Las Cruces
Las Cruces is a locality in Medellín, Antioquia and has an elevation of 1,480 metres. Las Cruces is situated nearby to the locality San Diego, as well as near the neighborhood Colombia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Medellín Museum of Modern Art and Nutibara Sculpture Park.
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.
Nutibara Sculpture Park
Park
Sculpture Park is a sculpture garden at the foot of Nutibara Hill in Medellín, Colombia and the first of its kind in the country. The park contains 10 modern and abstract sculptures by famous Colombian and international artists such as Edgar Negret, Otto Herbert Hajek, and Sergio de Camargo.
Medellín Metropolitan Theatre
Theater building
Photo: SajoR, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The José Gutiérrez Gómez Medellín Metropolitan Theatre is the most important and biggest theater in the city of Medellín, Colombia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Candelaria and Guayabal.
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. Guayabal is situated 3½ km southwest of Las Cruces.
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 3½ km south of Las Cruces.
Las Cruces
- Type: Locality
- Location: Medellín, Antioquia, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
6.22992° or 6° 13′ 48″ northLongitude
-75.56997° or 75° 34′ 12″ westElevation
1,480 metres (4,856 feet)Open location code
67R66CHJ+X2GeoNames ID
8336447
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“Las Cruces” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Las Cruces”
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