El Recreo

El Recreo is a neighborhood in Bosa, Bogotá D.C., Bogotá. El Recreo is situated nearby to the neighborhood San Bernardino XIX, as well as near Santa Fe de Bosa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include La Isla and Tibanica.

La Isla

La Isla is a small wetland, part of the wetlands of Bogotá. It is located next to the Tunjuelo River in the locality Bosa, Bogotá, Colombia. The Bogotá River passes 800 metres south of the wetland with an area of 7.7 hectares.

Tibanica

Tibanica is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located on the border of the locality Bosa, Bogotá and Soacha, Cundinamarca, Colombia. The wetland on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of about 28.8 hectares. Tibanica is situated 3½ km south of El Recreo.

Portal de Las Américas

Bus stop

Photo: EEIM, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Portal de las Américas is a terminus station of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000. Portal de Las Américas is situated 3½ km east of El Recreo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Bogotá and Kennedy.

West Bogotá

Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The west also sometimes referred to as South Western Bogota is a huge region of Bogota, comprising the localities of Engativa, Fontibon, and Kennedy.

Kennedy

Neighborhood

Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kennedy, or Ciudad Kennedy, is the eighth locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the city and is the second most populous being home to 14% of the city's residents. Kennedy is situated 5 km east of El Recreo.