12 teams competed in the tournament, three less than the previous year: Deportivo Manizales and Universidad were dissolved, while América de Cali and Independiente Medellín were bankrupt and did not join.
The season was cancelled after 318 matches because of the assassination of referee Álvaro Ortega on October 1, 1989 in Medellín.
Estrada and Albornoz left Mexico City for Medellín, but before they had traveled eight leagues, Almíndez sent armed men after them and took them prisoner.
Medellín was chosen as the base for AmoLatina due to the city’s reputation for having an unbalanced ratio of women to men.
He won the gold medal in the 400 metres at the 2011 South American Junior Championships in Athletics in Medellín, Colombia.
Orozco began his professional career with Deportes Quindío in 1999, later that year he moved to Deportivo Independiente Medellín.
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Andrés Felipe Orozco Vásquez (born March 18, 1979 in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia) is a Colombian football defender.
The bank is headquartered in Medellín, the second largest city in Colombia and was founded in 1945.
Brayan Styven López Yepes (born on June 25, 1987 in Medellín) is a Colombian footballer.
Carlos Mario Hoyos Jaramillo (born February 28, 1962 in Medellín) is a retired football defender who was capped 24 times for Colombia between 1985 and 1990.
Merriman was also appointed coach for the United States National Team for P.U.K.O. Championships in Medellín, Colombia.
Cristian Daniel Arango Duque (born 9 March 1995 in Medellín) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Envigado in the Colombian league.
Daniel Esteban Buitrago Tamayo or simply Daniel Buitrago (born February 27, 1991 in Medellín) is a Colombian professional football player.
Danilo Moreno Asprilla (born 12 January 1989 in Medellín) is a Colombian footballer currently playing for Litex Lovech in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group.
David Fernando Montoya Vélez (born February 14, 1978 in Medellín) is a Colombian footballer.
David Ospina Ramírez (born 31 August 1988 in Medellín, Antioquia) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Nice as a goalkeeper.
Diego Serna (born October 2, 1973 in Medellín) is a Colombian soccer player who most recently was under contract for the Syracuse Silver Knights of the American Major Indoor Soccer League.
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Serna began his career in his native Colombia with Deportivo Tulua and Independiente Medellín, before moving to MLS with the expansion Fusion in 1998.
Born in Medellín, Antioquia, Toro began playing professionally as a defensive midfielder with Atlético Nacional in 2000.
Grisales started his career in 1998 with Atlético Nacional where he helped the team to win the Colombian Championship in 1999 (in spite he and his family are Independiente Medellín's fans).
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Freddy "Totono" Grisales (born 22 September 1975 in Medellín) is a Colombian football midfielder.
Father García Laviana was a priest who was greatly influenced by the spirit of Liberation Theology which focused on a "preferential option for the poor" declared at the Latin American Bishop's conferences at Medellín and Cuernavaca.
Gildardo Biderman Gómez Monsálvez (born 13 October 1963, Medellín) is a Colombian football (soccer) player who used to play as defender specially in Atlético Nacional, where he won Copa Libertadores title, and Independiente Medellín.
Gustavo Gómez Córdoba (Medellín, 1967) is a Colombian journalist and writer, whose work has been recognized with awards including Journalist of the Year in 2010.
Harry German Castillo Vallejo, (born 14 May 1974 in Medellín) is a Colombian football Forward, who played for many South Korean football clbus.
In 1985, Montenegro was called to the Senior Argentina national basketball team for the first time to play the South American championship in Medellín.
The International Poetry Festival of Medellín (Spanish:Festival Internacional de Poesía de Medellín) is an annual festival held in Medellín, the second-largest city of Colombia.
Torres was born in Medellín, Colombia, where his father and several uncles played semi-professional soccer.
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Johnny Torres (born April 24, 1976 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Colombian-American soccer midfielder and coach who is currently an assistant coach of his alma mater, Creighton University.
Jonathan Estrada Campillo (born 27 January 1983 in Medellín, Antioquia) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Patriotas as a midfielder.
Jorge Horacio Serna Castañeda (b. October 27, 1979 in Medellín) is football forward who played for the Colombia national football team between 1999 and 2002.
