15. Guatape reservoir- east region
“occidente” haging bridge-west region
paragliding-south region
Editor's Notes
Medellin is immersed in Colombia, a country with an excellent geographical location, constituting a middle meeting point for foreigners from the Americas, and it remains as a point of global convergence for people coming from Europe, Asia, Africa and other continents.
The second largest capital city in Colombia is becoming one of the most attractive cities in the country and the world. Topographically, the city is a slope that descends from 1,800 to 1,500 meters above sea level. Due to its altitude of 1,475 meters above sea level (4,839 feet), it has temperatures ranging between 18-28°Celsius (64-82ºF) and medium humidity levels. Therefore, the city enjoys a spring-like climate, creating comfort, physical and mental well-being that allows any activity to be carried out either indoors or outdoors. Why Medellin? - A green city: surrounded by nature and mountains, appropriate for any academic or recreational activity. - City of medium size: easy mobility and transport. - Very good touristic platform: with a modern and functional infrastructure, tourism service providers, who are specialized in meetings. - Attendees to conferences and conventions can focus their attention and time more on academic activities than on leisure and pleasure. - Competitive costs. - Due to its social, cultural and urban transformation. - Medellin means opportunity: prosperous, safe and reliable business. - More security guarantees for citizens and visitors. - Entertainment and amusement: City Tours, Shopping Tours, Gastronomic Tours, Partying, Tours to surrounding regions of Antioquia. - Friendly and dynamic people, committed to providing excellent service ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES (region): traditionally… Coffee Banana Gold Flowers Agriculture
Jose Maria Cordova, International Airport, is located in the municipality of Rionegro in eastern Antioquia, 40 km (24 Mi.) and 40 minutes outside of Medellin and its metropolitan area. The journey to the airport seems short because it is connected by an accessible route, “Las Palmas”, free from traffic stops, a route that allows you to enjoy and admire the greenery and the mountains of Antioquia. Olaya Herrera Airport, located within the city, is dedicated to regional domestic flights and some national flights. 10 direct international Flights to Medellin’s Jose Maria Cordova (MDE) USA: Miami, New York, Fort Lauderdale. CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama City- Panama; San Jose-Costa Rica; Curaçao-Netherlands Antilles SOUTH AMERICA: C aracas-Venezuela; Lima- Peru; Quito- Ecuador. EUROPE: Madrid-Spain Jose Maria Cordova also has 33 direct daily flights to and from Bogota, the capital of Colombia (35 min by air) Several airlines offer their services to the city of Medellin: American Airlines, Copa Airlines - Copa Airlines Colombia, AviancaTaca, LAN, Aires, ADA, Satena, Spirit Airlines, and Insel Air.
In Medellin, visitors can choose from an offer of more than 200 accommodation facilities, the majority of which are located in business areas in tourist sectors, featuring amenities and budgets for all tastes. Competitive costs. Many of the high-end hotels are located in the exclusive El Poblado neighborhood, which has experienced a business and institutional expansion of considerable proportions in the past few years, though we can not forget the increasing offer of good quality lodging in the west end of the city. In this sector the Carrera 70 as well as in the Laureles, El Estadio, la Floresta neigborhoods, tourists can benefit form executive class hotels, offering proximity to the down town and easy access to the city´s metro system. City area Average Categories “ Poblado” Area 5-4 stars “ Laureles, Estadio, Belén” Area 4-3 stars “ Centro” Area 3 stars
Short Distances Metro Medellin is the only city in Colombia with this mass transport system, in place since 1995. It runs from north to south and from the center to the west of the city and vice-versa, transporting more than 480,000 passengers per day. Service hours are from 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Metrocable The city has two lines of metro cable, a cable propelled transit system, connected to the Metro system. One of the lines is located in the northeastern part of the city and the second in the west. This transport system moves about 12,000 to 14,000 passengers per day. Metroplus Integrated to the Metro through 21 stations, it transports 164,000 passengers daily.
