Nutibara hill
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| Type | Public |
| Location | 30A Street Nº 55-64 Medellín, Colombia |
| Created | 1930 |
Nutibara Hill (Spanish: Cerro Nutibara) is a rocky hill formation located in the Colombian city of Medellin, in the geographic center of the Aburrá Valley and on the west bank of the Medellín River. It is one of the few ecosystems that is conserved in Medellín and is considered one of the city's seven "guardian" hills. The hill has a sculpture park, the open-air Carlos Vieco Auditorium, and the Pueblito Paisa a reproduction of the traditional Colombian township, amongst other sights. The hill is 80 meters tall and has an area of 333,300 m². It is named after the indigenous Chief Nutibara.
Initially with the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors, the hill was called "Marcela of the Parra Hill", and then "Cadavides Hill". Finally, it was renamed Nutibara, which continues today.
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when Medellín was known as the Villa de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria on the banks of the Santa Elena, Nutibara hill was not a part of the landscape of this small town. At that time it was identified as the "Marcela Hill of the Vine", name of the owner of these "remote" lands on the other side of Medellín River. With this name it was identified until a family named Cadavid, became its new owner, acquiring the name "Hills of the Cadavides". So it was known even for two years after the Municipality of Medellín bought it in 1927 for the cost of $50,000 pesos. It was bought in order to create a recreational park, preserving its ecological characteristics, for a city that continued to grow.
In 1929 the Society of Public Improvements (Spanish: Sociedad de Mejoras Públicas, SMP), proposed to the City Council to rename the hill, making it less private and more public but at the time identified with the region. While the first initiative to find the new name was to open a contest, finally the members of the Board of the SMP chose the new name. With the choice of the name "Nutibara", SMP wanted to pay homage to one of the richest and most powerful of the caciques of the department of Antioquia, whose dominions extended over most of the West.
After the name change in 1930, the Municipality authorized the Society of Public Improvements to work on the preparation of drawings and plans for the construction of a recreational park on the hill. A plan was approved in 1939, which included the design and construction of internal and external roads for easy access, gazebos, kiosks, planting trees, parking, lakes, waterfalls, rustic bridges, footpaths, approved viewpoints and a restaurant at the top.
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