Local cathedrals and churches are beautiful and visited by thousands of people. The city is also famous for its universities and other educational establishments. The latitude of Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia is 6. Coordinates of Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia is given above in both decimal degrees and DMS degrees, minutes and seconds format.
The country code given is in the ISO2 format. Countries ». The "City of Eternal Spring," as the people of Colombia affectionately call it because of its temperate climate, has become a travel hot spot for fine dining, trendy bars and, of course, world-class coffee. Self-proclaimed neo-muralist, Ledania, delivers bright colors and stylized strokes that adorn high rise buildings, hotel lobbies and city blocks.
The capital of Antioquia offers visitors the chance to experience the bustling, chaotic Colombian culture amid a backdrop of soaring mountains and leafy coffee plantations. The flight into Colombia's second-largest city, home to 3 million people, is reason alone to visit. Nestled in a valley, the city clings to the mountainsides, and descending through the low clouds hugging the coffee plantations is spectacular. Read on for the best things to do, along with where to eat and stay:.
Getting acquainted. Locals play bambuco, traditional folk music originating from Colombia. Although Pablo Escobar may be the city's most infamous export, Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero, who created his signature large, exaggerated "Boterismo" style and first rose to fame in the s, is certainly the city's most revered.
His voluminous, voluptuous art is dotted around the city, while Botero Plaza is a large, bustling square dedicated to the artist's work. And if that isn't enough to satisfy you, the nearby Museum of Antioquia houses a large collection of Botero's paintings. Although there are Escobar tours, they are frowned upon by locals who are keen to shed the city's violent past.
They're interesting, but other tours also touch on Escobar with additional cultural, social and historical insights into the city. One such walking tour is free to join. The company also offers three paid tours: a food tour, an exotic fruits tour and a "barrio transformation" tour.
Admiring the infrastructure. Get a taxi to Cr and follow the crowds up to the first "escalera electrica" -- one of many escalators built at almost gravity-defying angles into the hilltops to help improve social mobility in the barrio by saving residents the grueling walk up and down the mountainside to reach the city center for work.
Although the escaleras made international headlines for their innovation and social impact on the poverty-stricken neighborhood, it's the Metro that really gets "Paisas" -- as the region's inhabitants are colloquially known -- waxing lyrical. Built in during some of the worst years of the country's year conflict, it became a symbol of hope, resilience and pride for the city's residents.
Despite being more than a quarter of a century old, the Metro is immaculately clean and graffiti-free. It's another great spot for snapping photographs, admiring wall murals and sampling some of the city's best street food. From the cable car station you can take a horse or a bus to the Piedras Blancas entrance and stroll the trails surrounding the lake.
What to eat. Fresh coffee beans are shown during a tour of Colombia's Coffee Triangle. The El Poblado neighborhood is the main destination for most tourists. Parque Lleras is a leafy square lined with discotecas and can get quite rowdy at night, but by day has some great cafes that wouldn't look out of place in Brooklyn.
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