Diego Echavarría

Diego Echavarría is a neighborhood in Medellín, Antioquia and has an elevation of 1,503 metres. Diego Echavarría is situated nearby to the neighborhood Las Playas, as well as near La Mota.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport and Medellín Museum of Modern Art.

Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: SajoR, Public domain.

Olaya Herrera Airport is an airport located in Medellín, Colombia, that serves regional and domestic flights. Additionally, the airport is used by general aviation and features several hangars for charters.

Medellín Museum of Modern Art

Museum

Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Museum of Modern Art of Medellín is a museum of modern art in the Colombian city of Medellín. It was founded in 1978. Many artworks by Débora Arango, who was born in Medellín, are part of the museum's collection. Medellín Museum of Modern Art is situated 2½ km east of Diego Echavarría.

Pontifical Bolivarian University

University

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The Pontifical Bolivarian University, also referred to as UPB, is a private university in Colombia with its main campus in Medellín, where it was founded in 1936. Pontifical Bolivarian University is situated 3 km north of Diego Echavarría.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guayabal and El Poblado.

Guayabal

Suburb

Guayabal is the 15th commune in the metropolitan area of the city of Medellín, Colombia. It is the city's 2nd least populated commune with 94,960 inhabitants as of 2016.

El Poblado

Suburb

Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

El Poblado is the 14th commune in the metropolitan area of the city of Medellín, Colombia. According to a 2005 census the population was 94,704, distributed among its land area of 23 km2, and by the year 2015, it had a population of 128,839. El Poblado is situated 4 km southeast of Diego Echavarría.