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El Dorado International Airport
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Bogotá's airport takes its name from the legendary golden city sought by conquistadors: planners wanted a short, easy-to-pronounce name that would evoke the indigenous Muisca culture of the Bogotá Savannah, and 'El Dorado' was judged the most fitting choice.
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Sitting at 2,548 meters (8,360 feet) above sea level, El Dorado is one of the highest-altitude major airports in the world, and it ranks as the second-busiest airport in Latin America after São Paulo–Guarulhos.
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In 2012, Colombian law officially extended the airport's name to 'Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento El Dorado International Airport,' adding a tribute to the assassinated Colombian presidential candidate alongside the original mythical-city name.