La Luisita

La Luisita is a neighborhood in Teusaquillo, Bogotá D.C., Bogotá. La Luisita is situated nearby to the neighborhood Quinta Paredes, as well as near Ciudad Salitre Suroriental.

Places of Interest

Highlights include La Modelo and Gran Estación.

La Modelo

Prison

La Modelo is a prison in Bogotá, Colombia. With 15,000 inmates, the facility is known for its violence. Different areas of the prison are controlled by different factions of paramilitaries, guerrilla fighters, and drug cartels.

Gran Estación

Shopping center

Photo: Elberth 00001939, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo

Stadium

Photo: Rubashkyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Alfonso López Pumarejo Stadium is a soccer stadium of National University of Colombia located at University City of Bogotá. It is named after Alfonso López Pumarejo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Teusaquillo and Nicolas de Federman.

Teusaquillo

Suburb

Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Teusaquillo is the 13th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the geographic center of the city, to the northwest of downtown Bogotá.

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.