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and inaugurated on October 27, 1940. The grove continues eastward for a pedestrian path adorned with benches and lanterns, ending in a small plaza with a clock tower, donated by the Swiss community of the city in 1938. The park has other monuments, among which stands out a sculpture by
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attended at its inauguration and was one of its most important promoters, hence its full name includes the mention of the president. Its heritage and tradition is very rich and today forms part of the image of the city. It was declared a
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and Fifth the park keeps its original layout, which resembles an inverted triangle with roads that connect the different monuments of the park. It has 283 hectares of extension. Its eastern sector is crossed by the
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The eastern section has a considerable amount of flora and fauna, water sources and extensive tree planting. The Arzobispo river crosses it from east to west after descending from the
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ring, a soccer field, volleyball courts, basketball courts, a theater and a playground. It also has a main grove in which stands the monumental fountain in honor of
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The children's theater, with capacity for 300 children, was built in 1936 by the architect Carlos Martínez and was declared a
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of Colombia by decree 1802 of October 19, 1995. On its western side are the sports fields and stalls for food vendors.
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It is located at a height between 2,600 and 3,150 meters above sea level. Between the streets 36 and 39 with
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The inauguration of the park took place on August 6, 1934. President
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Spanish
Eastern hills
Bogotá
Santa Fe
Enrique Olaya Herrera
National Monument
Seventh
Arzobispo River
field hockey
roller skating
Rafael Uribe Uribe
Victorio Macho
Enrique Grau
National Monument
Eastern hills


"Parque Nacional Olaya Herrera"
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"Parque Nacional: el pulmón de Bogotá"
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"Bienes declarados Monumento Nacional"
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"Bogotá, un museo a cielo abierto"
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"La Ciudad de los cinco mil parques"

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