Ruta N, the business center of Medellin

The goal is to turn Medellin in the capital of innovation in Latin America for 2021. So Ruta N is oriented in technology-based businesses as the main input for this purpose, so have a number of projects and programs that seek to further strengthen this goal by joining State, business and universities.

Ruta N seeks to power and support the emergence and development of differentiating ideas that make Medellín more entrepreneurial.

Innovation is the only sustainable advantage that can have a city, so the cities that invest in it are those who get more welfare and more significant improvements in economic and social development.

Agatha Ruiz de la Prada visits Medellin

The renowned Spanish designer Colombia visit the plant that manufactures its garments and give a talk about the issues that inspire their work.

The famous Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada visit this morning the plant that manufactures garments in Colombia, located in the Star, southern municipality of Valle de Aburrá.

In addition to this tour, at 5 pm at the Oviedo Mall, the designer give a talk to girls and young women between 11 and 19 years about their sources of inspiration, fashion trends home and style life.

In Medellín, Metroplús new buses are already in transit

With the arrival of these buses to Line one of Buses the frequency of vehicles will be improved from five to three minutes during peak hours.

The company Metroplús put into service 10 of the 47 Metro buses purchased by the resources of the Municipality of Medellín in Line one of Buses, which will increase the frequency of operations, which will now be every three minutes.

The city expects hotel occupancy of 58.13%, thanks to a consolidated strategy and a complete offer.

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Although Medellin is already the third largest city of choice for tourism of domestic and foreign -behind Bogota and Cartagena-, this indicator is experiencing an interesting rise during Christmas time.

The hotel infrastructure, paisa gastronomy and the friendliness of Antioquians are definitive factors so that Medellin has 9.6 percent of the national tourist interest. According to data from the tourism indicators system, SITUR, in December of last year, to the 'bella villa' arrived 11,460 foreigners. This year is projected an increase of 5 percent.

Medellin is one of the three world's most innovative cities

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Author: Camilo Betancur.
Translation: Sebastian Salazar.

From an initial group of 200 cities, Urban Land Institute chose Medellín as one of the three most innovative cities in the world.

The Medellin shares this recognition with Tel Aviv and New York.

To celebrate its bicentennial, Citigroup in company with the Wall Street Journal. is promoting voting for the city of the year globally.

Turibus surprise this Christmas

Used to make the best and most complete tours in the traditional Turibus, this time could not be the exception. The system is prepared to innovate: those interested in traveling with Turibus, may buy now 24 and 48 hours tickets, for $ 28,000 and $ 45,000 Colombian pesos  respectively (US$17 and US$27), thus also the company migrates to international standard with Hop on and Hop off, which means that tourists can get off at any stop and spend the time you want.

The metro modify their schedules for the month of December

The mass transport company said Wednesday that, by December, the Metro will have changes in their schedules in order to facilitate the movement of users in this season.

From Monday, December 5, there will be short path trains to strengthen the service in the most demanding stretches during peak hours in the morning and afternoon.

This means that between 5:50 am and 7:50 am there will be trains that only will run between Acevedo and Poblado, and back, stopping at all stations on that stretch.