Bogotá's world-famous Ciclovia, during which hundreds of kilometers of streets are shut to cars every Sunday and holiday, has enjoyed sunny weather during the past several weeks. The Ciclovia is a celebration of cycling and other sports, but it's also many more things, including the world's longest street party, a place to see and be seen, a vendors' paradise and a place for art and politics.
And it's not just for cyclists. La Ciclovia's also for walkers, skaters, wheelchair users and joggers.
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| Enough! On Seventh Ave. across from the Plaza de Toros, anti-bullfighting activists have hung signs condemning the practice. |
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| This guy found a new load for his cargo bike - his two kids. |
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| Not all Ciclovia users are casual cyclists, as these competitive types show. |
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| TransMilenio construction work is going on along much of Seventh Ave. in central Bogotá. The work is way behind schedule. |
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| This woman pedaled a vending cycle. |
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| Disabled racing tricyclists. |
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| This kid was driving a loud, gasoline-powered scooter - which should be prohibited on La Ciclovia. |
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| A girl steps off of her scooter to look at the Presidential Palace. |
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| Guinea pigs line up to race near San Francisco Church. |
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| Hockey on skates in the National Park. |
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| Kids on new bikes. |
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| Lorenzo the vicuña in Plaza San Victorino. |
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| Crossing Seventh Ave.'s bridge over 26th St. The bridge is to be demolished and replaced. Where will La Ciclovia go? |
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| Orlando, a regular on La Ciclovia, celebrates Cuba's revolution and denounces the Colombian and U.S. governments. |
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| La Ciclovia is also a huge sales floor. Here, a man selling plums from a cart. |
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| It's also a political platform. Someone set up this photo display about human rights issues. |
By Mike Ceaser, of Bogotá Bike Tours
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