Centenario Park
Attraction
4.4 (3305 reviews)
Straightforward rooms in a humble budget hotel featuring park views & complimentary Wi-Fi.
Media, Getsemaní, Provincia de Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia
Did You Know?
1883
Centennial Celebration
Parque Centenario was inaugurated in 1883 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Simón Bolívar's birth.
13
Relocated Monument
The Templete del Libertador, originally built in Parque Centenario, was moved 13 blocks south to its current location.
2 million
Population Boom
Bogotá's population surged from 500,000 to 2 million in the 1950s, partly due to displacement from La Violencia.
Roundabout
Traffic Transformation
Parque Centenario became a busy vehicular roundabout in the mid-1950s due to increased car traffic and population growth.