miércoles, 17 de marzo de 2010

Culture


Culture

There are many parks, many with facilities for concerts, plays, movies, storytellers and other activities. "Simon Bolivar Metropolitan Park" is a large park regularly used to stage free concerts . Kites are flown in the park. The public Parque Nacional (National Park)has many trees and green spaces, ponds, games for children, many foot and bicycle paths, and venues for entertainment such as public screenings of movies and concerts and events organized by the Council of Bogota. It is located between two main streets, the Circunvalar Avenue and the 7th Avenue.The Bogota Botanical Garden (Jardin Botanico de Bogota). "Parque de la 93" is located between 93rd and 93Ath street, and 12th and 13th avenue, and has day-time leisure activities and nightlife. Several of the top restaurants and bars in the city are in this park.There are restaurants and bars in the vicinity of a T-shaped pedestrian strip dubbed "La T" (The T) at the corner of 82nd street and Cra.12. More recently, restaurant activity has begun in the "Zona G" (Gourmet Zone) in and around 67th and 70th Streets and other locations including Usaquen in the north-east and La Macarena (center east).Mundo Aventura is an amusement park, with an entry charge and charges for the different attractions. It has rides for adults and children, a petting zoo, and the "cerdodromo", where pigs race."Salitre Magico" is another amusement park with rides and attractions. The park is near the well-known Simon Bolivar park, where concerts are held throughout the year. Parque del Chico has trees, gardens, artificial creeks and ponds, and a colonial style house converted into a museum.To the north Parque Jaime Duque has rides, a giant map of Colombia, popular exhibits, a zoo, and a big hand holding the world symbolizing God. There is a reproduction of the Taj Mahal in the park with a collection of reproductions of famous paintings.Maloka is an interactive museum of sciences.There are many other parks in Bogota. Each neighborhood has its own park. Some of these parks are private, for local residents only, and others are public. Some parks are watched over by park-keepers. Sporting events are sometimes held in parks.

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