Bogotá, Colombia - Journey of Ernesto "Che" Guevara: "The Motorcycle Diaries" (sitios de interés)

Guevara and Alberto stayed in Bogotá, Colombia from July 12 to July 13 in 1952. They flew here from Brazil, and were able to find lodging with the local leprosy service. They were both offered jobs there, but they wanted to leave as soon as possible. The country was on the verge of revolution and Che noticed that "There is more repression of individual freedom here than in any country we’ve been to, the police patrol the streets with rifles and demand your papers every few minutes." (157) They found Columbia to be "suffocating," and left immediately.