Gran Estación shopping mall is located in the Ciudad Salitre in

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, Colombia. It opened its doors on December 1, 2006. The mall is the fourth biggest mall in Colombia and is also one of the biggest in South America. The mall opened its doors on December 1, 2006 elaborate architecture spanning more than , including delivery to the city access roads and a public square of 12 thousand square meters. It is located less than 10 minutes from

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. The mall contains 374 shops, 2,079 parking spaces for cars (69 for disabled), free wi-fi, arcade, bowling, casino, theatre with eight screens movie theatre 3D & 2D. It has the first Starbucks opened inside a mall in Colombia. The mall consists of two buildings - El Costado Esfera and El Costado Alfiles that are connected by metallic bridge.

Anchor Stores and Restaurants

Some of the most important stores within the mall are

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, and Pepe Ganga. Among the most important restaurants, these are:

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, El Corral,

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, and

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