Saint Pío Park — Attraction in Bucaramanga

At the time that I came to this park in September, there was really nothing beautiful about it. I was disappointed because I heard Bucaramanga was a city of beautiful parks but so far, I have been quite disappointed with the parts that I have seen. The pictures that I see online are nothing like what I experienced. I came during a weekday, and the park was full of neighbouring workers, having their lunch and people just lounging and relaxing. The famous woman statue was under construction, so a good part of the park was closed down. The grass looked yellow and dry and looked nothing like the luscious vibrant green colours shown online in the photos. I also found that there was a little bit of garbage here and there around the park. Basically the trees looked like they were dry and dying. I go to parks to get away from the noise and the traffic. Parks are a little oasis where I can get in touch with nature. This one just seemed like an urban patch of dry yellow grass in the middle of a noisy crowded area. The good thing is I was able to log onto a Wi-Fi zone and call an Uber from there. Many Ubers dropped the trip before arriving because apparently a part of the park is a no parking zone so it’s hard to catch an Uber. I was curious to see what the park looked like so I don’t regret coming, but in someways I do feel I saw nothing and it was a waste of my time. I would not come here to picnic or even for my kids to play. I am sure there are better parks in Bucaramanga. Perhaps I am spoiled as a Canadian, who saw many beautiful parks, not only in my own in the world. This one was quite...

This park is a nice area to walk around, especially on Sundays when there’s a farmers market. It’s not the cleanest, but it is nice. There’s a lady there that sells Mandarin juice that has been there for probably the past 19 years and it’s great. It cost about a dollar for a cup of it. The trees are wonderful and beautiful. It has a lot of vegetation. There are restaurants all around the park and people selling things all over the place. It’s nice to just go...

Lo remodelaron y quedo muy lindo, y con el nuevo alcalde han tratado de tenerlo limpio,se ve que se esmeran por eso, pero el problema es las ventas ambulantes sobre todo la venta de jugos y ensaladas de frutas , las personas que consumen ahi botan los desechos de vasos en cualquier lugar, los juegos de los niños ya los destruyeron,los dueños de los perros ya se tomaron ese lugar para recreo de sus mascoticas, un dia que estaba caminando en la mañana haciendo ejercicio casi me hace caer un perro pues les tiran las pelotas y no respetan a los adultos mayores que vamos a hacer ejercicio en las mañana,elarque es muy hermoso por su vegetación y la escultura del maestro Botero. LA famosa gorda de Botero!!!! Ya esta rodeado de vendedores de toda clase afuera y adentro y no se ve ningun ordèn administrativo. No hay aprecio de parte del pueblo por los espacios públicos que son para el bienestar de todos, ademas todos esos trabajos de remodelación que se hacen, son con los impuestos que paga el pueblo y más se demoran en hacer que dañar, Hagan campañas de cultura ciudadana frecuentemente hay si por fin nos educamos para bienestar de todos..muchas gracias al alcalde por todo, pero todavia falta mucho. Cuidemos a...