MEDELLÍN
GENERAL INFORMATION
Founded in 1675 by Francisco Herrera Campuzano in the Valley of Aburrá, capital city of
Antioquia, it is the center of a very important industrial and commercial activity. Its climate is
pleasant, its gardens and flowers have awarded it the title of Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera
(city of the eternal spring). It is the only city in the country that has a metro
Location: Settled in the Valle de Aburra at 6º15¨ of latitude north and 75º34¨ of longitude
west from Greenwich.
Altitude: 1.538 m. over sea level.
Temperature: 24ºC
Surface: 358 square kilometers
Useful Telephone Numbers
Area code 094
Information 113
Clinics and Hospitals
Las Américas Phone. 3420936
Medellín Phone. 3112800.
Emergencies
Fire Department: Phone: 119
National Police: Phone. . 112
Metropolitan Police: Phone. 2511700
Traffic Police: Phone. 4413111
Nomenclature
The city has a nomenclature with avenues going from south to north and streets going from
east to west. Numbering starts at Calle 1 sur, which limits with municipalities of Envigado
and Itaguí, up to calle 124, limiting with municipality of Bello, and from carrera 4 at Buenos
Aires neighborhood, at the east, up to carrera 110, sector of Robledo and San Javier at the
west.
TOURISTIC INFORMATION
Oficina de turismo de Medellín. CL 57 No.45-129, Argentina con la Oriental, Medellín.
Phone 2540800.
Comandancia de Policía de Turismo, Policía Metropolitana del Valle de Aburra. CL.111ª No.
64e 350 Medellín.
NIGHT LIFE
The city offers different alternatives to enjoy its nightly magnificence; discotheques, pubs
and bars open their doors in order to have their visitors change their routines and enjoy in
sane recreation until dawn.
GASTRONOMY
The gastronomic choices offered in Medellín are exquisite and multiple, adjusted to all the
likes and budgets, international and national menus, as the typical Bandeja Paisa dish.
AIRPORT
International José María Córdova Phone. 5622885
Enrique Olaya Herrera Phones. 2859999, 2851048.
TRANSPORTATION
Transport terminal, Autopista norte, Cra 64c No 78- 580 Phones: 2677075. – 2308514,
HOTELS
In the lodging area, Medellín is a privileged city. There are hotels of all kinds and style,
placed strategically, downtown, in exclusive sectors, or in the outskirts of the city.
ATTRACTIONS
HISTORICAL-CULTURAL
Ermita De La Veracruz: Located at Calle 51 No. 52 - 58. National Historical Monument.
Basílica Nuestra Señora De La Candelaria: Located at Cra 49ª No 50-85
Basílica Metropolitana: Located at Carrera 48 No. 56 - 81.
RELIGIOUS
Catedral Villanueva: Religious architecture, well preserved, permanent public access.
Iglesia De La Merced: Religious architecture, permanent public access.
Iglesia De Jesús Nazareno: Located at Carrera 52 No. 61 - 30.
Iglesia San Ignacio: Placed in the historicalsector: Carrera 44 No. 48 - 18.
Iglesia De San José: Located at Carrera 46 No. 49 - 90.
SIGHT SEEING PLACES
Cerro Nutibara: 2.000 m high, 20ºC. On its top is Pueblito Paisa, built in 1975, resemblance
of an Antiochian village.
Parque Cerro El Volador: City's lung, site preferred by sportsmen and ecology lovers; its
panoramic view shows another angle of the city.
NATURAL AREA
Parque Nacional Las Orquídeas: Occupying 32.000 hectares it has elevations from 300 up
to 3850 m. over sea level, which rebounds in diversity of temperatures and ecosystems,
with great biodiversity.
MUSEUM
Casa Museo Pedro Nel Gómez: Located at Carrera 51B No. 85 – 24
Museo Universitario Antropológico: Placed at Calle 67 No. 53 - 108 Bl. 15.
