Bogotá · With kids

A funicular or cable car climbs to 3,150 metres above the city, with a church, food stalls and a long view. Cold and windy. Ages 5+.

An hour north, a cathedral hewn out of a working salt mine, dim and echoing, reached down a sloping tunnel. Ages 6+.

A hands-on science centre with a dome cinema, built for exactly the age that needs to press things. Ages 4+.

The city's central park has a lake, rowing boats, cycle paths and enough space to exhaust anyone. Ages 2+.

At 2,640 metres children sleep badly for a night or two and tire quickly. Rain and a sharp evening chill arrive in any month — layers, not coats.