La Alpujarra
District of Medellín
Antioquia - Colombia

Antioquia department

The Department of Antioquia is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range.

Located at 6.21667, -75.5667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Antioquia Department, Departments of Colombia, States and territories established in 1826

La Catedral

La Catedral was a prison overlooking the city of Medellín in Colombia. The prison was built to specifications ordered by Medellín Cartel leader Pablo Escobar, under agreement with the Colombian government. Escobar would surrender to authorities, serve a maximum term of five years, and the Colombian government would not extradite him to the United States.

Located at 6.11778, -75.585 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Defunct prisons in Colombia, Medellín Cartel

Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport

Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Enrique Olaya Herrera) is an airport located in Medellín, Colombia, which serves regional and domestic flights in the country. Additionally, the airport is also used for a lot of general aviation in Colombia, and features several hangars for charters too. Due to the large number of general aviation and charter flights, regional and national, Olaya Herrera is the second busiest airport in Colombia by number of flights.

Located at 6.21972, -75.5903 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Airports in Colombia, Medellín

Bello, Antioquia

Bello is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia and is a suburb of Medellín, the department capital. Bello is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley in the department of Antioquia. It is bordered on the north by the municipality of San Pedro de los Milagros, on the east by the municipality of Copacabana, on the south by the municipality of Medellín and on the west by the municipalities of Medellín and San Jerónimo.

Located at 6.33333, -75.5667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Municipalities of Antioquia, Populated places in the Antioquia Department, The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley, Populated places established in 1679

Copacabana, Antioquia

Copacabana is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Copacabana is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley.

Located at 6.35, -75.5167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Municipalities of Antioquia, Populated places in the Antioquia Department, The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley

Envigado

Envigado is a city of Colombia in the department of Antioquia, located at the south of the Aburrá Valley and belonging to The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It has limits at its north with El Poblado, Medellín; at its south with Sabaneta; at its east with El Retiro and Caldas and at west with Itagüí. The origin of its name is unknown, but some researchers associated it with "beam" (viga in Spanish). It is also the city of the Colombian philosopher Fernando González.

Located at 6.16667, -75.5667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Envigado, Populated places established in 1775

Guarne

Guarne is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia.

Located at 6.28001, -75.4427 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Municipalities of Antioquia, Populated places in the Antioquia Department, Populated places established in 1814

Heliconia, Antioquia

Heliconia is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia.

Located at 6.21667, -75.7333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Municipalities of Antioquia, Populated places in the Antioquia Department

Itagüí

Itagüí is a city of Colombia in the department of Antioquia, Colombia, belonging to The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It is also the most densely populated municipality having over 350,000 citizens within such a small area.

Located at 6.16667, -75.6167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Itagüí, Populated places established in 1775

La Estrella, Antioquia

La Estrella is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. La Estrella is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley.

Located at 6.16667, -75.6667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Municipalities of Antioquia, Populated places in the Antioquia Department, The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley

Sabaneta, Antioquia

Sabaneta is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia, also part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. Sabaneta is well known for its cathedral, Maria Auxiliadora and its surrounding nightclubs, bars and arts & crafts stores. Sabaneta is known for being the smallest municipality in Colombia and one of the better managed in the country.

Located at 6.15, -75.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Pontifical Bolivarian University

The Pontifical Bolivarian University (Spanish: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana), also referred to as UPB, is a private university in Colombia with its main campus in Medellín, where it was founded in 1936. Currently, the university has campuses in other Colombian cities, such as Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Montería and Palmira. The university has a student and faculty population that was estimated at 21,368 and an alumni population of 44,346 as of September, 2006.

Located at 6.24245, -75.5898 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Pontifical Bolivarian University, Educational institutions established in 1936, Pontifical Universities, Universities and colleges in Colombia, Roman Catholic universities and colleges in Colombia, Universities and colleges in Medellín

University of Antioquia

The University of Antioquia (Spanish: Universidad de Antioquia), also called UdeA, is a public, departmental, coeducational, research university based primarily in the city of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia with regional campuses in Amalfi, Andes, Caucasia, Carmen de Viboral, Envigado, Puerto Berrío, Santa Fe de Antioquia, Segovia, Sonsón, Turbo and Yarumal.

Located at 6.26742, -75.5684 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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University of Antioquia, Universities and colleges in Colombia, Universities and colleges in Medellín, Educational institutions established in 1803

Estadio Atanasio Girardot

Estadio Atanasio Girardot is a multi-purpose stadium in Medellín, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches by two local teams, Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín. It is part of the Unidad Deportiva Atanasio Girardot, which also contains other sports facilities. The stadium was built in 1953 and was renovated for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia reaching a maximum capacity of 45,000.

