Spanish takes possession every day in the world as one of the most studied languages ​​by young people; it is a grammatically very flexible language, since an idea can be expressed in different ways; in addition to its great linguistic wealth, a great variety of words with origins in Latin, Greek and Arabic. make of Spanish a fascinating and striking language for millions of people.

On the other hand, the city of Bogotá It is preferred, due to the prestige of having a “classic” and easy to understand Spanish, and since it is a university center in the region, in addition to being the entrance to Latin America.

However, the main reason for many tourists to visit Bogotá is nature; It seems paradoxical to think that a metropolis like Bogotá, with different traffic difficulties and pollution, can talk about nature and biodiversity. However, there is another parallel reality to that great metropolis, which is there, and it is the great biodiversity of the region, where the city is located.

First and foremost is the Monserrate Hill, the first tourist site in the city and where there is a church. But beyond being a tourist center, its surroundings and the mountains that surround it are true water factories, full of life and biodiversity. In the highest mountains of these mountain ranges are found "the moors", ecosystems at more than 3400 masl that store and transform water and that are the main sources of water for the main cities of Colombia, since they supply them with 70% of drinking water.

Colombia has 50% of the world's paramos. Around Bogotá we have 5 large paramos including the largest paramo in the world, the Paramo of Sumapaz, with about 200 bodies of water, among which are wetlands and streams.

Bogotá is a city that has a great variety of natural spaces, 75% of its land is rural and within its territory is the largest páramo in the world, the Paramo of Sumapaz. With about 200 bodies of water, among which are various wetlands and streams.

In addition to this within the city of Bogotá there are "wetlands", the city has approximately more than 50, which correspond to wetlands, typical of the Andes mountain range, being an important reserve of fauna and flora for the city.

Among them are more than 70 species of migratory birds, some of them come from Canada in winter season. They have a great variety of endemic and plant species. These lands allow the care, conservation and reproduction of a wide and variety of species of mammals, reptiles and birds.

At the same time, ecological and sustainable tourism allows the preservation of these natural "temples" through the contributions that allow their conservation and the development of the people involved in the protection of these habitats.

Ecological walks in Bogotá and its surroundings

Routes to the hills, ravines, paramos and wetlands, scenarios where you can admire some of the more than 160 species of birds that inhabit Bogotá and those that arrive during the migratory season.

If you want to know the other Bogotá, while you learn Spanish and if, in addition, you want to get closer to nature and breathe fresh air, we invite you to our ecological walks in Bogotá and its surroundings, with Nueva Lengua spanish and tourism. www.nuevalengua.com