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Coordinates: 6°15′25″N 75°33′58″W / 6.25694°N 75.56611°W / 6.25694; -75.56611
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Prado

Estación Prado
General information
LocationCarrera 51 D # 57-100, Medellín
Colombia
Coordinates6°15′25″N 75°33′58″W / 6.25694°N 75.56611°W / 6.25694; -75.56611
Services
Preceding station   Medellín Metro   Following station
Template:Medellín Metro lines

Prado station is, from north to south, the ninth stop on the Medellín Metro.

Description

The station honors one of the old traditional neighborhood of Prado in Medellin. This station officially begins the downtown area of the city. Is it located on one of the main avenues in the center of Medellin: Eastern Avenue, which crosses the city center from north to south along the east and passes through an area of banks, theaters, parks, and cultural and recreational centers.

From this station it is easy to access Bolívar Park where the Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín, headquarters of the Archdiocese of Medellin and an international architectural interest of the first order because it is the largest cathedral built in the world made from bricks.