaper and welcoming drink upon arrival. www.googleimages.com

9. CERRO de MONSERRATE The church on top of Monserrate houses an image of the Fallen Christ that is a popular destination for pilgrims. The teleférico (cable car) or the tram leaves every half hour from Monserrate Station near Quinta de Bolívar for the 15-minute journey to the peak. Avoid the hour-long trek up a winding footpath except on Sunday, when it is crowded with pilgrims. Robberies have become all too common. COST: 8,000 pesos for cable car or tram. OPEN: Mon.-Sat. 10-midnight, Sun. 10-4. www.googleimages.com www.googleimages.com

10. Transportation to Monserrate Funicular ( cable railway) Teleférico (cable car) . www.googleimages.com

11. You can also hike! Either along the stone trail or you can blaze your own trail. It's a pretty long climb so wear comfortable shoes. You'll see huts and stands to stop along the way for a snack or water. You may also see many fervent believers crawling up the hill on their knees. www.googleimages.com www.googleimages.com

12. RUANAS Ruanas: • A v-shaped wrap of soft, luscious handwoven rayon chenille that creates a wrap that easily stays on the shoulders unlike the common rectangular shaped shawl. It has many different ways it can be wrapped and draped and is ideal for evening wear or can be worn with slacks or jeans during the day for a more causal look. • One size fits all • $265.00   www.googleimages.com www.googleimages.com

13. CALI, COLOMBIAThe City of Eternal Summer • Colombia's third largest city and a center for sugar and coffee industry. It enjoys terrific nightlife and visitors enjoy the historic center as well as excursions into the surrounding areas to tour sugar baron haciendas and the prime archaeological sites of San Augustin and Tierradentro. www.googleimages.com

14. noted more for its laid-back atmosphere and its salsa scene than its tourist attractions. • known throughout Colombia and the rest of South America for its salsa music and beautiful women. www.googleimages.com

15. BUENAVENTURA www.googleimages.com • Buenaventura, city in western Colombia, in Valle del Cauca Department, a seaport on Cascajal Island, in Chocó Bay. The city is served by several railroads, highways, and airlines. An important trade center and the chief Pacific port of Colombia. • Buenaventura is also the processing center for the surrounding region in which platinum, gold, and silver are mined. In the city are distilleries, canneries, lumberyards, and tanneries. The chief exports include coffee, hides, sugar, gold, and platinum. www.googleimages.com

16. Founded about 1545, the city was destroyed by Native Americans before 1600. Later rebuilt, Buenaventura thrived after the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914. Population (1995 estimate) 266,988. www.googleimages.com

17. Parque Arqueológico deSAN AGUSTIN • Parque Arqueológico de San Agustín, Colombia is a huge park in the Magdalena River gorge in southern Colombia where centuries ago, before the time of the Incas, people interred their dead in tombs guarded by fierce stone figures, some with animal features, some mythical, all intriguing to archaeologists and visitors alike. www.googleimages.com

18. Fuente de Lavapatas en San Agustín At the Fuente de Lavapatas there are a series of pools and channels of water carved into smooth bare rock with carved pictures of lizards, serpents ,salamanders, frogs, and other animals. ww.googleimages.com

19. La Fuente de Lavapatas www.googleimages.com

20. MEDELLIN • Medellín is Colombia's second largest city, a principal manufacturing and industrial area, as well as a commercial flower growing region, particularly orchids, but for years was best known as the center of The Colombian Cartels. • Medellín is a beautiful city, modern and yet true to its regional characteristics. It was founded in 1616 in the scenic Aburrá valley, but remained small until the coffee boom. It later became the center of a textile industry, and today is a modern, vibrant city. www.googleimages.com

21. Flower Festival in Medellin – Feria de las Flores • The flower festival in Medellin is perhaps the largest folkloric festival held in Colombia after the Barranquilla Carnival in January.The festival was born in the 1950s to celebrate the importance of the flower growers in the region near Medellin. Cut flowers are one of the most important agricultural export industry in Colombia. Currently Colombia supplies about 70% of the flowers sold in the United States.The flower festival has become the most important festival in Medellin. www.googleimages.com

22. COLOMBIA, SOUTH AMERICA Official Name Republic of Colombia Country Population 44,533,100 Capital City Bogotá (6,8 million) Largest Cities Bogatã, Cali, Medellín, Barranquilla, Cartagena Languages Spanish (official)Official Currency Colombian Peso Religion Catholic (90%) www.googleimages.com

23. Works Cited www.googleimages.com • http://www.greatestcities.com/South_America/Colombia/Buenaventura_city.html • http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=744 • http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/southamerica/p/ColMedellin.htm • http://www.poorbuthappy.com/colombia/node/3952 • http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/South_America/Colombia/Departamento_de_Cundinamarca/Bogota-1579209/Things_To_Do-Bogota-Gold_Museum-BR-1.html • lhttp://www.comunidadandina.org/ingles/tourism/museum/i_goldmuseum.htm • http://googleimages.com