They were the second edition of the Youth Parapan American Games, and they were organized by the Colombian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

[1] All of the game's events took place in Simón Bolívar Park.

[2][3] The opening ceremony took place in the El Salitre Coliseum.

[4][5] The mascot of the Bogota 2009 Youth Parapan American Games was an iguana.

According to the organizing committee, "the iguana serves as a symbol for people with disabilities because they can supply their limitations, developing skills and aptitudes according to the environment in which they find themselves and taking their abilities beyond their limits.