Simon Bolivar Park

Simón Bolívar Park is located in Bogotá, Colombia. The "Simón Bolívar Park and Lake" is part of a larger group of surrounding park areas, named the "Metropolitan Simón Bolívar Park". This includes El Lago Park, several sport complexes, a museum, two theme parks and a botanical garden. The Bogotá Palacio de los Deportes, hosting many concerts and events annually, is also part of the Metropolitan Park.

The Simon Bolivar Park has a lake, in which paddle boats can be rented. Furthermore, there is a large space designed for concerts, holding up to 140,000 people at one time.

The extension of the Metropolitan Park is greater than that of Central Park in New York, totaling around 400 hectares.
Although the Park is big, a lot of people thinks that Bogotá deserves another arena for big concerts.

Currently, both the Central and Metropolitan Parks host diverse cultural and sporting events, including Latin America's largest free music festival "Rock al Parque". On May 2, 1999, it held the most important concert ever in Colombia.

Notable artists that have performed at the Park include Andres Calamaro, Roger Waters, Depeche Mode, Metallica, Carlos Vives, Gwen Stefani, KISS, Shakira, Coldplay, Iron Maiden, Soda Stereo, Fonseca, Guns N' Roses, Diego Torres, Molotov, Spinetta, Def Leppard, Cinderella (band), Aerosmith, & Scorpions, among others.