Antioquia
Antioquia is a department in northwest Colombia, lying mostly within the Andes mountains and extending toward the Caribbean Sea. In the central Aburrá Valley, the departmental capital Medellín is home to the imposing Museo de Antioquia. The museum showcases works by Colombian artist and Medellín native Fernando Botero. It overlooks Plaza Botero (Plaza de las Esculturas), a square featuring several of his sculptures.
Antioquia is the sixth-largest Department of Colombia. It is predominantly mountainous, crossed by the Cordillera Central and the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes. The Cordillera Central, further divides to form the Aburrá valley, in which the capital Medellín is located. The Cordillera Central forms the plateaus of Santa Rosa de Osos and Rionegro.
Despite 80% of the department’s territory being mountainous, Antioquia also has lowlands in Bajo Cauca, Magdalena Medio, and eastern Sonsón as well as a coast on the Caribbean Sea, in Urabá This area has a tropical climate and is of high strategical importance due to its location.
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