The Simón Bolívar Metropolitan Park, best known as the Simón Bolívar Park, is a greenspace and entertainment and sports complex located in the middle of the city of Bogotá, Colombia. It is one of the largest urban parks in the world with over 1000 acres of green spaces, bicycle paths, parks, sports complexes, a public library and the Bogota Botanical Gardens.
Aerial view of Simón Bolívar Park
Temple created for the Eucharistic Congress that took place at the Simón Bolívar Park
View from the Ferris wheel of The Salitre Park. Water park can be seen in the background as a roofed structure
Virgilio Barco Library
The José Celestino Mutis botanical garden is Colombia's biggest botanical garden. It serves both as a recreation and research center with an emphasis on Andean and Páramo ecosystems. The garden is located in Bogotá and features plants from every Colombian altitude, climate and region. It was founded in 1955, in honor of botanist and astronomer José Celestino Mutis.
Statue of José Celestino Mutis in one of the entrances of the park
Mutisia
Arcades in the garden's central zone
Green Houses