Tour through the Aburrá Valley

We will walk through the Aburrá Valley, promoting the practice and exchange of cultures and languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian, German, Mandarin, Arabic, etc.

We will start at Parque San Ignacio, in front of the University of Antioquia auditorium, close to the Ayacucho tram line, a street that represents the economic and cultural development of Medellín. Then we will walk until we catch the bus to the “El Faro” neighborhood, there we will start walking until we reach Cerro Pan de Azúcar, today called Jardín, a rock formation located in the center of the city.

We will see archaeological sites of the Aburraes indigenous people that are more than 250 years old.

Cerro or Morro Pan de Azúcar, has several entrances and exits, through different neighborhoods, in a total of 105 hectares. It is the highest of the 8 emblematic hills of the Aburrá Valley and offers a 180° view, full of contrasts between the city and the countryside planted with all types of vegetables; coffee, cocoa, tobacco and fruits. It is in the center-east (commune no. 8), base height 1,698 meters above sea level, upper height 2,138 meters above sea level. The nose has that magical ancestral essence.

Climbing the green and rocky hill, we will be able to breathe fresh air, walk among nature and enjoy the fauna and flora and see the city from various viewpoints. We will also see archaeological sites of the Aburraes indigenous people, who built their crops, their houses and one of the three royal roads made of white stones that are more than 200 years old and that lead to the Magdalena River, through which all colonization penetrated, in a rocky ecosystem to Latin America.

Then we will descend along another path that connects with the Sol de Oriente neighborhood, until we reach Uva de La Libertad, El Pinal neighborhood, to end on line M; El Pinal metro station