BOGOTA |
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The capital of Colombia Bogota (population 4.4 million) is on a plateau at 8,395 feet (2,650 m) near the center of the country It is built on sloping land and covers 76 square mile (210 sq.km).The center of the city consist of a mixture of modern architecture and colonial buildings standing side by side.
CLIMATE: the average temperature is moderate between 64' F (18'c) and 70' F (21'c) due to the city's elevation (8,600 feet above sea level.A typical day is cloudy, mild with a chance of afternoon showers.There are no distinct seasons.
TOURIST OFFICE: Calle 28, No.13A-15, ground floor, Edificio Centro de Comercio Internacional.
Tel: 283-9466.
HOW TO GET THERE: Frequent flights from the east and west coast of the US, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, England, France, Germany and Spain.
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| TEQUENDAMAINTER-CONTINENTAL |
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Calle 26, No.10-42, PO Box 240112, Bogota.
Tel: 286-1111.
Type: First class hotel.
Location: Downtown Bogota convenient to shopping, theatres, casinos.Amenities 800 rooms, room service, 2 restaurants, nightclub, dancing.entertainment, cocktail lounge, turkish baths, shopping arcade.Club Versalles Casino in hotel shopping arcade.Season year round.
Credit Cards: AE / DC / MC / VISA.
Rates: US$130 - 262.
Tax: 14%.
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| TRAVELODGE ORQUIDEA REAL |
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Carrera 7, No.32-16, Bogota.
Tel: 285-6020.
Fax: 287-7480.
Type: First class hotel.
Location: walking distance of downtown Bogota shopping, theatres, casinos.
Amenities: 200 rooms & suites,.2 restaurants, cocktail lounge, bar, indoor pool, sauna, health club, shops.Season year round.
Credit Cards: AE / DC / MCNISA.
Rates: US$115.150.
Tax: 12%.
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| AMBASSADOR CASINO |
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Calle 94 No 1-30 P-2, Bogota.
Tel: 218-1244 or 1933.
Fax: (91) 334-4961.
Type: Casino.
Games: slots, tables (blackjack, roulette).
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| ATLANTIC CITY |
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Calle 23 No.6-13, Bogota.
Tel: 243-3462.
Type: Casino.
Games: slots, tables (blackjack, roulette).
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| CASINO ADMIRAL ROSA CLUB |
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Carrera 13 No.81-52 Ap 301.
Tel: 616-3470.
Type: Casino.
Games: slots, tables (blackjack, roulette).
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| CASINO ELDORADO |
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Carrera 7 No.18-27.Bogota.
Tel: 342-9331 or 2846984.
Fax: (91) 284-6783.
Type: Casino.
Games: 150 slots, 14 tables (8 blackjack, 4 roulette, 2 baccarat).
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| CASINO LA MIRAGE |
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Carrera 15 No.94-52.Sante Fe de Bogota.
Tel: 6106092.
Type: Casino.
Games: slots, tables (blackjack, roulette).
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| CASINO TROPICAL |
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Carrera 7a No.20-52, Bogota.
Tel: 342-5294 or 7904.
Type: Casino.
Games: slots (reels, progressives), tables (blackjack, roulette).valet parking.
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| KIWI CASINO CLUB |
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Diagonal 109 No.16-23, Bogota.
Tel: 612-2652, 2802, or 2817.
Fax: (91) 214-3621.
Type: Casino.
Games: slots, tables (blackjack, roulette, punto y banca, poker).
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| PARADIS CLUB |
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Calle 139 No.116-95 Bogota.
Tel: 681-1588.
Type: Casino.
Games: slots, tables (blackjack, roulette).
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| SALON VERSALLES |
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Carrera, 13 No.26-20 L-17.Bogota.
Tel: 281-9832, 286-3229.
Fax: (91) 334-4961.
Type: Elegant Casino.
Location: In the Tequendama Inter-Continental Hotel arcade.
Games: slots, 7 tables (4 Blackjack, 1 Baccarat, 1 punto y Banca, 1 roulette).
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CALI |
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The capital of the Valle Department Cali (population 1.6 million) is on the Rio Cali in south west Colombia.It is set in an exceptionally rich agricultural area of sugar cane, cotton, rice coffee and cattle.An annual fair in December features bullfights, masquerade balls and sporting contests.The National Arts Festival in June features painting sculpture, theater and music.
CLIMATE: The average annual temperature is 77? F (25?c).Mid-day is hot and humid, but the evenings are cool and pleasant with a breeze.
TOURIST OFFICE: Corporacion Nacional de Turismo, Calle 12N, No.3-28, Cali, Colombia.
Tel: 686972.
HOW TO GET THERE: Direct flights on Avianca from New York, Miami, Panama City, and Bogota to Palmaseca Airport 20 km / 12 miles from the city.
