Google Street View in Colombia

Among the major cities covered by Street view are Bogotá, Cartagena, Manizales, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Santa Marta and Neiva.

Google explained to the Colombian media that the well known privacy concerns would be addressed with the blurring of faces and car plates.

According to Semana magazine, the first stage of image collection included a coverage of more than 30.000 km of streets and roads.

Google introduced Street View officially to the Colombian people and the Colombian media at a press conference at the Interactive Center Maloka, a center for the diffusion of knowledge in science and technology located in the city of Bogota.

Google executive for Colombia explained that Maloka had been chosen because it was known as a place that inspired exploration and innovation.