Chapinero
Chapinero is the 2nd locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia.
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, although it also encompasses less wealthy neighborhoods such as Bosque Calderón Tejada or El Paraíso that started out as informal settlements. The boundaries are Calle 39 in the south, Avenida Caracas in the west, Calle 100 in the north and the Eastern Hills in the east.
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Worth seeing in and around Chapinero
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Estadio El Campín
The Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín, commonly known as El Campín, is the main stadium of Bogotá, Colombia. It was inaugurated on 10 August 1938 and has a capacity of 39,512 spectators.
1.6 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 02National University of Colombia
The National University of Colombia is a national public research university in Colombia, with general campuses in Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales and Palmira, and satellite campuses in Leticia, San Andrés, Arauca, Tumaco, and La Paz, Cesar. Established in 1867 by an act of the Congress of Colombia, it is one of the largest universities in the country, with more than 53,000 students.
2.4 km · Colombian public university · Wikipedia - 03Torre Colpatria
The Torre Colpatria is a 50-story skyscraper in the downtown area of Bogotá, Colombia. It is the fourth tallest building in the country.
4 km · skyscraper in Bogotá · Wikipedia - 04Colombian National Museum
The National Museum of Colombia is the National Museum of Colombia housing collections on its history, art, culture. Located in the Santa Fe locality of Bogotá, Colombia, it is the largest and oldest museum in Colombia.
3.4 km · national museum · Wikipedia - 05Abou Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque
The Abou Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque is a mosque in Bogotá, Colombia.
3.2 km · mosque in Bogotá, Colombia · Wikipedia - 06Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Central Cemetery of Bogotá is one of the main and most famous cemeteries in Colombia located in Bogotá. Houses several national heroes, poets and former Colombian presidents.
3.5 km · national monument of Colombia · Wikipedia - 07Children's Museum of Bogotá
The Children's Museum of Bogotá was a privately managed museum foundation in Bogotá, Colombia's capital city, founded in 1986 and opened to the public in 1987. It aimed at teaching children about science, technology, culture and arts.
3.3 km · museum in Colombia · Wikipedia - 08Santamaría Bullring
Santamaría Bullring is a bullring in Bogotá, Colombia, and it is currently used for bullfighting, although it has also been used for concerts and other cultural activities. The stadium holds 14,500 people and was built in 1931.
3.7 km · national monument of Colombia · Wikipedia - 09Biblioteca Pública Virgilio Barco
Virgilio Barco Public Library is a Public library in the western sector of Bogotá, Colombia. It is a part of BibloRed, the District's Public Library Network.
3 km · Public library in Bogotá, Colombia · Wikipedia - 10Simon Bolivar Park
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.
3.6 km · park in Bogotá · Wikipedia
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Getting to Chapinero
- Airports
- El Dorado (BOG), 11 km · Jose Maria Córdova (MDE), 226 km · Alfonso Bonilla Aragon (CLO), 285 km
- Medellín → Chapinero106 km · quickest by road, 4h 40m · COL$35,400–47,150
- Cali → Chapinero3 km · quickest by road, 12 min · COL$510–680
- Cartagena → Chapinero133 km · quickest by road, 3h 10m · COL$31,650–42,200
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Chapinero
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Chapinero. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe TransMiCable inaugurated in 2018 is a gondola lift that takes passengers from the TransMilenio stop to in the Ciudad Bolivar district.
- Get aroundColectivos cover practically every major route of the city, and can generally be flagged down at any point on a main road.
- Go nextYou'll need a 4x4 vehicle or go by a tour.
From Wikivoyage: Bogotá, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Chapinero
Chapinero is 5 km from Bogotá, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Santa FeColombian locality of the Capital District of Bogotá3.9 km
- Marlyneighborhood in Marly, Bogotá, Colombia1.4 km
- National University of Colombia at Bogotácampus of a Colombian academic institution in the capital city of the country2.5 km