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| INTER-CONTINENTAL CALI HOTEL |
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Avenida Colombia No.2-72, Apartado Aereo 7457, Cali.
Tel: 23-823225.
Fax: 23-822567.
Type: Moderate deluxe hotel.
Location: Overlooking the Cali river, close to the city center and business districts.373 Rooms.A / C.La Rotisserie.4 Informal Restaurants.Cocktail Lounge.Swimming.Tennis Courts.Shopping Arcade.
Rates: US$88 - 165.
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| CASINO CALI |
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Avenida 6 & Norte No.23-75.Cali.
Tel: 23-679664.
Type: Casino.
Games: slots, tables (blackjack, roulette).
Affiliation: Novomatic.
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CARTAGENA |
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Cartagena (population 440,000) is in northern Colombia on the Caribbean Sea.It is one of the oldest and most interesting cities in South America.The old walled city, almost completely surrounded by water, was founded in 1533.The sand, sea, and balmy Caribbean weather also attracts the tourist.
CLIMATE: the Caribbean coast has an average yearly temperature of 83? F (28?c).
VISITOR INFORMATION:Tourist Office, Carrea 3, No.36-57, Plaza Bolivar, Cartagena, Colombia S.A.
Tel: 47017 or 46515.
HOW TO GET THERE: Flights from Bogata and Maracaibo, Venezuela; bus from Bogota by way of Medellin.
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| CARTAGENA HILTON HOTEL |
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____ 7 Apartado Aero 1774, Bocagrande.
Tel: 593-650661.
Type: Deluxe resort hotel.
Location: El Laguito beach front.
Amenities: 289 rooms & suites, restaurant, coffee shop, bar, swimming pool, health club, tennis , water sports, shops.
Credit Cards: AE / DCNISA.
Rates: US$90 - 100.
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| LAS VELAS HOTEL |
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Calle 1, No.1-160, Bocagrande.
Tel: 959-50000.
Type: Moderate first class hotel.
Location: Directly on the beach on the El Laguito peninsula across from the Casino de Carib and Pierino Gallo Shopping Centre.
Amenities: 100 rooms, restaurant with kosher food, roof top bar, swimming pool.
Credit Cards: AE / DCNISA.
Rates: US$37 - 46.
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| CASINO DEL CARIBE |
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Pierino Gallo Shopping Centre, Bocagrande.
Casino: Small.
Games: slots, tables (blackjack, French roulette).
Open: 4pm-4am.Informal Dress.
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| CASINO ROYALE & CARIBE HOTEL |
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Carrera 2a (Avenida San Martin), P.O.Box 1330, Bocagrande.
Tel: 959-50155.
Type: First class hotel & casino.
Location: In a residential area on the beach.
Casino Royale: Small.
Games: slots, tables (roulette, blackjack).
Amenities: 210 rooms, 6 suites, 6 restaurants, bar, swimming pool, sauna.gym, tennis court, water sports.
Credit Cards: AE / MCNISA.
Rates: US$70 - 110.
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| CASINO TURISTICE & AMERICANO HOTEL |
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Avenida San Martin y Calle 5, PO Box 2085.Bocagrande.
Tel: 959-40370.
Type: Tourist class hotel & casino.
Location: On the beach.
Casino: Small Games: slots, blackjack, roulette.
Open: 9pm-3am.Dress coat and tie.
Amenities: 145 rooms.
Credit Cards: AE / DCNISA.
Rates: US$48-$54.
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CUCUTA |
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Capital of the Department of Santander del Norte Cucuta (population 606,000) is only 16 km / 10 miles from the Venezuelan border.This gateway city is elegant with tree line streets.The region is known for coffee and tobacco crops, large herds of cattle and cross border smuggling.
CLIMATE: Hot, mean temperatures of 29'c (84?F).
HOW TO GET THERE: Daily flight to and from Bogota.
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| TONCHALA HOTEL & CASINO |
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Ave."O' 'y Calle 10, PO Box 780 Cucuta.
Tel: (75) 712005.
Fax: (75) 731891.
Type: Moderate first class hotel & casino.
Location: 10 minutes from the airport.
Casino: Small.
Games: slots, tables (blackjack, roulette).
Amenities: 218 rooms & suites, restaurant, grill, piano bar, nightclub, entertainment, health club, sauna, pool.
Credit cards: AE / DC / MC / VISA.
Rates: US$90 - 175.
Service: 10%.
Tax: 14%.
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GIRARDOT |
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Girardot (population 70,000) is in central Colombia 80 miles / 132 km south west of Bogota.Girardot is an agriculture center on the upper Magdalena River.It main products are cattle, coffee and tobacco.There is not much here for tourist.
CLIMATE: hot and humid with heavy rains.
HOW TO GET THERE: Daily train or bus to and from Bogota.
