Fare deal: From LAX, $539 round trip to Bogota on Avianca
(LA Times Clippers)

Like other Latin American cities, Bogota was subjugated by the European settlers who changed its history and its character. In this case, they also changed its name. When Europeans came in the 1530s, the city was called Bacatá, and was home to Chibca, or Muisca, Indians. Soon, its name was corrupted...