Paper Butterflies in La Nacho

Fold it this way.

During a bike tour today, we got a lesson from Alexei in folding paper butterflies, part of Bogotá's week against violence against women.

Look - I made a buttefly!

Participants wrote anti-violence messages on the butterflies' wings and glued them to the wall.

'Down with machismo!'

'Strong ovary!'

By Mike Ceaser, of Bogotá Bike Tours

Photographing the Fotomaratóners

On Plaza Bolivar, these amateur photographers shot our bike tour.

Today, La Candelaria swarmed with people in blue jackets and armed with cameras snapping photos of just about everything.

They were participating in the Fotomuseo's annual Fotomaratón, in which participants have a weekend to take the most original and memorable photos they can in various categories. However, those who invaded La Candelaria en masse weren't likely to find much that was either original or unique. At least two dozen of them, I'd guess, snapped our bike tour.

Here are my own snapshots of Bogotá life.

On la Plaza del Chorro, the bike tour was the center of attention. 

Several photographers wait on Ave. Septima's new bridge over 26th St. 

By Mike Ceaser, of Bogotá Bike Tours