Nombre___AaronSalayandia___________Fecha___22426________________Hora___8___

ProjectInstructionsWorldTravelUnit6
Youhavewona$3500granttovisitaSpanishspeakingcountry.Beforeyoucango,acommitteeneedsto
makesurethemoneywillbespentwiselyoncostsdirectlyrelatedtoyourtravel.Youarepreparingan
informativevisualreportforthem,thatneedstoincludethefollowingdetailsinSpanish.Tofindthecountry
information,Irecommendthefollowingwebsites:
CultureGrams

ABCClio

Eachstudentwillresearchthecountryassignedtohim/her.Youmustincludethefollowingpiecesof
information:

Myassignedcountryis___Columbia___________________________
Eachstudentwillresearchthecountryassignedtohim/her.Youmustincludethefollowingpiecesof
information:

Mostrecentpopulationcount______
49.9million
____________________________2016________

Whatformofmonetarycurrencydotheyuse?____________
Colombianpeso
_________________

Lookuptheexchangerate.Howmuchoftheircurrencywouldyougetifyoutradedin
$100?____________331,350Colombianpesos_____________________________

Dotheymeasuredistanceinmilesorkilometers?___
Kilometers
______________________

Listatleast3ofitslargestcitiesAlsolistpopulationofeach.

Bogot

7,674,366
__________________________________________________

Medelln1,999,979_________________________________________________

Barranquilla1,380,425_________________________________________________

List3majortouristattractions&brieflyexplainwhatitis.(couldbepopularplacesorevents)

Cartagena
Afortifiedcoastalcity.

BotanicalGardenJoaquinAntonioUribe
AmonumentinwhichColombiansarrange
orchids

SanctuaryofOurLadyofLasLajas
Gothicstylechurchbuiltoveragorgeofthe
GuaitaraRiver.

Whattimezoneisthecountrylocatedin?
EasternStandard

Howmanyhoursaheadorbehindourtime?Ex:ifitsmidnighthere,whattimeisitthere?1:00

Totaltimedifference=1hoursahead(circleone)

Costofplaneticket
LeavefromtheclosestairporttoSanAntoniowithadirectflighttoyourdestination.You
wantthe
cheapestprice
withthe
leastamountoftraveltime
(includinglayoverordrivetime).Avoidswitching
airlinesunlessabsolutelynecessary.DateyouchoosetoleaveSanAntonio___March21_____________

Airlinewithleastexpensiveflight:___
Aeromexico
_____________________________________

Totalprice(withtaxesandfees)ofaflighttoyourcountry$379_________________________

Feesforcheckedbaggage?Explain_____Nobaggagecheck
fee___________________________________________

CityAirportflightdepartsfrom:SanAntonioInternationalAirport________timeofdeparture
__1:57PM

Changeplanes?___Aeromexico708____________________Layoverduration
_____________________3hours

Changeplanes?________none_______________Layoverduration
______________________hours

Arrivaltimeatfinaldestination_______________11:58PMTotaltraveltime:____91/2hours

Lodging:

Lookathotelsinyourdestinationcity.List2choicesthataredrasticallydifferentfromoneanother.

Nameofhotel__
HolidayInnBogta
______________Distancefromairport________6.3
km____________Costpernight(calculateintoUSdollars!)$53___________Circlethestatements
thatapply:(bedroomhasprivatebathroom)(airconditioninginroom)(nonsmokingroom)(bus
to/fromairport)

Nameofhotel__
HotelSofitelBogtaVictoriaRegia
______________________Distancefromairport
__15.6km__________________Costpernight(calculateintoUSdollars!)$138__________Circle
thestatementsthatapply:(bedroomhasprivatebathroom)(airconditioninginroom)(nonsmoking
room)(busto/fromairport)

Lookatyouthhostelsinyourdestinationcity.

Nameofhostel_____
HostelBogtaChapinorte
__________________________Distancefromairport
______16km_________Costpernight(calculateintoUSdollars!)$25______________#ofpeople
perroom?__13_____Circletheallthatapply:
(bedroomhasprivatebathroom)(airconditioningin
room)(nonsmokingroom)(busto/fromairport)

Whichoneisbesttostayin?Explainwhyyoucametothisconlcusion:
__HostelBogtaChapinorte
wouldbethebestplacetostayasitischeapandhasalltheamenitiesonewouldneed._____

Describe3optionstotravelaroundwhileyouarevisitingthecity.Howmuchdoesittypicallycost?

1.
Citybuses1,800COP($0.65$1.00)

2.
Citytaxi4,20010,000COP($2.30$5.50)

3.
Metro1,550COP($0.85)

Whatrestaurantsareratedhighest?Choose3vastlydifferentrestaurantsinthecitytoeatat.1should
servetraditionalfoodfromthecountry.

1.
Matiz

2.
PimentoCucinaItaliana

3.
SanteFeCafe&Restaurante

Whatplaceswillyouvisit?Givedetailsfromeachofthecategoriesbelow.

Museum
CentroCulturalGabrielGarcaMrquez

Concert
TheRollingStones

Culturalevent/celebration
BogotEasterWeek

Historicalsite1
Mompox

Historicalsite2
LaCandelaria

Outreach/communityinvolvement
FundacionProBoquilla

outdoor/adventureactivity
LaChorreraandElChiflnWaterfallHikingAdventure

Internetcafe
CafInternetColombia