As my 6 day trip to Bogota draws to a close, these are some of the most interesting things that I’ve had to eat here.

Pan de Yuca – bread made with yuca flour, filled with cheese.  I found that many dishes in Bogota include with cheese.
Avena – a sweet milk drink made with oats.

Frijoles – I photographed these at the large market in Bogota, where they have tremendous quantities of everything.  The beans are delicious, huge and flavorful.  The closest thing I’ve had in the U.S. are Rancho …

I’ve been doing a lot of eating since I’ve been here in Bogota.  Most of the dishes contain either plantains, cheese, sausage, corn, yucca and meat (beef or pork).  Since this is a major city, there is a lot of food from other parts of the country, like fish from the Caribbean coast.
The other night we went to Andres Carne de Res, whose poetic name says it all.  The restaurant itself, aside from the delicious food, is like one big Colombian party.  Music blasts, people are dancing in between …

When you think of Colombia, you think of cocaine, right?  Or rather, coca – the plant that makes the drug.  That seems to be monkey on most Colombians’ backs.  So far the only coca that I’ve seen was in a tourist plaza near a church.
Towering over Bogota is Moneserrate, a beautiful white church dedicated to El Señor Caido (the fallen Christ).  A cable car takes you to the top for a spectacular view and, of course, shopping.  It’s here, in the shadow of the church, amidst stalls of trinkets …

I’m currently in Bogota, Colombia for a public radio conference.  I’m here to give a talk on the many ways we at KCRW reach our audience.  Yes, that’s all well and good and very exciting… but I’m also here to eat, of course.  I haven’t had any big meals, weird foods or even an arepa yet.  But one thing I can report on are the many many snack vendors around.  They sell everything from sweets, chips, and fruit.  I saw this one enterprising guy selling sweets out of the …