Mountain Biking with the I.D.T.

Recently, Bogotá Bike Tours helped the city's Instituto Distrital de Turismo carry out a series of mountain bike rides to promote the sport in the hills and towns surrounding Bogotá. And Bogotá's surroundings hold great rides waiting to be discovered: Big climbs and downhills, high-altitude wetlands, called paramos, and even jungles and coffee farms.

The view from the hills.

A tough road to ride!

A small-town church.

The bikes take a rest.

Hill riding.

Tough riding.

Riding thru lake country.

By Mike Ceaser of Bogota Bike Tours.