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PaytonBarfield
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ProjectInstructionsWorldTravelUnit6
Youhavewona$3500granttovisitaSpanishspeakingcountry.Beforeyoucango,acommitteeneedsto
makesurethemoneywillbespentwiselyoncostsdirectlyrelatedtoyourtravel.Youarepreparingan
informativevisualreportforthem,thatneedstoincludethefollowingdetailsinSpanish.

Myassignedcountryis
Colombia

Mostrecentpopulationcount?46,736,728(yearcompleted)2015

Whatformofmonetarycurrencydotheyuse?Colombianpesos

Lookuptheexchangerate.Howmuchoftheircurrencywouldyougetifyoutradedin
$100?$315,573

Dotheymeasuredistanceinmilesorkilometers?Kilometers

Listatleast3ofitslargestcitiesAlsolistpopulationofeach.

Bogot
7,674,366

Medelln
1,999,979

SantiagodeCali
2,392,877

List3majortouristattractions&brieflyexplainwhatitis.(couldbepopularplacesorevents)

MountMonserrate

LaCandelaria

Parque93

Whattimezoneisthecountrylocatedin?ColombiaTimezone

Howmanyhoursaheadorbehindourtime?Ex:ifitsmidnighthere,whattimeisitthere?1Am

Totaltimedifference=1hourahead.

Costofplaneticket
LeavefromtheclosestairporttoSanAntoniowithadirectflighttoyourdestination.You
wantthe
cheapestprice
withthe
leastamountoftraveltime
.DateyouchoosetoleaveSanAntonio:March4,

Airlinewithleastexpensiveflight:
AmericanAirlines

Totalprice(withtaxesandfees)ofaflighttoyourcountry:$568

Feesforcheckedbaggage?Travelersget2bagsfreefortripsbetweenU.SandSouthAmerica

CityAirportflightdepartsfrom:SanAntoniotimeofdeparture7:45PM

Changeplanes?Flight2385toFlight2350inDallasLayoverduration54minutes

Changeplanes?FromFlight2350toFlight45inMexicoCityLayoverduration6hoursand23
minutes

Arrivaltimeatfinaldestination12:24PMMar.5.Totaltraveltime:15hoursand39minutes


Lodging:

Lookathotelsinyourdestinationcity.List2choicesthataredrasticallydifferentfromoneanother.

Nameofhotel:
101ParkHouse
Distancefromairport15.3kilometersCostpernight$109Bedroom
hasprivatebathroom,airconditioning,nonsmokingroomsavailable,andanairportshuttle.

Nameofhotel:
HotelCasaAmericana
Distancefromairport3.3kilometersCostpernight:$26
Bedroomhasprivatebathroom,andnonsmokingroomsavailable

Lookatyouthhostelsinyourdestinationcity.

Nameofhostel
BoGoHostel
Distancefromairport16.9kilometers.Costpernight$9.18.#ofpeople
perroom?6peoplemixeddorm.Dormshavenoneofthenormalamenities

Whichoneisbesttostayin?Explainwhyyoucametothisconclusion:

Eventhoughtheresalackofprivacy,ahostilewouldbecheaperandmoreinterestingthana
regularhotel.AndIllhavemoremoneytostaylongerandbuymorethings.

Describe3optionstotravelaroundwhileyouarevisitingthecity.Howmuchdoesittypicallycost?

1.Walking

2.Transmilenio

3.Buesetas

Whatrestaurantsareratedhighest?Choose3vastlydifferentrestaurantsinthecitytoeatat.1should
servetraditionalfoodfromthecountry.

1.
AndrsDC

2.
PimentoCucinaItaliana

3.
SantaFeCafeyRestaurante

Whatplaceswillyouvisit?Givedetailsfromeachofthecategoriesbelow.

Museum:
MuseodelOro
MuseumofGoldthatcontains3floorsandalmost55,00piecesofgold

Concert:
FestivalestereoPicnic
Itsa3dayfestivalwithBadReligion,Odesza,Zeddandmany
moreplayingfromMarch10tothe12

Culturalevent/celebration:
SemanaSanta
BiginBarrioEglpto,itstartsonGoodFridayand
TheSantoViaCrucisandSantoSepulcroprocessiontakeplaceinfrontoftheNeustraSenora
deEglpto

Historicalsite1:
CatedralPrimadadeColombia
Holdsalargecollectionof17thand18th
centurypaintingsandcarvingsandishometothetombof
GonzaloJimnezdeQuesada

Historicalsite2:
PlazadeBolivar
Itwasdeclaredthecapitalofthecolonyinthe16thcentury

Outreach/communityinvolvement:

Outdoor/adventureactivity:
MountMonserrate
Abeautifulhikethatoverlooksthecity

Internetcafe
LaCastaaEmpanadasAlHorno
Aquaintlittlecafewithagoodvibe