Different scenarios of excellent design and architectural structure, with the latest technology, generate economic dynamism and constitute an important platform for the implementation of national and international events in the city. Very good platform: with a modern and functional infrastructure, venues, tourism service providers who are specialized in events.
The Integration of the Exhibition Center and the Convention Center, gave rise to Plaza Mayor: two sites in one place. Here the pathway joins the vanguard. Its strategic location allows easy access from anywhere in the city and is at a 45 minutes-drive from Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE). main room: 3,000 people meeting rooms: 20 to 300 people wooden box: 700 to 1,200 people
It is the main sports area of the city. It covers an area of 280,000 m² and unites courts and stadiums for practice and competition in 34 sports. This complex is home for the most sports leagues in the city Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex has the following spaces: Atanasio Girardot Stadium: With capacity for 48.000 viewers Ivan de Bedout Basketball arena: With capacity for 6.000 viewers Volleyball Coliseum: With capacity for 2.400 viewers Combat Coliseum: With capacity for 1.200 viewers Gymnastics Coliseum: With capacity for 1.200 viewers Aquatic Complex: With capacity for 5.600 viewers Athletics Stadium: With capacity for 5.000 viewers Luis Alberto Villegas Baseball diamond: with capacity for 8.000 viewers Martin Emilio Cochise Rodriguez Velodrome And other spaces: These areas are open for general public to practice sports and offer a verity of spaces for the people to enjoy and learn new sports. In November 2006, Medellín was selected as the host of the Suramerican Games 2010 at this complex. Within the sports complex, the Atanasio Girardot stadium is the principal football venue in the city and the one un the biggest capacity. This stadium was the main venue for the development FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011
Medellin’s citizens, towards enjoying moments of pacific coexistence where tolerance and positive values are constant.
Medellin has become a world gathering hub that stands out as an excellent logistical center for carrying out national and international events. Over the past years, the following meetings transcend: XXXVIII Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) (2008), 50th Interamerican Bank for Development (IDB) General Governors Assembly and 24th Interamerican Investment Corporation (ICC) General Meeting (2009), IX South American Sportive Games (2010), III Ibero-american Culture Congress (2010), VII Ibero-american Bienal of Architecture & Urbanism (2010), VII Interamerican Dialogue on Water Management D7 (2011), among others. In 2012, Medellin expects events as important as XIX Ibero-Latin American Congress on Plastic Surgery, Esthetic and Reconstructive-FILACP, XV Iberoamerican Congress on Urbanism-CIU, and the LUCI Annual General Assembly-AGM, amongst many others.
Medellin is a city in continuous progress. It has been working in the city’s identity , developing a Social, cultural and urban intervention. The capital of Antioquia, is known for its warm and friendly people “paisas” and human talented people who have played a very important role in the areas of politics, economics, the arts, sports and fashion on a national and international level. You will feel this influence in every corner of this wonderful city. The city is now a days involved in top-dollar investment work. It has evolved into a modern city with all type of venues and spaces for all type of tastes such as ultra modern parks and libraries that bring culture to areas of the city previously excluded from opportunities like this, scientific progress specially in the field of health, new universities and educational opportunities for all, make of this city a metropolis facing its own future and with world wide projection Most Competitive City with Best Quality of Life of Colombia 2009-2010: Based on the competitiveness scale set by the Private Council of Competitiveness.
It is not unusual for those who visit the city, with some frequency, to find new places to visit and things to do: modern shopping centers, party areas, eye catching parks, museums and theaters, with a wide variety of scheduled events, making it all more attractive. Entertainment and amusement: City Tours, Shopping Tours, Gastronomic Tours, Partying, Tours to surrounding regions of Antioquia.
Antioquia´s sub regions are located at distances less or equal than to two (2) hours from Medellin. You can choose between different tours, which vary depending on the region attractions and interests.
