Salsa Legend Rubén Blades to Give Free Concert in Medellin
Salsa Legend Rubén Blades to Give Free Concert in Medellin - One of salsa's biggest stars, the legendary Ruben Blades, will be performing in Medellin in May. The free concert is part of Medellin's theme of no violence for the month of May. The month of may has been dubbed 'Mayo por ...Medellin MegaPark
Medellin MegaPark - Medellin is set to take on another enormous project. The city will be turning the Medellin river banks into a giant park that spans more than 1,047 acres, from Sabanetta in the south to Bello in the north. 'Without at doubt this will be one of the ...A Blast From the Past – 70’s Art in Medellin
Blast from the Past: The Museum of Modern Art has on display art from turbulent 1970’s made by a group of artists known as Taller 4 Rojo. Just like many places in the world the early 70’s was an era full of political tension in Colombia, Taller 4 Rojo dedicated themselves to ...Downtown Medellin – UniverCITY
Downtown, La Playa, Medellin
Downtown UniverCITY: The latest task for the Urban Development Company (EDU) is to make Downtown into a giant university campus. Margarita Angel, manager at EDU, explains that “the idea is to be able to generate a university campus, like other cities in the world, with the ...The Most Innovative City of the Year!
Medellin is the most innovative city in the world in 2012
City of The Year: In a competition sponsored by the Wall Street Journal and Citigroup Medellin has won the title of most innovative city in the world. Medellin was named the most innovative city in the world on March 1st, ...UofA Traces Meteor in Russian
UofA Traces Meteor in Russian
Scientists from the University of Antioquia have used numerous videos of the meteor's blazing arrival to trace the path of the fireball. Many of the videos carry the time when they were taken. This has helped the team form UofA to reconstruct its solar orbit and ...Colombia’s Strongest Man
Colombia's Strongest Man is from Medellin
The Incredible Hulk: At a hulking 1,95m, 133 kg, Medellin native Over Campo Nieto tore through the competition to win the Titan’s Challenge, which was held in Medellin’s South Terminal Mall. Congratulations Over Campo Nieto on becoming Colombia's strongest man!
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Hulking: is an adjective referring to a person or an ...Batty for Bikes! Ciclovia Medellin
Medellin is batty for bikes
Enthusiasm for cycling is at an all time high in Medellin. Medellin has named the first Sundays of June and October as ¨Bike Day¨ and the entire city is shut-down to cars. In some of the suburbs around the city there are wide pavements with marked bike ...