Bogotá Antigua

Abstract

The image contains a news story about Bogotá Antigua which is described as a city with main streets in its lower part, highlighting Calle Real as the most public, with shops of all kinds that open in the morning and again in the afternoon. The stores are not luxurious and are full of various merchandise, from luxury items to more common things. The main squares, such as San Victorino, San Francisco, San Agustín and La Catedral, take their names from the nearby churches and convents. The Cathedral Square is the most spacious and beautiful, surrounded by notable buildings such as the Cathedral, the Customs House, private houses and government buildings.

The author also highlights the square as the main place for the market on Friday mornings. Women, regardless of their social level, go to buy their provisions for the week, accompanied by maids or indigenous people who carry baskets with the products. The Cathedral atrium is a meeting place for those looking for pretty faces or simply people watching. News published by the newspaper Revista Literaria, No. 12, April 15, 1891.