La Candelaria

La Candelaria is a suburb in Medellín, Antioquia and has an elevation of 1,487 metres. La Candelaria is situated nearby to the neighborhood Guayaquil, as well as near Villa Nueva.

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Type: Suburb with 84,300 residents
Description: commune of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Also known as: “Comuna 10”, “Comuna 10, Medellín”, and “La Candelaria, Medellin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín and Museum of Antioquia.

Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín

Church

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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.

Museum of Antioquia

Museum

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

Planetarium of Medellín

Museum

Photo: SajoR, Public domain.

The Jesús Emilio Ramírez González Planetarium of Medellín is a planetarium located in Medellín, Colombia and established on October 10, 1984. It was originally conceived by the Astronomical Society of the College of San José, led at that time by Brother Daniel, a renowned scientist, astronomer, and botanist.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Poblado and Aranjuez.

El Poblado

Suburb

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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 6 km south of La Candelaria.