Located at 6.2568, -75.5902 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Atlético Nacional, Independiente Medellín, Sports venues completed in 1953, Football venues in Colombia, Copa América stadiums, Sport in Medellín, Multi-purpose stadiums in Colombia, Event venues established in 1953

Coliseo Cubierto Mayor

Coliseo Cubierto Mayor, also known as Coliseo Cubierto Iván de Bedout is an indoor sporting arena built in 1955 that is located in Medellín, Colombia. The capacity of the arena is for 6,000 people and is primarily used for basketball. The arena hosted the basketball competitions for the 2010 South American Games.

Located at 6.25611, -75.5878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sports venues completed in 1955, Indoor arenas in Colombia, Sport in Medellín

Estadio Polideportivo Sur

Estadio Polideportivo Sur is a multi-use stadium in Envigado, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people and was built in 1992. Envigado Fútbol Club and Alianza Petrolera plays their home matches at this stadium.

Located at 6.16411, -75.5997 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Sports venues completed in 1992, Football venues in Colombia, Envigado, Event venues established in 1992

Coltejer Building

The Coltejer building is the tallest building in Medellín, Colombia and the fourth tallest in Colombia.

Located at 6.25, -75.5661 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Medellín, Buildings and structures completed in 1972, Skyscrapers in Colombia

The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley

The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley is the second most important and populated metropolitan area in Colombia. The region is made up by 10 municipalities being the most important and largest the capital city of the Antioquia Department: Medellín.

Located at 6.25, -75.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Regions of Antioquia, The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley

EAFIT University

Universidad EAFIT is a private Colombian university located in Medellín. Originally founded by a group of the city's business leaders to establish an academic institution focusing on business administration, presently the university offers programs in other cities of Colombia, countries and has established international partnerships not only with academic institutions abroad, but also with multinationals, such as Hewlett-Packard.

Located at 6.19973, -75.5787 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Colombia, Universities and colleges in Medellín, Educational institutions established in 1960

Manuel Uribe Ángel

Manuel María Uribe Angel (4 September 1822–16 June 1904) was a Colombian physician, geographer and politician, he has been called the "father of medicine of Antioquia" for his contributions to the advances of the practice of medicine in Colombia and the Antioquia Department. He was also known outside the realm of medicine for his studies and works on the geography and history of Colombia. He also served as President of the then Sovereign State of Antioquia and as Senator of Colombia.

Located at 6.26562, -75.5611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1822 births, 1904 deaths, Colombian educators, Colombian governors, Colombian historians, Colombian physicians, Colombian Roman Catholics, Colombian writers, Colombian Liberal Party politicians, Members of the Senate of Colombia, People from Envigado, University of Antioquia people

Cerro El Volador

The El Volador Hill (Cerro El Volador, officially Ecoparque Cerro El Volador) is a colombian hill in Medellín, Antioquia, and the biggest protected area in the metropolitan area of the city. The park has 106 hectares and also is one of the seven tutelary hills in the city. Many of the first settlements into the Aburrá Valley were established in the hill, in the center-western zone, the actual Robledo. This hill is surrounded by the Quebrada La Iguaná (La Iguaná stream), at south.

Located at 6.26667, -75.5833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hills of Medellín

Park of Bolívar

The Park of Bolívar (Parque de Bolívar) or Bolívar Park (Parque Bolívar), as it is popularly known, is a colombian urban park in Medellín, Antioquia. The park was inaugurated in 1892 and named in honor of the liberator Simón Bolívar, and until 1923 the park has an equestrian statue in its center designed by the Italian sculptor Giovanni Anderlini and cast by the Italian sculptor Eugenio Maccagnani.

Located at 6.25389, -75.564 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Landmarks in Colombia,

National University of Colombia at Medellín

The Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín (also called Sede Medellín or UNALMED), is a public, coeducational, research university, is one of the satellite campus of the National University of Colombia System, which also has campuses located in the cities of Bogotá, Manizales, Palmira, Arauca, Leticia, and San Andrés.

Located at 6.26219, -75.577 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Colombia, National University of Colombia

Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín

The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Medellín is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín. Built in an eclectic, but predominantly Romanesque style, it is 45 m high and covers an area of 5,000 m . It is built entirely in baked brick, and is the largest cathedral in the world in such material.

Located at 6.25389, -75.5639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Colombia, Medellín

Envigado bridge

The Peldar Bridge at Envigado is a concrete cable-stayed bridge in Envigado, Colombia.. The bridge carries Las Vegas avenue and crosses 37 Street. The construction of the bridge was also central to the regeneration plan for the neighborhood. This bridge was conceived as representation of the effort and persistence of the community to overcome the convulsed situation that lived the country at the time of construction.

Located at 6.17357, -75.5925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Bridges, Bridges in Colombia, Bridges completed in 2006, Cable-stayed bridges, Concrete bridges