El Retiro is a town and

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. Part of the subregion of

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, its population was 20,700 at the 2018 census. The Lycée Français de Medellin, a French international school, has its campus in El Retiro.Le Lycée français de Medellin a fait sa rentrée

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. 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 "Inauguration du Lycée français de Medellin par la secrétaire d’État au Développement et à la Francophonie

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. Updated 19 October 2015. Retrieved on 24 October 2015. "Dans la commune d’El Retiro, à quelques pas de la deuxième ville de Colombie, ..

History

Retiro holds a unique place in world history because of Don Ignacio Castañeda and his wife, Doña Javiera Londoño who settled here in 1734. Using slaves, they exploited mines around the area. On October 11, 1766, Doña Javiera signed a will she had agreed with her husband that

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140 slaves upon her death and gave them the most productive of the El Guarzo mines.

Natural Attractions

San Sebastián La Castellana Ecological Reserve is located between El Retiro and

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. It preserves 200 hectares of

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