Jericó, Antioquia
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Jericó is a town, municipality and Catholic bishopric in the Colombian department of Antioquia. It is part of the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia. The distance reference from Medellín city, the capital of the department, is 104 km (64.6 miles).[3] It lies 1,910 m (6,266 ft) above sea level.
History
The town was founded on September 28, 1850, by pioneer Santiago Santamaría. It was established as municipality on 1851. During a territorial rearrangement on the country on 1908, Jericó became the capital of the homonymous department until 1911.[4]
In 2013, Jericó became the third municipality in Antioquia to be named a
Religion
Its Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, dedicated to
Notable people from Jericó
- Héctor Abad Gómez
- Francisco Luis Lema
- Manuel Mejía Vallejo
- Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena
- Jesusita Vallejo
- José Restrepo Jaramillo
Sites of Interest
- Botanical Garden
- Cristo Salvador viewpoint
- Bomarzo cultural center
- Cerro Las Nubes natural reserve and viewpoint
- Casa Museo de Santa Laura
- Centro de Historia
- Museo Antropologico y de Arte (MAJA)
- Museo de Arte Religioso[7]
Sources and external links
- GCatholic - cathedral, with Google satellite picture
- GCatholic - diocese, with Google map and satellite picture
References
- ^ a b c Alcaldía de Jericó. "Nuestro Municipio: Información General" Archived 2015-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DANE. "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005. Retrieved on July 10, 2018.
- ^ Medellín Travel. "Medellín Travel: Jericó". Retrieved on July 11, 2018.
- ^ Marca Colombia. "Jericó: Pueblos Patrimonio de Colombia"
- ^ "GUÍA: Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio de Colombia" (PDF). Fondo Nacional de Turismo de la República de Colombia - FONTUR. Dec 2020. Retrieved 29 Mar 2021.
- The Miami Herald, Miami, May 12, 2013. Retrieved on July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Top Things to Do in Jerico, Colombia". Intentional Travelers. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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