TEUSAQUILLO LOCATION NUMBER 13

  • 1521

    Start

    Start
    It was during the time of the Spanish colony an indigenous shelter.
  • Twentieth century

    Twentieth century
    Construction of an urban project began to the north of the town of Santa Fe. And to the south of what was the hamlet of Chapinero, and it was also decided to give it the name of Teusaquillo.
  • University City

    University City
    Under the government of Alfonso López Pumarejo, Law 68 of 1935, Organic Law of the National University was issued that gave rise to the university campus in the former grounds of the El Salitre Farm; located between streets 26 and 53, and races 30 and 50
  • The Salitre Mágico

    The Salitre Mágico
    It was inaugurated in 1973 as Parque El Salitre. It was then considered among the most modern in Latin America.
  • Simon Bolivar Park

    Simon Bolivar Park
    Since the end of the 1990s, with the project for the expansion of the Simón Bolívar Park, new works of this sports complex were built in the town of Teusaquillo.
  • IDRD

    IDRD
    The IDRD is the public entity of the city, responsible for managing and building parks and sports venues, promoting recreation and physical activity and strengthening sports.
  • Aquatic Complex

    Aquatic Complex
    The Simón Bolívar Aquatic Complex opened in 2004 on the occasion of the National Games, has a capacity for 4,000 people and is the most modern in South America, has Olympic and Semi-Olympic Swimming Pools of international level.