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   Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín

   The Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, is a Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception.

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   Museum of Antioquia

   The Museum of Antioquia (Spanish: Museo de Antioquia) is an art museum in Medellín, Colombia. It houses a large collection of works by Medellín native Fernando Botero and Pedro Nel Gómez.

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   Medellín Museum of Modern Art

   The Museum of Modern Art of Medellín (MAMM, Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín) is a museum of modern art in the Colombian city of Medellín. It was founded in 1978.

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   Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Girardota

   The Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario), or Girardota Cathedral is a cathedral of the Catholic church in Colombia.

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   Parque Explora

   Parque Explora is an interactive science museum in Medellín, Colombia, loosely modeled after San Francisco's Exploratorium. It houses South America's largest freshwater aquarium, Explora Aquarium.

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   Spain Library (Medellín)

   Spain Library Park (Parque Biblioteca España) is a library park located in the Santo Domingo Savio neighborhood of Medellín, Colombia.

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   Museo El Castillo

   El Castillo Museum and Gardens is a Colombian museum in the El Poblado district of Medellín.

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   Botanical Garden of Medellín

   The Joaquin Antonio Uribe Botanical Garden of Medellín (Spanish: Joaquin Antonio Uribe Jardín Botánico de Medellín), more simply known as the Botanical Garden of Medellín, is a 14-hectare botanical garden in Medellín, Colombia.

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   Arví Park

   Arví Park (also known in Spanish as "Ecotourism Park Arví") is both an ecological nature preserve and Pre-Hispanic archeological site on the eastern slopes of Aburrá Valley, in the northeast area of Medellín, Colombia.

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    Barefoot Park

    Barefoot Park (Spanish: Parque de los Pies Descalzos) is a zen-inspired public park in Medellín, Colombia. The park was funded by EPM and designed by architect Felipe Uribe de Bedout.

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   Botero Plaza

   Botero Plaza, surrounded by the Museum of Antioquia and the Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture, is a 7,000 m2 outside park that displays 23 sculptures by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who donated these and several…

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   Monumento a la Raza

   The Monumento a la Raza, also known as Monumento a la Raza Antioqueña, is an outdoor sculpture and monument in the city of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.

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   Plaza Cisneros

   Plaza Cisneros (Spanish: Plaza de Cisneros), also known as Luces Park or Lights Park (Spanish: Parque de las Luces), is a plaza in Medellín, Colombia.

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   Park of Bolívar

   The Park of Bolívar (Parque de Bolívar) or Bolívar Park (Parque Bolívar), as it is popularly known, is an urban park in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.

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   Berrío Park

   Berrío Park is an urban plaza located in the geographical heart of Medellín, Colombia.

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   Parques del Río Medellín

   Parques del Río Medellín ('Parks of the Medellín River') is a linear park located in the central area of the Colombian city of Medellín that integrates both banks of the Medellín River, which crosses the city from south to north.

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   La Alpujarra Administrative Center

   La Alpujarra Administrative Center, officially known as the José María Córdova Administrative Center, is an urban complex of government buildings built in the 1980s for the administration of the Antioquia department and Medellín municipality.

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   Bethlehem Library

   Bethlehem Library (Spanish: Parque Biblioteca Belén) is one of ten library parks in Medellín, Colombia, located in Comuna 16.

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   Planetarium of Medellín

   The Jesús Emilio Ramírez González Planetarium of Medellín (Spanish: Planetario Medellín de Jesús Emilio Ramírez González) is a planetarium located in Medellín, Colombia and established on October 10, 1984.

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    San Javier Library

    Father José Luis Arroyave Restrepo Library, most commonly known as San Javier Library (Spanish: Parque Biblioteca San Javier) for its location in the San Javier commune, is one of ten library parks in Medellín, Colombia.

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