My quick trip to Bogota was drawing to a close but first lunch.

Mini-mal was a highly regarded spot focused on ancient Colombian dishes. Located on a quiet street by a park, it was packed when I got there so the only option was to sit on the terrace. Fortunately, it was nicely shaded from the much hotter day than my previous ones here.

Doing my now de rigueur three appetizers as my meal, first up is were the seafood empanadas. While fairly small, they packed a large flavor punch with nice chunks of seafood nestled between the creamy potatoes.

Next up is was something wholly new to me – a flexible arepa nicknamed “the dog’s ears” topped with stewed rabbit and spices. This was delicious, with a nice balance between the spices and the chunks of rabbit.

Last but certainly not least were the arrullos – basically an Amazon version of a tostada with squid, octopus and shrill in coconut milk, green curry and a sour sweet sauce. This was another interesting contrast of tastes, sweet, sour, spicy. It was a nice way to finish things off.

I headed back to the hotel to grab my luggage and dash to the airport. As noted above, this was way too short of a visit to such a fascinating city. I will be back for a longer stay soon.

I had yet another long-ish flight, thankfully I had a bulkhead seat, to get to Rio, which after delays made it just past 1am when I arrived. I had arranged with the very friendly husband of the owners of the AirBnB to met me at the gate, making the premium I paid for the ride well worth it to avoid all of the hassle.