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Medellin is the second largest city in Colombia and its people

are known for their friendliness and adherence to traditions.


Since its inception, the department has been characterized by
having the nicest people and the most beautiful women in
Colombia.

This peasant humor, mixed with the busy life of the metropolis,
its capital. There are no mountains or rivers that may daunt the
desire to grow from these people, why have one of the most
prolific territories.

In the midst of it, the city of Medellin, the second largest nests
attractive not only for its commercial and industrial activity, but
also for its lively culture and nightlife.

generated rapid population growth, forming an almost white in


some areas mestizo community. The necessity forced them to
spread a rather poor mountainous region for agricultural, mining
alternating trade by rivers and open roads with large mule trains
that made the legend "Antioquia carriers."

The labor discipline that the "paisas" had to implement quickly


helped by saving arose that caused the austere lifestyle. The
accumulated money favored the region's civil wars than the rest
of Colombia considerably affected during the nineteenth
century.
Commercial and industrial spirit of the city of eternal spring was
in the early 20's, was the first region to understand the meaning
of "openness". Well from that decade factories were installed to
replace imports.

It is the only city in Colombia with two commercial airports in


service: the "Olaya Herrera", a regional airport in the city itself,
with medium range routes out of Antioch and all interior routes
of the department. Also, there is the "José María Córdova", an
air terminal for local destinations and some abroad; It's located
in the Valley of Rionegro, an hour of Medellin.

Nearby attractions.

The main destinations include the Museum of Antioquia, Plaza


Botero, the Pueblito Paisa, International Convention and
Exhibition Centre Plaza Mayor, Carabobo Pedestrian Passage,
the Parque de los Pies Descalzos, the Metropolitan Cathedral,
the Basilica of Our Lady Candlemas, Teatro Pablo Tobon Uribe,
the Metropolitan Theater, Explore Park and Garden Botánico.138
regarding natural sites, the most popular are the Cerro El
Volador and Nutibara. A new natural area opened a few years
ago is the Arví Regional Park, which has an area close to 20,000
hectares, comprising virtually the entire territory of the village of
Santa Elena, and runs between the towns of Bello, Copacabana,
and Envigado Guarne . Meanwhile, in December, the city is
covered with thousands of colored lights, creating the famous
Christmas lights, considered by National Geographic as one of
the world's ten most beautiful, 139 and which can be seen mainly
in the Avenue la Playa and the Medellín river. Although tourists
who are more interested in places of international fame go to the
Hard Rock Cafe which is one of the most sought after
international tourist sites in the city and the place in Colombia
can also be found in Bogota in the Atlantis Plaza Mall
enCartagena and the Plaza de la Duana.

The gastronomy of the city of Antioquia, the main sectors where


there is a variety of restaurants are: avenida las Palmas Avenue
Poblado (Golden Mile), The Buena Mesa Street (Barrio Village),
Nutibara avenue and center city. As for the dishes of Medellín
and Antioquia paisa can highlight the tray, which is a set of
preparations includes: beans, rice, pork, meat powder, sausage,
black pudding, fried egg, slice of plátanomaduro, corn bread,
salad and avocado. It is served on a platter or wooden slab. It is
also very traditional arepa paisa consume; is made with cooked,
milled and mixed corn, no more ingredients, so one is bland and
its final flavor depends on what you add. The usual practice is to
accompany it with butter and salt, but also, with avocado, hogao,
cheese, meats desmechadas, etc. Breakfast is common
accompany chocolate and CALENTAO parva is a traditional
component of the Antiochian cuisine; this name is given to a
wide variety of bakery items, among which stand out the
pandequeso, the frosting, the tambourine, the donut, the
pandebono and bread.

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