Porras played for Atlético Nacional, América de Cali, Independiente Medellín and Once Caldas, appearing in more than 300 Colombian league matches during his professional career.
Born in Medellín, de la Cuesta started playing football with local Atlético Nacional.
José Manuel Nájera (born 3 September 1988 in Medellín) is a Colombian football creative midfielder.
Juan Carlos Mosquera Gómez (born 10 December 1982 in Medellín, Antioquia) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Deportivo Pasto in the Torneo Postobón.
Valencia started his footballing career in the youth ranks of Independiente Medellín.
: 2nd Pan American Championships, Track, Individual Pursuit, Medellín, Colombia
Ángel began to make a name for himself when he scored the winning goal against local rival Independiente Medellín to help Nacional capture the 1994 Colombian title.
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Juan Pablo Ángel Arango (born October 24, 1975 in Medellín) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Atlético Nacional in Categoría Primera A.
Juan Sebastián Villate born on February 14, 1991 in Medellín, Antioquia, is a Colombian football goalkeeper.
Its first concert outside of Germany was at 19 September 2012, in "La Puerta Grande" Bar in Bogotá, thanks to the "Kolumbien mit K" tour promoted by the Goethe Institut - Colombia, which took them by Bogotá, Medellín and Cali, each one with two concerts respectively, and one in Cartagena.
Luis Manuel Castro (November 25, 1876 – September 24, 1941) was born in Medellín, Colombia.
Luis Alberto Perea Pérez (born September 3, 1986 in Medellín) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Universidad San Martín de Porres in Perú.
Luis Alfonso Páez (born October 27, 1986 in Medellín) is a Colombian football forward, who currently plays for Atlético Nacional.
Luis Fernando Herrera Arango (born June 12, 1962 in Medellín, Colombia) is a retired football defender.
Margarita Vargas Gaviria (born October 2, 1971 in Medellín) is a Colombian singer.
The name Medellin is of Spanish origin which can be traced to a city with the same name in the province of Bajadoz, in the Extremadura Region in Spain.
The second largest city in Colombia, Medellín, was named so in honour of this small village, as well as Medellín, Veracruz in Mexico, two cities in Argentina, and Medellin, Cebu in the Philippines.
Mundo Unico is a men's apparel company based in Medellín, Colombia.
Naty Botero (born Natalia Hernández Botero, February 10 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Colombian model and singer.
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Born in Medellín, she moved to Bogotá at a young age and stayed there through high school.
Nestor was born in a poor family in Medellín, Colombia, at a time when civil unrest in the country would not end.
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Néstor David Álvarez Gutiérrez (born April 11, 1980 in Medellín, Colombia), or simply known as Néstor, is a Colombian footballer.
Pareja came up through the youth system of Atlético Nacional; however, he began his professional career in 1987, debuting for renowned club Independiente Medellín, and assisted on the winning goal in a 1-0 victory on his debut.
Cortés played most of his career to date with Independiente Medellín where he was part of the Championship winning team in 2002-II.
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Roberto Carlos Cortés Restrepo (born June 20, 1977 in Medellín) is a Colombian footballer who plays defender who currently plays for Independiente Medellín.
Roberto José Guerrero Isaza (born 16 November 1958, in Medellín) is a former racing driver from Colombia.
Santiago Arias Naranjo (born 13 January 1992 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a right back for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie.
Santiago Montoya Muñoz (born 15 September 1991 in Medellín) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.
Sara Agudelo Restrepo (born October 5, 1989, Medellín, Colombia), known as Sara Tunes, is a Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter.
Sebastián Hernández Mejía (born 2 October 1986 in Medellín) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Ludogorets Razgrad in the Bulgarian A Group.
More recently, the usage of the tucum ring was revived by Christians linked to liberation theology, in order to symbolize the alliance of their churches with the poor and oppressed people of Latin America, especially by Catholics after the Second Vatican Council and the Episcopal Conferences of Medellín and Puebla.
Víctor Hugo Aristizábal Posada (born December 9, 1971 in Medellín, Antioquia) is a Colombian retired football striker who scored 15 goals in 66 games for the Colombia national team between 1993 and 2003.
On November 15, 1992, around 9:00 PM, eight children and one adult, all members of a Christian youth group, were standing on a street corner in east Medellín.
