Una forma diferente de conocer Medellín, a través de fotos que cuenten una historia, que transmitan sentimientos. Simplemente, las vivencias que día a día se construyen con los amigos, con la ciudad,... con uno mismo. Medellín: Medellín is the capital and largest city of the Antioquia Department in Colombia. It was founded in 1616 by Francisco Herrera y Campuzano. As of 2006, Medellín municipality has a population of 2.4 million inhabitants. It is the second largest in Colombia, and a leading and productive industrial and urban center. Medellín has an area of 382 km². It has 16 comunas (districts), 5 corregimientos and 271 barrios. Medellín also serves as the core of the Valle de Aburrá (Aburrá Valley) metropolitan area. The metropolitan area of Medellín lies within the Aburrá valley at an elevation of 1,538 meters and is bisected by the Medellín River which flows northward. North of the valley are the towns of Bello, Copacabana, Girardota and Barbosa. To the south of the valley Itagüí, Envigado, Sabaneta, La Estrella and Caldas can be found.