Simón Bolívar Park

The Simón Bolívar Metropolitan Park, best known as the Simón Bolívar Park, is a greenspace and entertainment and sports complex located in the middle of the city of Bogotá, Colombia.

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Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Park
Description: park in Bogotá
Also known as: “Simon Bolivar Park”
Address: Avenida Carrera 68, Bogotá

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bogotá Botanical Garden and Estadio Compensar.

Bogotá Botanical Garden

Garden

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The José Celestino Mutis botanical garden is Colombia's biggest botanical garden. It serves both as a recreation and research center with an emphasis on Andean and Páramo ecosystems.

Estadio Compensar is a multi-use stadium in Bogotá, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Academia FC. The stadium holds 4,500 people and opened in 1998.

Gran Estación

Shopping center

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Gran Estación is a shopping mall located in the Ciudad Salitre in Bogotá, Colombia. It opened its doors on December 1, 2006. The mall is the fourth biggest mall in Colombia and is also one of the biggest in South America.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Teusaquillo-Salitre and Nicolas de Federman.

Teusaquillo-Salitre

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Teusaquillo-Salitre located in between the El Dorado International airport and Bogota's Historic Center, Teusaquillo is a borough, located at the Geographical center of Bogota.

Nicolas de Federman

Neighborhood

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Nicolás de Federmán is a residential neighborhood located in Teusaquillo locality, near the geographical center of the city of Bogotá, Colombia. It is named after the prominent German conquistador of the 16th century Nikolaus Federmann, who took part in the re-founding of Bogotá on April 27, 1539 along with Spanish conqueror Sebastián de Belalcázar.