93 Park or 93rd Street Park (''Parque de la calle 93'', commonly known as ''Parque de la 93'') is a commercial and recreational park located at the 93rd Street (''calle 93'') in
El Chicó, in the north of
Bogota,
Colombia. Is one of Bogota's most popular shopping, night club and restaurant areas.
Parque de la 93 travel guide
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History
20th century
The park emerged as a result of the immense growth and expansion of Bogotá to the north on the Bogotá savanna
The Bogotá savanna is a montane savanna, located in the southwestern part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the center of Colombia. The Bogotá savanna has an extent of and an average altitude of . The savanna is situated in the Eastern Ran ...
. The affluent neighbourhood El Chicó is part of the locality Chapinero
Chapinero is the 2nd locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the north of the city and is one of the more affluent districts of the city. This district is mostly inhabited by upper class residents. The boundaries are Calle 39 ...
. After the expansion of Bogotá north into Chapinero, this area, together with the Zona T, became the centers of nightlife and entertainment in the city.
21st century
In the beginning of the 21st century, the park became the most popular park in the north of Bogota, where public venues as entertainment, publicly viewed football matches were shown. The park also hosts temporary expositions. With Christmas, the park is decorated with lighting and a large Christmas tree is erected in the park.
Location
The park is a center of nightlife
Nightlife is a collective term for entertainment that is available and generally more popular from the late evening into the early hours of the morning. It includes pubs, bars, nightclubs, parties, live music, concerts, cabarets, theatre, ...
in Bogota, located in the district of Chapinero where clubs, restaurants, shops, art galleries, auctions, design centers are abundant.
Places of interest
The most notable are the restaurants around the park, as Café Renault, Gato Negro, Juan Valdez
Juan Valdez is a fictional character who has appeared in advertisements for the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia since 1958, representing a Colombian coffee farmer. The advertisements were designed by the Doyle Dane Bernbach ad ...
café, the beautiful gardens, and design centers and nightclubs in the surrounding area.
At the western park edge, Colombia's first Starbucks was opened in 2015.
Accessibility
The park can be accessed from the main Carreras 11 and 15.
See also
* Simon Bolivar Park
References
External links
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Parks in Bogotá