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The territory of the current Copacabana was, together with Bello, a territory inhabited by the Niquías Indians, who were exterminated during the conquest led by Marshal Jorge Robledo.

With the arrival of the Spaniards to the Aburrá Valley, the territories were divided. The current territory of Copacabana was called La Tasajera and included the territories of the current municipalities of Donmatías, San Pedro de los Milagros, Belmira, Entrerríos, Girardota, Barbosa and Santo Domingo.

At the end of the 16th century, the place changed its name to Real de Minas Don Juan de Espinosa. Once the bourgeoisie acquired the right over the entire territory of La Tasajera, many were the people who had to flee. The newly displaced decided to form a town in front of La Tasajera, which became known as Nuestra Señora de Copacabana de La Tasajera, currently Copacabana.

In 1717 the parish priest of Copacabana established the parishes of the other territories that were part of La Tasajera, which later allowed the creation of the current towns, hence the nickname of Founder of towns.

Copacabana is erected a municipality in the year 1812.





Copacabana is a municipality of Colombia located in the Aburrá Valley of the department of Antioquia. It limits to the south with Bello, to the east with Guarne and Medellín, to the north with Girardota and to the west with the municipality of San Pedro de los Milagros. Its municipal seat is 18 kilometers from Medellín.

Copacabana is known as the Founder of Towns. Its name comes from the Quechua Qupa (clear, happy, serene) qhawana (place where you can see in the distance).

The municipality of Copacabana has an area of ​​70 km², it is located in the foothills of the Colombian Central Cordillera (Andean mountain system), forming part of the Aburrá Valley, this municipality is part of the conurbation process of the metropolitan area of ​​Medellín. The urban area has a temperature of 21 ° C and a height of 1,454 meters above sea level.

The valley is crossed from south to north by the Medellín River, which changes direction in the municipality of Bello to the northeast. The main tributaries of the river in the territory of the town are the streams: Rodas, El Convento, Piedras Blancas, La Chuscala, Guasimalito or Los Escobar, La Tolda, Los Aguacates and El Limonal stream.

The main heights are: Cerro del Ancón 1,600 masl, Cerro del Umbí 2,050 masl, Cerro de la Palma 1,600 masl, Alto de Las Cruces 2,550 masl, Alto de La Virgen 2,550 masl, Alto Morrón 2,500 masl, Alto de La Sierra 2,450 masl, Cerro de Las Lajas 2,550 meters above sea level.

The Metropolitan Area of ​​the Aburrá Valley is a political-administrative entity that is located throughout the Aburrá Valley at an average altitude of 1,538 meters above sea level.

The Area is made up of 10 municipalities, and is crossed from south to north by the Medellín River which, originating to the south of it in the municipality of Caldas, and in the north, in the municipality of Barbosa, takes the name of Río Porce.

It was the first Metropolitan Area created in Colombia in 1980, and it is the second Metropolitan Area in population in the country after the Capital District of Bogotá. The total population, which adds the urban and rural population of the ten cities, is 3,312,165 inhabitants.

The main urban area of ​​the Metropolitan Area of ​​the Aburrá Valley is located in the center of the Valley and is made up of the four largest cities by number of inhabitants: Medellín, Bello, Itagüí and Envigado.

Economy

The municipality of Copacabana has a very well developed industry for the number of inhabitants it has. The Haceb Industries, of electrical appliances, and the Copacabana tanneries are the most important. The town also has an important tourist industry.

Copacabana has an excellent dual carriageway that connects it with its neighbors Bello and Medellín. The purpose of this work is to culminate in a road with between 4 and 6 lanes between the towns of Bello and Barbosa. He has had many opponents, especially in Copacabana, since a toll was implemented as a fund-raising measure. The Medellín Metro project is scheduled to reach the municipality of Copacabana, although there is no scheduled date yet.

Media

In the Municipality of Copacabana, practically all possible telecommunications services are available, from public telephones, through mobile phone networks, wireless broadband networks, navigation centers or cybercafés, IP communication, etc.

The main company in this sector is EPM Telecomunicaciones, (under its UNE brand), recently separated from its parent company Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM).

There are three mobile phone operators all with national coverage and with GSM technology, Comcel (from América Móvil); Movistar (from Telefónica), and Tigo (from ETB, EPM Telecomunicaciones and Millicom International from Luxembourg).

The municipality has several open signal television channels, the 3 local channels Telemedellín, Canal U and Televida, (which cover the Aburrá Valley), a regional channel Teleantioquia, and the five national channels: the 2 private Caracol and RCN , and the 3 public Channel One, Institutional Signal and Colombia Signal. Subscription television companies offer their own channels.

The town has a wide variety of AM and FM stations, both with local and national coverage, of which most are managed by Caracol Radio or RCN Radio, although there are other independent stations with great tuning, such as Todelar and Super.

Two major newspapers circulate in Copacabana and the rest of Antioquia: El Colombiano and El Mundo, both with a long history in the regional sphere. The newspapers El Tiempo and El Espectador, both with national circulation, also circulate.

Public transport

Buses. There is a private urban bus system in the town that serves all sectors of the municipality and there are also routes that connect Copacabana and Medellín. Additionally, there is the "integrated transportation system" which consists of buses that connect the last station of the Medellín Metro (Niquia) with the different areas of the municipality.

Taxis. There are numerous taxi companies that cover the entire metropolitan area, and among them there are some with bilingual services in English. The taxi ordering service by phone is the most common and safe. Some companies provide intercity services. The collective taxi service is also usual; some of these groups can be comfortable and fast, although they are usually subject to full capacity.





Parties

Patron Saint festivities, August 15

Feast of the Holy Cross, May 3 and September 16

Youth and Sports Festivities, first weekend of July

Metropolitan Meeting and Cultural Manifestations, at the end of August

Foundation of the City, September 8

Orange Celebration, first week of November

Christmas, from December 7 to January 7.

Gastronomy

Roasts

Strawberries and cream

Piononos

Typical Antioquia food

Breakfast: Arepa with cheeses

Places of interest

Church of Our Lady of the Assumption

Chapel of San Juan de La Tasajera

Sanctuary of La Santa Cruz

House of the Founding Culture of Peoples

Principal Park.

Piedras Blancas Ecological Park. It is located between the municipalities of Guarne and Copacabana.

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