Avenida Suba is a major road in northern

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

, connecting the locality of

Suba Suba may refer to: Groups of people *Suba people (Kenya), a people of Kenya **Suba language *Suba people (Tanzania), a people of Tanzania * Subha (writers), alternatively spelt Suba, Indian writer duo Individual people *Suba (musician), Serbian- ...

with the rest of the capital.

Etymology

Avenida Suba is named after the locality Suba. Suba is either derived from the

Chibcha The Muisca (also called Chibcha) are an indigenous people and culture of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia, that formed the Muisca Confederation before the Spanish conquest. The people spoke Muysccubun, a language of the Chibchan lan ...

contraction ''Suba'', meaning " Flower of the Sun" (uba = "fruit" or "flower", sua = "Sun", minus its last vowel, making it a possessive)Etymology Suba
/ref> or from the words ''sua'' (Sun) and ''sie'' (water).
/ref> It is also known as ''Troncal Suba'' due to being one of the main lines in the

TransMilenio TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, and Soacha. The system opened to the public in December 2000, covering Avenida Caracas, Caracas Avenue and 80 street. Other lines were added gradually ...

system.

Route

Its southern end begins at the intersection of Avenida NQS with Calle 80 in the locality of

Barrios Unidos Barrios Unidos is the 12th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located to the northwest of the city, and is mostly inhabited by middle class residents. Barrios Unidos is completely urban, with some light industry and major commerci ...

. It runs north entering Suba at Calle 100. At the shopping center Centro Suba it splits into two, turning into ''Avenida Transversal de Suba'' (Calle 145) and ''Antigua Avenida de Suba'' (Calle 139).

Points of interest along the route

* The Portal de Suba of the TransMilenio system * Iserra 100 shopping center * Bulevar Niza shopping center * Centro Suba shopping center * The Colina Campestre neighborhood

Gallery

References

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