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Chapinero, Bogotá — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Chapinero is a central locality of Bogotá, built around Carrera Séptima and the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes.
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Where to stay in Chapinero
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Pick your street, and the stay follows. Chapinero threads north from the old core around Parque de Lourdes toward the quieter blocks near the Palacio de los Deportes de Bogotá, so a base beside the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes feels nothing like one out by the arenas. Carrera Séptima ties the whole locality together.
Movistar Arena Bogotá anchors the busy end.
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Parque de Lourdes core
The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes and its plaza set the busy, walkable heart of old Chapinero.Find hotels in Parque de Lourdes coreTravellers who want the main avenue at the door and a straight run into central Bogotá.Carrera Séptima corridor
Bogotá's Carrera Séptima runs the full length of the locality, linking Chapinero's ends by one spine.Find hotels in Carrera Séptima corridorYou are here for an event at Movistar Arena Bogotá and want to walk back after the show.Movistar Arena side
Blocks near Movistar Arena Bogotá and the Palacio de los Deportes de Bogotá sit close to the concert and sports crowd.Find hotels in Movistar Arena sideHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Bogotá
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Museums & Galleries
2- Museo de Memoria de Colombia Heritage
- Museo Q
Churches & Religious Sites
2- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes
- Our Lady of Chiquinquirá Church
Stadiums & Sports
3- Movistar Arena Bogotá
- Palacio de los Deportes de Bogotá
- Complejo acuático Simón Bolívar
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About Chapinero
What are the main landmarks in Chapinero?
Churches and arenas share the map here. The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes rises over Parque de Lourdes as the locality's best-known marker, while the Our Lady of Chiquinquirá Church holds its own parish nearby, and the National Geological Museum José Royo Gómez and the Museo de Memoria de Colombia give Chapinero its museum weight. Movistar Arena Bogotá draws the crowds.
Sport fills the rest, from the Palacio de los Deportes de Bogotá to the Complejo acuático Simón Bolívar and the Centro de Alto Rendimiento.
What is the history of Chapinero?
The parish came first. Growth around the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes and its square at Parque de Lourdes pulled the settlement together as Bogotá pushed north from its colonial centre, and Chapinero passed from a separate suburb into one of the city's inner localities as the built-up area closed the gap. Carrera Séptima carried that expansion.
The museums and arenas arrived far later, layered onto a district that began as a church and a plaza.
Where is Chapinero?
Chapinero fills a band of central Bogotá north of the colonial core, with Carrera Séptima running its length and the museums and arenas spread across the flatter ground toward the Complejo acuático Simón Bolívar.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Chapinero?
Parque de Lourdes core: You want to step out onto Parque de Lourdes and reach Carrera Séptima on foot.. Carrera Séptima corridor: Travellers who want the main avenue at the door and a straight run into central Bogotá.. Movistar Arena side: You are here for an event at Movistar Arena Bogotá and want to walk back after the show..
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Updated October 2026