At 2,670 metres above sea level, Bogotá is one of the highest cities in South America, and is the birthplace of Egan Bernal, winner of the 2019 Tour de France.
On the road that connects Bogotá' with the municipality of Choachí is this climb that is part of the "Alto del Verjón". It is a traditional ascent for Bogota cyclists that ends at one of the two high-rise sanctuaries of the capital, Monserrate and Guadalupe.