Suramericana station

South American
Estación Suramericana
Location Carrera 65 # 47D - 15, Medellín
Colombia
Coordinates 6°15′11″N 75°34′59″W / 6.25306°N 75.58306°W / 6.25306; -75.58306Coordinates: 6°15′11″N 75°34′59″W / 6.25306°N 75.58306°W / 6.25306; -75.58306
Services
Preceding station   Medellín Metro   Following station
toward San Javier
Line B
toward San Antonio

Suramericana is the third stop on line B of the Medellín Metro going from the center of the city to the west. It is one of five stations located by the La Hueso ravine.[1] The station is elevated and is also located near the Medellín Museum of Modern Art, the National University of Colombia, and El Volador hill. Outside the station there is the statue Monument to Life by Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt and the tiled mural Our Lady of the Macarena by Gabriel Ripol.

Monument to Life sculpture

References

  1. Medellín (Colombia). Departamento Administrativo de Planeación Metropolitana (1986). Plan vial metropolitano del Valle de Aburrá. Planeación Metropolitana.

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