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The Villatina Massacre was a massacre of eight children and one young adult by the Colombian police that took place on November 15, 1992 in the city of Medellín.
The bulk of the Portuguese army was able to take refuge in Mérida and from there continued its march to Medellín, which they occupied.
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His objective was to occupy and reinforce the strongholds of Mérida and Medellín, controlled by Beatriz Pacheco, Countess of Medellin and supporter of Afonso V. According to Palencia, the Portuguese army was composed of about 1,000 Knights (of which 250 were Castilians), plus infantry.
Medellín-based West Caribbean Airways started as a charter service in 1998.
Ximena Restrepo Gaviria (born March 10, 1969 in Medellín) is a former Colombian sprinter.
Yhonny Albeiro Ramírez Lozano (Medellín, May 23, 1983) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays in Categoría Primera A for Junior on loan from Millonarios as a defensive midfielder.
Her work is present in collection such the Corporación Bienal de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia.
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Apocalipsur tells the story of a group of friends in 1991 Medellín, when Medellín was dominated by Pablo Escobar's Medellín Cartel and its rival los Pepes.
The main urban area of the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley is located in the center of the valley and consists of the four largest cities by population: Medellin, Bello, Itagüí and Envigado.
Christmas lights in Medellín, also known as the Lighting of Medellín (El Alumbrado), is a traditional seasonal event in Medellín, Colombia where the city hangs millions of Christmas lights, especially on and around the Medellín River, and holds light shows and other cultural events.
The event is sponsored by Radio Cadena Nacional, which is one of the oldest and largest radio networks in Colombia, and by a network of Colombian business in Medellín "Empresas Públicas de Medellín".
When he was 15 years old, he traveled from Cartagena to Cali, In that city he stayed a couple of years before arriving to Medellín to join Atlético Nacional where he got the Colombian League (2005).
Fabio Ochoa Vásquez (born 1957), son, convicted drug trafficker and former ranking member of the Medellín Cartel
He also founded the town of Medellín in Tatatetelco, near Huatusco and south of present-day Veracruz; completed the pacification of Coatzacoalcos; founded the port of Espíritu Santo along the Coatzacoalcos River; took the best village (Guaspaltepeque) for his own; and consolidated the subjugation of Centla, Chinantla and Tabasco.
Many international tourists have to fly to one of Colombia's or Panama's largest airports (Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena, Barranquilla or Panama City) to be able to reach the islands.
Three years later he will be given the position of Commander of the Fourth Brigade in Medellín, Antioquia where he participated in anti-narcotic operations against drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
He worked as a photographer for the Medellín newspaper El Colombiano from 1992 to 2001.
Gallo also appears on the Discovery Channel show Flipped: A Mobster Tells All Kenny "Kenji" Gallo and Spike TV's Deadliest Warrior, where he served as an expert for the Medellin Cartel in "Somali Pirates vs. Medellin Cartel."
: 1st in South American Games, Road, Individual time trial, Medellín (COL)
She played in five World Chess Olympiads, playing first board for the Brazilian team each time: in Skopje 1972, Medellín 1974, Buenos Aires 1976, La Valletta 1980, and Luzern 1982.
Sonora Carruseles was grouped in the Colombian city of Medellin in 1995.They originally started as an experiment for Mario Rincón "Pachanga", who was musical director at Colombian based record company, Discos Fuentes.
A 1996 article ("Medellin on the Mekong") in the Hong Kong-based Far Eastern Economic Review, by United States journalist Nate Thayer, described Teng Bunma as a significant figure in Cambodia's international drug-smuggling trade.
The development of the Aburra Valley occurred in the 1930s after a rapid population growth that produced a conurbation of Medellín, Itagüí, Envigado and Bello.
The Colombian town of Valledupar, in the Cesar Department, and Medellín are commonly mentioned, and the fictional town of Chiriguaná bears the same name as the Colombian town Chiriguaná.
Tlalixcoyan is bordered by: Alvarado, Medellín, and Cotaxtla and is on Mexican Federal Highways 180 and 190.
Postobón, soft drink company founded 1904 Medellín, Colombia by Gabriel Posada and Valerio Tobón (whose names combine to form the name the Postobón)