Gps Coordinates / 4.6132656,-74.068023
Bullring Colombia Bogota Santamaría Photosphere Panoramas
Plaza de Toros Cra. 6 26B 50, Bogotá, Colombia
Santamaría Bullring (Spanish: Plaza de Toros de Santamaría) is a bullring in Bogotá, Colombia, and it is currently used for bullfighting, although it has also been used for concerts and other cultural activities. The Santamaria Bullring, which opened in 1931, is an important landmark of Bogotá. It is noted for its Moorish architecture and elaborate brickwork. Besides bullfights, cultural and sporting events, such as the Davis Cup tennis match between Colombia and the United States in 2010, have been held here.
Gps Coordinates / 4.6130665,-74.0680587
The stadium holds 14,500 people and was built in 1931. This bullring is more commonly known as the Plaza de Toros Santamaría.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link -74.0689941 / Gps Link -74.0679424 / Gps Link -74.0687841
Gps Coordinates / 4.6127958,-74.0689941 / 4.6136132,-74.0679424 / 4.613586,-74.0687841
Outside this bullring there is a statue honoring Pepe Cáceres, the famous Colombian torero. In 2012 the mayor of Bogotá, Gustavo Petro, announced entering into dialogue with the capital's community to ban bullfighting in the city and give the Santamaría Bullring another use, in addition to denying resources of public enterprises for such parties.
Gps Coordinates / 4.6130709,-74.0683468
In 2017, after 4 years of suspension, bullfighting returned to Santamaría Bullring because of Enrique Peñalosa's decision, the city's current mayor.
Gps Coordinates / 4.6129225,-74.0680937
The Plaza de Toros La Santamaría is the Colombian bullring in the city of Bogota, located in the San Diego sector. It has a capacity of 14,500 spectators. The bullring was built in 1931 and is currently administered by the Corporation Bullfighting of Bogota. Traditional bullfighting season in Bogota is held from January to February each year. Many renowned bullfighters performed here, such as César Rincón, Julián López "El Juli, Enrique Ponce, Manolete," The Cordovan "between endless figures of bullfighting.
