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On March 6, we started pedaling in 2022, with the same objective of encouraging sport and economic reactivation of entrepreneurs and businessmen in the region, this time with a public-private partnership between the Mayor of Ubaté, the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá and sponsoring brands such as Liv Cicling Colombia Maxxis, Bricai, Triatlon Deportes and Be Soluciones Deportivas.

The day began at 6:30 a.m. at the Municipal Stadium of Ubaté and ended in the same place, enjoying a lot of landscapes and diversity of vegetation in the province of Ubaté, between the municipalities of Ubaté, Lenguazaque and Guachetá. At the same time, a tourism articulation table was held with businessmen from Ubaté and Sabana Centro, an event organized by the CCB, in which they joined together to promote entrepreneurship and various service providers to strengthen tourism as a province".

The Chamber of Commerce of Bogota continues with the Pedaling for Cundinamarca activities, contributing to the reactivation and economic revitalization of entrepreneurs in the region. On July 25, a ride for reactivation took place between the municipalities of Ubaté and Carmen de Carupa.

Without the drizzle being an excuse, more than 1,500 bicycle users participated in the 9th Ciclovía por la Vida 2021; registering zero incidents, zero thefts in the circuit and zero animals run over. The event ended with artistic and cultural activities in the 2 municipalities for athletes, their companions and the community in general; in Ubaté we had the Festival vive la gallina and in Carmen de Carupa, the Mercados Campesinos, dances and traditional games.

On Sunday, July 11, 2021, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce and the Government of Cundinamarca led the second day of Pedaling for Cundinamarca and the Seventh Cycle Route for Life in Ubaque and Fómeque, in a bicycle tour along the 12 kilometers of road that connect these municipalities of the Province of Oriente.

With the participation of more than 500 amateur cyclists and their families, who actively contributed to the primary objective of supporting the economic and tourist reactivation of the province. The day was complemented with commercial fairs for entrepreneurs and artisans, as well as the offer of local sports and cultural exhibits. The mayor of Ubaque, Liliana Vasquez Pardo, a high performance athlete, led the caravan of bicycle enthusiasts who got up early to pedal, to consume in the stores and to be spokespersons for these safe routes eager for tourists, so that more people are encouraged to travel through the east of Cundinamarca. On this occasion, invited by the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, five travel agencies from Bogotá had the opportunity to get to know and connect with the nature, culture and gastronomy of the municipalities, who after their experience, showed interest in designing experiences and tourist packages around the bicycle that visitors and tourists can enjoy in the region.

At the Bogota Chamber of Commerce we are getting up early to reactivate tourism and the economy. Businessmen and cyclists met last Sunday, June 20, 2021, to pedal along the strawberry route in Sibaté and the jardinerito route from Fusagasugá to meet at the mythical Alto de San Miguel.

The Secretary of Transportation and Mobility of Cundinamarca enabled the road for more than 3,000 athletes to enjoy a road open to them, with security, accompaniment, broom wagon, workshop, medical service, training and sighting areas, where the concern was to enjoy the scenery, to achieve the best framing for a photo with the Sumapaz in the background. The success of the event was due to the joint efforts and collective leadership of the Government of Cundinamarca, IDECUT and the Bogota Chamber of Commerce. This type of initiative will continue and the idea is to encourage more tourists to travel through Cundinamarca by bicycle.

On September 26, 2021, the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota and the Government of Cundinamarca, together with the municipal administrations of Tenjo, Cota, Tabio, Cajicá and Chía, organized a new bike ride with the aim of continuing to promote economic recovery in the region, with the participation of 1,347 cyclists.

We enjoyed a lot of landscapes and diversity of vegetation of the province of Sabana Centro. It was also part of the culmination of the regional meeting of tourism reactivation 2021 in the municipality of Tenjo, an event organized by the CCB, in which the eleven municipalities that make up the Sabana Centro region joined together to promote, entrepreneurship and various service providers, to strengthen tourism as a province. In this space, the municipalities offered tourist experiences with a regional touch, in addition to gastronomy, cultural samples around dance and handicrafts of various creators.