Part of the secret in keeping me relatively sane outside of
moving house regularly has been my making the most of the spots of serenity Bogotá does have available.
Most will find that statement a paradox: spots of serenity in Bogotá? Well, they do exist.
The first of those that became my retreat in the middle of 2020 is the area behind the rough-and-ready barrio of El Codito.
While many would advise against a non-resident walking up through El Codito, I haven’t had any issues traversing its many steep, narrow steps. This is part of the attraction, the pumping of the legs needed to get beyond the bustling barrio and into loftier, quieter territory. I’m not fully certain of the altitude at the higher points but I’d wager they reach about 3000 metres-above-sea-level, 400 metres above the Bogotá mean.