El Chicó is an affluent neighbourhood (''barrio'') in the locality of
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 ...
in
Bogotá
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,
Colombia
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Limits
* North: Calle 100
* East:
Eastern Hills
* West:
Autopista Norte
Autopista Norte, also called Autopista paseo de los libertadores (Way of the Liberators Highway), is a major road in Bogotá, Colombia, running through the northern part of the city to its southern end at Avenida Caracas.
Names
The road was o ...
* South: Calle 88
Etymology
The name ''chicó'' is derived from the
Chibcha
The Muisca (also called the Chibcha) are indigenous peoples in Colombia and were a Pre-Columbian cultures of Colombia, Pre-Columbian culture of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense that formed the Muisca Confederation before the Spanish colonizati ...
word ''chicú'' which means "our ally".
[Etymology El Chicó]
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Tourism
El Chicó is home to the Parque de la 93, a park and restaurant area. It also hosts ''Museo el Chicó''.
References
Neighbourhoods of Bogotá
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