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 Many tourists make Bogota their first stop in the country, although the threat of drug-related violence has limited the number of visitors. Bogota, the nation's capital, is also Colombia's largest city. Bogota also ranks as having one of the highest kidnapping rates in the world. However these frightening alarms haven’t slowed down the migration of workers into this City. The possibility of job opportunities originally attracted many of Bogota's residents to the city. Large numbers of new arrivals live as squatters in slum communities, called zonas piratas, on the edge of the city.
Bogota has no shortage of bars and restaurants that are similar to what you would find in a typical South American metropolitan cities. During the day, you can see the hustle and the bustle of this congested city.
Bogota is Colombia's most important industrial center, generating about one-third of the country's manufactured goods. The almost endless list of products made in Bogota's factories includes processed foods and beverages, cigarettes, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, clothing, books, construction materials, plastics, tires, and automobiles.
The city is situated on the eastern side of the Basin of Bogota, in the Cordillera Oriental, at an altitude of 8,692 ft. (2,650 m.). Due to the high altitude, residents of the city enjoy generally comfortable, even cool, temperatures. Cloudy skies with drizzle are now much more common than they were only several decades ago. Many scientists believe that the increased rainfall is the result of severe air pollution caused by cars and factories.
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