Bicentennial Park

Guide, artificial lagoon, Parks
- 30 2022 March

Large green areas surrounded by native trees that contrast with one of the most modern areas of the city.

It is one of the largest and most visited parks in the eastern area of Santiago, it has an area of 27 hectares and extends along the southern bank of the Mapocho River. Here you can enjoy sports, gastronomic, cultural activities and one of the best postcards that our city has, mixing nature, architecture, and works of art.

A little history ...

The design of the park was carried out by the architect and landscape designer Teodoro Fernández Larrañaga, winner of the National Architecture Prize in 2014. The first stage was delivered in December 2007 and the second, in November 2011. This space was previously known as Parque de the Americas until in 1998, the Municipality of Vitacura called for a public tender to establish a strategic plan that would organize the landscape and urban development of the area.

Today this park is part of the system of green areas that extends continuously along the southern bank of the Mapocho River.

What to see in Bicentennial Park?

One of its main attractions is the northern lagoon, place where black-necked swans, flamingos, taguas, herons and triles coexist, along with hundreds of fish that give life to the park's fauna.

This place has a total of two lagoons, beautiful trails for walking or biking surrounded by almost 4.000 trees, of which more than 1.300 are native species. It also has an amphitheater where plays, musicals and other shows are presented daily.

If you are interested in architecture, you cannot miss the work titled “The Search”, by the artist Hernán Puelma, which measures 20 meters high, weighs 20 tons and was built based on iron and fiberglass. By the Alonso de Córdova access there are also the monuments to Arturo Prat and Bernardo O'Higgins.

Inside the park you can have a picnic in the green areas or also enjoy the nearby cafes or the Mestizo restaurant, located in the northeast corner.

If you take our Hop On Hop Off tourist bus, you can get off at the Parque Bicentenario stop on the Santiago Oriente route and enjoy a nice day in the park.

Website: https://www.vitacura.cl/

Opening hours: 8: 00 to 20: 00 hrs.

Entrada: Free.

Address: Bicentenario 3236, Vitacura.