Museo Filatélico: Located at Calle 50 No. 50 - 21 4th floor in the Banco de la República
building.
Museo De Arte Moderno: Located at Calle 64B No. 51 – 64.
Museo Etnográfico Madre Laura: Localized at Carrera 92 No. 34 D 21.
Museo Del Castillo: Placed in the El Poblado sector, at Calle 9 sur No. 32 – 269.
Museo De Mineralogía: Located at Cra 80 No. 65 – 223.
Museo De Arte Francisco A Zea: Contemporaneous art sample.
Museo Histórico De Antioquía: Located inside the Santa fe zoo. Cra 52 No 20-53.
Museo De Historia Natural "Colegio San José": Located at Calle 54 A No. 30 - 01
Museo De Antioquía: Placed at Carrera 52 A No. 51 A 29.
Museo Etnográfico Miguel Ángel Builes: Localized at Carrera 81 No. 52 B 120.
GALLERIES
Palacio de Bellas Artes: Designed in a republican style by architect Nel Rodríguez in 1925.
Its octagonal plant goes rotating over the sides to form the auditorium.
LIBRARIES
Biblioteca Publica Piloto para América Latina: Cra. 64 Av. Colombia 50-32 Phone: 230-
2422, 230-2382 founded in 1952 by treaty between UNESCO and the National Government.
PARK
Zoológico Santa Fe: Located at the southern side of the city, at Carrera 52 No. 20 – 63; it
has more than 1.000 American animal species.
Unidad Deportiva Atanasio Girardot: Urban realization. Concrete building of artist Rodrigo
Arenas. Football, athletics, etc.
Parque Norte: Located at Carrera 55 No. 76 - 115 Inaugurated on January 19, 1974.
Parque Cerro El Volador: City's lung, site preferred by sportsmen and ecology lovers; its
panoramic view shows another angle of the city.
Jardín Botánico "Joaquín Antonio Uribe": Scientific and technological center, created in
1972 in Medellín. Its area is of 15 hectares; the garden exhibits samples of diverse varieties
of Colombian orchids.
ACTIVITIES
SHOPPING
Medellín is qualified as the commercial and industrial capital city of Colombia. Visitors can
enjoy in the various passages and malls.
CONGRESSES AND CONVENTIONS
In matter of fairs, congressesand conventions, Medellín is a dynamic city. It has an excellent
infrastructure.
Bolsa Turística Internacional de Medellín. Colombiatex, Expofinca, Compusoftware 98
among others.
FAIRS AND FESTIVALS
Feria Taurina de la Candelaria: (January to February)
Desfile de Silleteros (August) The rurals come down to the city with their mule chairs. They
participate in a contest with three categories: emblems, combination of themes, and general
crafts.
Festival anual del Tango: (June). It takes place at the Casa Gardeliana.
Festival del Recuerdo: (Annual) parades, contests, exhibitions, antique cars, etc.. It does
not have a precise date.
Festival de la Trova: (September). Trouveurs participate with their knavery couplets.
Festival de Mitos y Leyendas: It takes place at Pueblito Paisa, located on the Cerro
Nutibara, with "patasola", "madremonte", "sombreron", and "judío errante" on stage.
Holy Week: Processions, religious music
SCIENTIFIC - HEALTH
The high specialization of the medical group of Medellín, and the comfortable and modern
hospital infrastructure, provided with the most advanced technology, have turned Medellín
into the Capital City of Health in Colombia, where locals and foreigners come looking for the
best attention. Pioneer in heart and kidney transplants, with a high survival index.
BUSINESS
Medellín is an industrial and commercial city, and one of the main reasons for which it is
visited. Antioquia and its capital city have a complete financial institutions network. About
300 bank offices function in Medellín, and textile, beer, glass and ceramic industries
continue growing and becoming stronger, what contributes to consolidation of large
economical groups with other national and foreign companies.
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