Downtown Route: The other side of diverse and free Bogotá

The route is generally available from Monday to Saturday. If you decide to complete the full route, keep in mind that it will take several hours. Regarding nightlife venues, they remain open until 3:00 a.m.

❖ Chucuy Club

📍 Address: Cl 43 # 18-11, Teusaquillo.

🔹 Description: This is one of the most beloved emerging art spaces in the city. In each session, a group of artists teaches how to draw and paint models with diverse bodies belonging to the LGBTI collective. Attend their workshops—which can also be customized—on Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Follow them on social media to find out when they host exhibitions, park outings, museum visits, garage sales, drag shows, and pet play events—all featuring guest artists, music, food, and entertainment.

❖ LGBTI Museum of Colombia

📍 Address: Carrera 13a # 38-60, Teusaquillo.

🔹 Description: This place became the first LGBTI museum in South America. Its 14 exhibition rooms tell the stories of people from different parts of the world who have transcended the history of the movement to vindicate their rights.

It features unique works of art, photographs, and documents from Asia, Europe, and Latin America, as well as the most recent creations by Colombian artists.

End this journey into the past by enjoying a drink in the vintage lounge and let go of stress with a drag comedy show (available upon request). The museum is open only from 8:00 a.m.to 11:45 a.m.

❖ Garabato Libros

📍 Address: Cr 19 # 34-61, Teusaquillo.

🔹 Description: When you enter Garabato, a bookseller approaches you to ask about your reading interests. You are invited to sit in a room and, after a few minutes, the bookseller appears with multiple options for you to choose from. This personalized assistance, offered by booksellers from the LGBTI sectors, is one of the great attractions of this space.

Its extensive collection of books includes the most recent publications on gender and sexual dissidence, as well as classics of queer literature. On Saturday afternoons, there are discussions where writers talk about their works. They are open every day and are pet friendly.

❖ Auditorio Mayor

📍 Address: Cl 23 # 6-19, Santa Fe.

🔹 Description: Drag art blends the masculine and feminine, exaggerating and transforming them to create an artistic performance. This facet of performance is increasingly positioning itself in the global entertainment scene, and Bogotá is no exception.

At the Auditorio Mayor, which seats 2,040 people, you can attend the popular Oh My Drag! shows — the organizers of Colombia’s largest drag parties and the team behind bringing some of the divas from the renowned U.S. reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race to the city.

❖ Figaro’s Bar

📍 Address: Cl 22 # 6-24 Interior 6, Santa Fe.

🔹 Description: A true institution of LGBTI nightlife in the city. This traditional viejoteca has been playing for over 50 years in various areas of downtown. Classic merengues, old-time cumbia, nostalgic vallenatos, popular songs, and disco music.