Parks

One aspect of the park barefoot Medellin in recent years has experienced a massive urban transformation, for which huge investments have taken previously unseen in the city, mostly to preserve and build new parks and space public. Today, adding the new and traditional parks in the city there are parks of all kinds. Parque de los Pies Descalzos. Located in the central area of the city, neighboring the La Alpujarra Administrative Center, is a park inspired by the Eastern Zen philosophy, to rest from the noise townsman, even while in the midst of it. Includes a small grove of bamboo designed with the purpose to invite a relaxation and mation while isolated from the noise surrounding this bustling urban area. As its name implies, the visitor is invited to shed their shoes to make the environment better off routine. Plaza Mayor of the city.As its name implies, is understood as a vast urban and architectural space which boasts several buildings of public and private use, and large public spaces. It is clear references to the international vocation of Medellin, and a symbol of the determination of the city to join global markets. It opened in early 2005. The Plaza Mayor is a neighbor to park in bare feet, and was also built for the purpose of promoting tourism and international business conventions, is the biggest convention center in Colombia, in turn the most modern in Latin America in 2009. Parque de Los Deseos. It is a public space in the middle of a recreational, aims to guide visitors to become familiar with the relationship between the Public and the universe, strange as it may seem.This interesting site also seeks to awaken the person who visits and uses a while mating on its attractive exhibitions and teaching, a vocation culture with emphasis on the importance of the environment, education and innovation. Orquideorama Medellin Botanical Garden. Medellin Botanical Garden and its huge Orquideorama, palace orchid world and considered the focal point of the renovation and heart of the Botanical Garden are, without any exaggeration, the very heart of the most beautiful orchids in the world. Orquideorama design is the result of a design competition in which many indigenous architects. The winning group of architects developed a work inspired by organic forms and systematic in nature. The end result evokes a gigantic honeycomb cells.What resulted was a roof garden for permanent and temporary exhibitions of nature, along with meetings for all types of business events, recreational, social, religious or academic. The beautiful inner gardens here are always offered priority to the everlasting orchid emblem of Colombia. Ecological Park Piedras Blancas. Beautiful large forest reserves and strong administration located in the Santa Elena in the city. It is located 26 km from downtown, and is accessed through the road connecting the city with the said village of Santa Elena. It offers an intimate contact with nature, has collections of insects and plants of exceptional variety, interest and beauty, and signifies a place worth visiting for themselves and visitors wishing to explore natural and rustic setting away from the bustle of the city. Arv Ecotourism Park.Huge project to build a natural ecological park covering territories of several municipalities in the department of Antioquia, (Colombia): Medellin, Envigado, Bello and Copacabana. Investment in this huge park, the largest of its kind in the country, is conducted entirely by state agencies, and aims to increase the per capita green area of the city of Medell n and its metropolitan area. Park Waters, north of the city, within the metropolitan area. Nine pools, including a wave, 15 slides, the lazy river of 700 meters and the 20-hectare ecological path are part of the attractions of the Water Park, located at kilometer 23 of Highway north of the city, between the towns of Girardota and Barbosa. The park has restaurants and many fast-food sales, and a good parking lot. It is considered one of the most attractive in Latin America on water issues.On weekends, celebrate Mass, and also offer sporting activities such as aerobics and hidroaer bicos. Pueblito Paisa in Cerro Nutibara. The intention of this park is tourism, culture and nature. Inside is the renewed Pueblito Paisa, an allegory of the paisa culture whose construction was the result of a collective dream of immortalizing Medellin personality and lifestyle of Antioquia ancestral raizal typically built hundreds of towns like this throughout Antioquia and the vast territories of Colonization Antioquia, the Sculpture Park which hosts the Cerro Nutibara is a good example of modern art the Open Air Theater is downtown Carlos Vieco big events.