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| HOTEL LAGOMAR EL PENON & CASINO |
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Carrera 7, No 32-39 Bta, Aptdo 450, Girardot.
Tel: 6981.
Type: Moderate first class hotel resort & casino.
Location: 2 hours from Bogota Int'l Airport.
Casino: Small.
Games: roulette, blackjack.
Amenities: 60 rooms, 24 suites.dining room, meeting room, pool, poolside snack bar, artificial lake with beach, water sports, tennis, golf.horseback riding.
Credit Cards: AE / MCNISA.
Rates: Pesos 5,100 - 6,880.
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MEDELLIN |
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Medellin (population 2.2 million) is 287 mile / 478 km northwest of Bogota.Medellin is the fast growing capital of Antioquia Department.It is one of Columbia's main industrial cities producing more than 80% of the country's textile output.It is also Colombia's intellectual center with four universities.
TOURIST OFFICE: Calle 57, No.45-129, Medellin, Colombia S.A.
HOW TO GET THERE: 45 minute shuttle flights between Medellin and Bogota leave every half hour between 7:30am and 4:30pm.
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| NUTIBARA HOTEL & CASINO |
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Calle 52-A, No.50-46, Medellin, Aptdo Aereo 1067.
Tel: 4-319111.
Type: Traditional hotel & casino.
Location: In the heart of the city with views of the main park and Andes Mountains.
Casino Games: roulette, blackjack.
Amenities: 234 rooms, 11 suites, dining room, coffee shop, grill room, sidewalk cafe, disco, nightclub, convention facilities.simultaneous translation, turkish bath, sauna baths, tropical swimming pool.
Credit Cards: AE / MC / VISA.
Rates: US$31 - 60.
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SAN ANDRES ISLAND |
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San Andres Island (population 14,500) is 400 km southwest of Jamaica, 180 km / 112 mi.east of Nicaragua, and 480 km / 300 mi north of the Colombian coast.San Andres is a small attractive island off the Columbian coast.White beaches, palm trees, and blue skies lure travelers to this happy Caribbean resort.
CLIMATE: tropical Caribbean weather with constant 75? F (24?c) temperatures year round.
TOURIST OFFICE: Avenida Columbia, San Andres, San Andres y Providencia, Colombia S.A.
HOW TO GET THERE: Flights from Miami, Panama City, Cartagena, Barranquilla and Bogota.
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| EL DORADO HOTEL & MONTE CARLO CASINO CLUB |
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Ave.Colombia, No.1A-25, San Andres Island, Aptdo Aereo 300.
Tel: 811-4056 or 4057.
Type: Tourist class motel-type fishing resort and casino.
Location: Across the street from the beach.Small.
Games: 32 slots, 8 tables (1 roulette, 1 craps, 5 blackjack, 1 punto y banca).
Open: 8pm-4am.Informal dress.
Amenities: 64 rooms, TV room, meeting room, restaurant, swimming pool, poolside bar, boutique, playing fields.Season Year Round.
Credit Cards: AE / DCNISA.
Rates: US $38 - 50.
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| ROYAL ABACUS HOTEL & CASINO INTERNACIONAL |
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Av.Colombia No.2-41, P.O.Box 016, San Andres Island.
Tel: 811-6313 or 6314.
Type: Tourist class beach front hotel & casino.
Location: 1 mile from the airport.
Casino: Small.
Games: 26 Slots, 6 tables (3 roulette, 3 blackjack).
Open: 9pm-3am.Informal Dress.
Amenities: 75 rooms, 2 suites, restaurant, cafeteria, bar, water sports, boat trips.
Credit Cards: AE / DCNISA.
Rates: US$28 - 50.
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SANTA MARTA |
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The capital of Magdalena Department Santa Marta (population 131,000) is on the north Caribbean coast 450 miles / 750 km from Bogota.Santa Marta is Columbia's third Caribbean port city.It lies on a deep bay with wide shelving cliffs.
CLIMATE: average mean temperature is 83?F (28`c) varying from hot and humid to hot and pleasant.
TOURIST OFFICE: Carrera 2, No.16-44, Santa Marta, Colombia, S.A.
HOW TO GET THERE: Daily flights; twice weekly trains to and from Bogota.
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| TAMACA INN & CASINO TAMACA |
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Carrera 2, No 11A-98.Santa Marta.
Tel: 56-27015.
Type: Tourist class sea front resort hotel & casino.
Location: On the beach at Rodadero.
Casino: Small.
Games: slots, tables (roulette, blackjack & dice) (minimum bet 500).
Open: 9pm-2am.Informal dress.
Amenities: 70 rooms & suites with sea views, restaurant, coffee shop, bar.Season year round.
Credit Cards: AE / CB / DC.
Rates: rooms US$24 - 36, suites US$41 - 51.
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