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El Poblado, Medellín
El Poblado is the 14th commune in the metropolitan area of the city of Medellín, Colombia. According to a 2005 census the population was 94,704, distributed among its land area of 23 km2, and by the year 2015, it had a population of 128,839. The comuna consists of 24 barrios, and is located in the south-east of the city. Its western boundary with the comuna of Guayabal runs along the Medellín River; to the south, it borders the city of Envigado, to the east, the township of Santa Elena, and to the north, the comunas of La Candelaria and Buenos Aires. El Poblado is also known as ''Las Manzanas de Oro'' (The Golden Blocks)Los barrios de MedellínEl Poblado El Sitio Paisa. Link retrieved May 31, 2008. because it is the main center of the industrial and commercial life of the second largest economy of Colombia. The name ''El Poblado'' (The Village) derives from the first Spanish settlement of the Aburrá Valley in 1616 that was built in what is today its main square. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medellín
Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains in South America. According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics, the city had an estimated population of 2,508,452 according to the 2018 census. With its surrounding area that includes nine other cities, the metropolitan area of Medellín is the second-largest urban agglomeration in Colombia in terms of population and economy, with more than 4 million people. In 1616, the Spaniard Francisco Herrera Campuzano erected a small indigenous village ("''poblado''") known as " Saint Lawrence of Aburrá" (''San Lorenzo de Aburrá''), located in the present-day El Poblado commune. On 2 November 1675, the queen consort Mariana of Austria founded the "Town of Our Lady of Candelaria of Medellín" (''Vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Poblado Medellín(1)
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Latin America
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Sabaneta, Antioquia
Sabaneta is a municipality of Colombia, located in the Aburrá Valley of the Antioquia department. It is bordered on the north by the municipalities of La Estrella, Itagüí and Envigado, on the east by the municipality of Envigado, on the south by the municipality of Caldas, and on the west by the municipality of La Estrella. It is the smallest municipality in Colombia, with only 15 km². It is known as the ''Municipio Modelo de Colombia'' ("Model Municipality of Colombia") or the ''Vallecito de Encanto'' ("Charming little Valley"). The municipality owes its name to the diminutive "sabana," a Spanish word meaning "savannah". The population receives an influx of visitors on the weekends because of its reputation for having outstanding entertainment venues. History Sabaneta was initially inhabited by the Anacona indigenous peoples (aboriginals from the other side of the Aná), who settled the eastern slope, starting from the hill of Pan de Azucar. In 1750, Spanish f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intercontinental Hotel
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El Retiro, Antioquia
El Retiro is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The Lycée Français de Medellin, a French international school, has its campus in El Retiro. Archive . Embassy of France in Colombia. Retrieved on October 24, 2015. "Lycée Français de Medellin Loma del Escobero, Km 10, Vereda Carrizales, Municipio de El Retiro, Antioquia, Colombie " [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Ceja (Colombia)
La Ceja del Tambo, often called simply La Ceja, is a town and municipality in the Antioquia Department of Colombia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. La Ceja borders the Rionegro and Carmen de Viboral municipalities to the north, La Unión to the east, and Montebello and Retiro to the west. It is located approximately 41 kilometers from Medellín, one of the main cities of the department. The town is known for being well-connected with other towns and municipalities in Antioquia through its extensive roads and highways, including the Medellin-Bogota highway, the Las Palmas roads, and the Medellín Santa Elena road. It also has a dirt road that leads to the Mesopotamia neighborhood of La Unión. Father Germán Montoya wrote the hymn for the town, called "Hymn of La Ceja del Tambo". Donato Duque Patiño created the flag. History The territory today known as "La Ceja" was first inhabited by the Tahamíes. Tahamíes is an indigenous people dedicated to agriculture, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antioquia Department
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Avenida El Poblado-Medellin
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Mapa El Poblado-Medellin
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