The Metropolitan Regional Natural Park Cerro El Volador is the largest natural park located within the
metropolitan area of
Medellín,
Colombia. The park comprises 106 hectares and also is one of the seven so-called "guardian hills" in the city. The park was recently renovated in 2014.
Many of the first settlements in the
Aburrá Valley were established on the hill in the center-western zone that is today known as the
Robledo. This hill is surrounded by the ''La Iguaná'' ravine to the south, and by the streams ''Mononga'' and ''La Malpaso'' to the north. To the east, it is cut off by the 65th street.
The campus of the
National University of Colombia and the
University of Antioquia
The University of Antioquia ( es, Universidad de Antioquia), also called UdeA, is a public, departmental, coeducational, research university located primarily in the city of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, with regional campuses in Amalfi, Andes ...
are near the hill too; as well, in some paths have been archaeological finds dating from the early centuries of the Christian era, as well as funerary complex from the 14th to 16th centuries caused by the Aburrá people.
For these reasons the hill was included as a natural colombian heritage site in 1992, and in 1998 due to the environmental and archaeological wealth it possesses, the hill was named of interest to the nation, by the Culture Ministry.
See also
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National monuments of Colombia
The National Monuments of Colombia ( es, Monumentos Nacionales de Colombia) are the set of properties, nature reserves, archaeological sites, historic districts, urban areas and property that, for values of authenticity, originality, aesthetics, ...
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Nutibara Hill
Nutibara Hill ( es, Cerro Nutibara) is a rocky hill formation located in the Colombian city of Medellin, in the geographic center of the Aburrá Valley and on the west bank of the Medellín River. It is one of the few ecosystems that is conserve ...
References
Volador
The ''Danza de los Voladores'' (; "Dance of the Flyers"), or ''Palo Volador'' (; "flying pole"), is an ancient Mesoamerican ceremony/ritual still performed today, albeit in modified form, in isolated pockets in Mexico. It is believed to have ...
National Monuments of Colombia
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