It is an urbanized locality with several green zones as parks, avenues, and the campus of the National University of Colombia.

It is located on the former site of an indigenous resguardo known as Pueblo Viejo (Old Village), which existed until the main urbanization phase of the 20th century.

Within the zipazgo was Teivzaquillo, Thibzaquivo, Teusacá or Tipizaquillo, the place of rest of the zipa; the leader of the Muisca in Bacatá.

Located in the foothills of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, the Bogotá savanna was discovered by conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.

It was conquered by the Spanish who founded the town of Santafé de Bogotá on August 6, 1538, located in present-day La Candelaria.

As neighborhoods were constructed between Santa Fe and the still-small village of Chapinero, it was decided the area should be named Teusaquilo.

The naming occurred in 1927 and the neighborhood quickly became one of the more modern and elegant of the era; a symbol of the city's flourishing after its fourth century of existence.

Many notable Colombians lived there during its prime, including Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Enrique Santos Montejo, Laureano Gómez, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, and Mariano Ospina Pérez.

In 1938, construction of El Campín football stadium was started on land donated by Luis Camacho Matiz.

It was reconstructed in 1951 to hold 40,000 spectators and is the current home of the city's Millonarios and Independiente Santa Fe football clubs.

There is also a large traffic circle at the border with Barrios Unidos, on which the Virgilio Barco Library and the Aquatic Complex are located.

While the major points of interest are Teusaquillo's parks and recreation centers, it is also home to several government departments.

Its uses include the International Book Fair, artisan expositions, and Bogotá largest polling station during elections.

The majority of the city's large concerts are held in the locality in three main venues: El Campín, the Sports Palace, and the parks.

El Parkway, a 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi) park The most important neighbourhoods in the locality are: Teusaquillo, La Magdalena, La Soledad, Cundinamarca, Palermo, Marly, Galerías, El Campín, Nuevo Campín, Quesada, Belalcázar, Nicolás de Federman, Rafael Nuñez, Ciudad Universitaria, Acevedo Tejada, Quinta Paredes, Centro Antonio Nariño, La Esmeralda, Pablo VI, Quirinal, San Luis, Simón Bolívar, Ortezal, Camavieja, Ciudad Salitre Oriental y CAN (Centro Administrativo Nacional).