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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website Shot by an unknown American tourist, this silent 1930s home film shows scenes of everyday life from Bogota in Colombia. It mainly features people on streets going about their daily life. There is also some footage of nature such as rivers and a waterfall, as well as the cog railway ride up Monserrate Mountain. 0:06 views from a train weaving through the mountains, 0:36 people and cars on the streets of Bogota, El Globo Hotel in background 1:29 cars waiting to pass a checkpoint, 1:40 children posing for the camera and walking with pack animals, 2:16 people weaving hats out of straw, 2:43 a river flowing, 3:33 footage of people on the street filmed from a balcony, 4:37 a church. 5:00 children by a river and people on the street, tobacco store in background 5:43 women washing clothes by a river, 6:17 people in a more affluent part of the city, 6:27 streetcar or trolley car rumbles down the street, apparently on Avenida Chile 6:41 a soldier wearing a German type helmet keeps guard 7:10 people in a park, equestrian statue of Simon Bolivar in background 7:41 people lining up to have their picture taken with a box camera 8:32 different women some with kids, 9:34 an overview of the city from a mountain, 9:48 a cog railway or probably the Monserrate Funicular taking people up Monserrate Mountain, 10:22 a river flowing and a waterfall, possibly La Chorrera waterfall. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
