Bogota is located in the center of the country, on the eastern of the sabana de Bogota, 2640 meters above sea level. Although 'sabana', as it is popularly called, is literally 'savanna', the geographical site is actually a high plateau up in the Andes mountains. The Bogot� River crosses the 'sabana' forming Tequendama falls to the south. Tributary rivers form valleys with flourishing villages, whose economy is based on agriculture, livestock raising and artisanal production. The 'sabana' is bordered to the east by the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes mountain range. Surrounding hills, limit the city growth, run from south to north, parallel to the Guadalupe and Monserrate mountains. The western city limit is the Bogot� river; Sumapaz paramo borders the south and to the north Bogot� extends over the metioned plateau up to the towns of Ch�a and Sop�.

Climate
The average temperature on the Bogota is 14.0�C, varying from 9 to 22�C. Dry and rainy seasons alternate throughout the year. The driest months are December, January, February and March; the rainiest are April, May, September, October and November. June and July are usually rainy periods and August is sunny with high winds. Climatic conditions are irregular and quite variable due to the El Ni�o and La Ni�a climatic phenomena, which occur in and around the Pacific basin and are responsible for very pronounced climatic changes.