Equinix BG1 Bogota Data Center

The story

Perched high in the Andes Mountains at an altitude of 2,600 meters, Equinix BG1 is situated in the duty-free Zona Franca de Bogotá. Bogotá's cool mountain climate provides natural, year-round ambient air cooling that minimizes mechanical refrigeration requirements. Acting as northern South America's premier digital interconnection nexus, BG1 bridges fiber routes traversing the Colombian Andes with subsea cables landing on both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts.

Notable

• Located at an elevation of 2,600 meters in the Andes, taking advantage of cold mountain air for cooling.
• Situated inside the secure Zona Franca de Bogotá with customs and tax-free hardware import benefits.
• Serves as the primary digital gateway for northern South America, connecting Pacific and Caribbean fiber routes.
• Connected directly to Equinix Fabric for multi-cloud private interconnects across Latin America.

Expansions

• 2018: Expansion of colocation suites inside Zona Franca de Bogotá
• 2023: Integration into Equinix Fabric connecting Colombia to Miami and São Paulo