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Villavicencio

Municipality and city in Orinoquía, Colombia

Photo: LUIS ANGEL CAMARGO from Bogotá, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Villavicencio is the capital of the Meta department of Colombia.

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The road Bogota - Villavicencio are wonderful to motorcycle drivers, because in Colombia these vehicles do not pay tax to the road authorities.

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400 (July 2023). There are no bus stops, you can flag them down and exit them anywhere. The end of operation depends on the route, the direction and whether weekdays or weekend. Usually it's until 8:30-10pm.

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Get inBuses depart frequently from the Terminal Salitre in Bogotá. A ticket costs COP$27,000-40,000 (July 2021). COP$45000-60000 ( July 2023 ) The travel time is 3-4 hours, but traffic jams in Bogota can increase it.

Get around400 (July 2023). There are no bus stops, you can flag them down and exit them anywhere. The end of operation depends on the route, the direction and whether weekdays or weekend. Usually it's until 8:30-10pm.

DoDancing:There is a town called "7 de Agosto", famous for the variety of dancing clubs along its main street. Also, the club "Capachos" known to be one of the best dancing clubs for people in their 20s to late 30s.

BuyAt the Terminal de Transporte and throughout the town there are ATMs of the BBVA bank.

EatAlong the Calle 15 in the west of the intercity bus station "Terminal de Transporte" there is street-food in the evening.

SleepThere are many hotels 5min walking from the intercity bus station "Terminal de Transporte". They are in the west of the bus station on the Calle 15. A lot of the hotels there have a 24 hour reception.

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Photo: LUIS ANGEL CAMARGO from Bogotá, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Villavicencio

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Sights and activities

Bioparque Los ocarros

Parque Los fundadores

Cerro Cristo Rey

Parque Las Malokas