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Monserrate (named after Catalan homonym mountain Montserrat) is a mountain over 3,000 metres (10,000 feet) high that overlooks the city center of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. It rises to 3,152 meters (10,341 ft) above the sea level, where there is a church (built in the 17th century) with a shrine, devoted to El Señor Caído ("The ...
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Highest capital in the world 15 Sicuani Peru: 3548 11640 16 Apartaderos Venezuela: 3505 11502 Highest town in Venezuela. 3,360 m. according to Google Maps. 17 Cusco Peru: 3399 11151 18 Vetas Colombia: 3350 10990 Highest town in Colombia. 3,230 m. according to Google Maps. 19 Papallacta Ecuador: 3300 10826 Highest town in Ecuador.
El Alto in Bolivia is the highest-altitude city in the world. This list of the highest cities in the world includes only cities with a population greater than 100,000 inhabitants and an average height above sea level over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).
The following is a list of the world's major cities (either capitals, more than one million inhabitants or an elevation of over 1,000 m [3,300 ft]) by elevation.In addition, the country, continental region, latitude and longitude are shown for all cities listed.
Guadalupe Hill is a 3,360-metre (11,020 ft) high hill located in the Eastern Hills, uphill from the centre of Bogotá, Colombia. Together with its neighbouring hill Monserrate it is one of the landmarks of Bogotá. At the top of the hill a hermitage and a 15-metre (49 ft) high statue has been erected.
Monserrate Sanctuary is a Catholic shrine in Bogotá, Colombia. [1] The sanctuary was built between 1650 and 1657 and is 3,152 metres (10,341 ft) above sea level. [2]
[24] [25] The capital hosts the main financial market in Colombia and the Andean natural region, and is the leading destination for new foreign direct investment projects coming into Latin America and Colombia. [26] It has the highest nominal GDP in the country, responsible for almost a quarter of the nation's total (24.7%).