If you want to do a good sport and exercise session or spend a day with family or friends, you should know the best parks in Bogotá
The city of Bogotá has different incredible natural spaces for families and groups of friends. The parks in Bogota abound, and some of them are necessary to visit them in the summer.
In the parks in Bogota people can perform cultural, recreational and sports activities.
Parks in Bogotá at metropolitan level
These parks have the characteristic that they exceed in size and extension to the 10 hectares. They are spaces destined to the development of the recreational uses and to the generation of landscape and environmental values.
Simon Bolivar Metropolitan Park
This park has a great history in the Colombian territory, because in 1968, during the visit of Pope Paul VI, a Eucharistic temple was built. This eucharistic temple was created for the International Eucharistic Congress number 39. It still survives and is part of the geographical and historical heritage of the event.
Some extra features of the park are:
- It has three playgrounds
- It has a lake and a jetty, one of the main tourist attractions of the park
- It has a place for events
- It also has a natural cycle path and trails for walking or exercising
- It has more than 900,000 meters of green areas
- It also has an external bike path circuit for athletes and cyclists.
- Running and jogging track
- It has a Bolivarian monument.
- It has an island within the ideal park for ecological biodiversity
- A viewing terrace makes it possible to observe the park and its landscapes
- There is a route of life that is ideal for the practice of exercise
- There are mini food courts
- It has bathrooms throughout the park
- It also has an administration area
- It is located in our town of Teusaquillo (very close to the Andino Real hotel)
El Tunal Metropolitan Park
This park has a great sports and recreational offer. It is surrounded by a residential and commercial district. Many retail stores generate a large park of local economic activity.
Some characteristics of the park are:
- The park is near the Ciudad Tunal Shopping Center
- It is located in the town of Tunjuelito
Metropolitan Park Cayetano Cañizares
This park is adjacent to the axis of urban development on Avenue 8. It has an area with covered facilities and another outdoor area.
Other characteristics of the park are:
- It has an area of about 9 hectares
- It has pedestrian paths
- It is located in the town of Kennedy
Metropolitan Park La Independencia
This park is adjacent to the Plaza de Toros de Santamaría and also has a historical route. It was inaugurated under the name of Parque de los Hermanos Reyes in 1907. Its current name was received 3 years later due to the 100th anniversary of Colombian independence. It was created to imitate the Parisian style of the late nineteenth century.
In 2006 the District Institute of Cultural Heritage restored the “Kiosk of Light”, an imitation of a kiosk in Versailles (France).
Other characteristics of the park are:
- In its vicinity is the park of the Caballitos
- There is also the Planetarium
- The Museum of Bogotá is also nearby
- The Colpatria Tower is also nearby
- The National Library is also nearby
- It is located in the town of Santa Fé
Third Millennium Metropolitan Park
This park is located in the center of the city and has an area of more than 16 hectares. It is located between the sixth and ninth streets. And the tenth race and the Caracas avenue.
Other characteristics of the park are:
- It is located near the commercial area of San Victorino
- The building of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and Science Forence is located nearby
- It is located in the town of Santa Fé
Metropolitan Park Villa Del Río
Its extension is more than 6 hectares and is developed next to the Tunjuelito River. It has a wide view towards the landscape. It has a connection to the Timiza park located in the town of Kennedy. They are connected by means of a bridge.
Other characteristics of the park are:
- It is located in the town of Bosa
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