Join us as we take a stroll down Carrera 15 in the Chico neighborhood to El Virrey Park, just north of Zona T. We will start our walk near the intersection of Calle 93 and Carrera 15 and end with a walk through El Virrey Park.

Video Chapters
0:00 Intro
00:12 Calle 93
00:49 Carrera 15
11:25 Parque El Virrey

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About El Virrey Park (Culture.co)
El Virrey Park was primarily created for the protection and conservation of the water source that runs through the area (called Quebrada El Virrey). Therefore, it also seeks to protect the animals and plant species that inhabit the area, especially the birds. It has pedestrian and bicycle paths, playgrounds, exercise zones, and two small squares where people can meet for events and other activities.

The park is located in Chapinero, specifically in Chicó neighborhood, which is a vibrant and well-known residential, social and cultural area in Bogotá. As such, it’s close to some of the best party zones, restaurants, and malls.

El Virrey Park runs between Carrera Séptima (7th Avenue) and Autopista Norte (North Highway), which makes it about fifteen blocks long! The majority of its area is a linear ecological corridor so it’s not that wide. The most extensive area is between Carrera 15 (15th Avenue) and Autopista Norte (North Highway). It contains kids’ play areas and hosts several activities, fairs, and events throughout the year. If you circle the entire park, as if you were walking or running a lap, it’s about 3.3km.

About Bogotá (Wikipedia)
Bogotá is the capital of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the political, economic, administrative, and industrial center of the country.

Bogotá was founded as the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada on 6 August 1538 by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada after a harsh expedition into the Andes conquering the Muisca, the indigenous inhabitants of the Altiplano. Santafé (its name after 1540) became the seat of the government of the Spanish Royal Audiencia of the New Kingdom of Granada (created in 1550), and then after 1717 it was the capital of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. After the Battle of Boyacá on 7 August 1819, Bogotá became the capital of the independent nation of Gran Colombia. It was Simón Bolívar who rebaptized the city with the name of Bogotá, as a way of honoring the Muisca people and as an emancipation act towards the Spanish crown. Hence, since the Viceroyalty of New Granada's independence from the Spanish Empire and during the formation of present-day Colombia, Bogotá has remained the capital of this territory.

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