Bocagrande

Bocagrande
Neighborhood

Bocagrande Harbour

Seal
Bocagrande
Coordinates: 10°25′20″N 75°32′17″W / 10.42222°N 75.53806°W / 10.42222; -75.53806
Country  Colombia
City Cartagena de Indias
Department Bolívar
Region Caribbean
Barrio Bocagrande
Government
  Mayor Manuel Vicente Duque
Demonym(s) Bocareño(s) (in Spanish)
Time zone Colombia Time (COT) (UTC-5)

Bocagrade is a neighbourhood in the city of Cartagena de Indias in Bolívar, Colombia, It was designed with first-world standards, such as residential areas of restricted access, and a separate plant for processing waste water.

Economy and culture

Bocagrande is known in Cartagena for having the most important hotels of the city. It is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the country, and is the most expensive and exclusive in the entire zone.[1]

Is a wealthy neighborhood of the city, between the Avenida Santander and the Carrera 6.

Points of interest

The Estelar Hotel, at 202 meters, is the second tallest skyscraper in Colombia, and is located in the zone of Plaza Bocagrande Mall.

The neighborhood is near the Ciudad Amurallada, the most popular tourist attraction in the city, which has an old town, Hard Rock Cafe, and a lot of museums and theaters.

The neighborhood includes popular hotels, supermarkets, and cafes.

Geography

The Bocagrande neighborhood is divided into zones, most of which are expensive and exclusive:

Transportation

Bocagrande has no public transportation, but it is near a Transcaribe station.

The neighbourhood has the Bocagrande Station, one of the most important systems of the city, the Transcaribe.

Health

Bocagrande is home to hospital and clinics of the city.

Notable people born in Bocagrande

References

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