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Exploring El Centro

Our guide to El Centro: 3 places we've checked, plus the guides that cover the area.

Palacio de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe

El Centro, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

The Palacio de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe is the striking black-and-gray checkerboard building on the edge of Plaza Botero in downtown Medellín.…

Parque de los Pies Descalzos

El Centro, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Parque de los Pies Descalzos, the Barefoot Park, is a free public park in Medellín's administrative center where you're invited to take your shoes…

Plaza Botero

El Centro, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Plaza Botero is a public square in downtown Medellín with 23 monumental bronze sculptures by Fernando Botero, the city's most famous artist. It's…