Cerro El Volador, Natural summit in Medellín, Colombia.

Cerro El Volador is the largest natural park inside Medellín's urban area, a guardian hill of the Aburrá Valley rising 82 meters above the city and covering 107 hectares. It sits in the center-west of the city, in Comuna 7, bordered by the La Iguaná ravine to the south, the Moñonga and La Malpaso streams to the north and Carrera 65 to the east. Its trails include El Indio, La Espiral del tiempo and La Cima, and from the top the whole valley is visible.

Cerro El Volador was one of the first sites in the Aburrá Valley where Medellín's early settlements were established. Its paths, including El Indio, La Espiral del tiempo and La Cima, have yielded archaeological finds from the first centuries of the Christian era and funerary complexes of the 14th to 16th centuries left by the Aburráes, who gave the valley its name. Colombia declared the hill a historical and natural heritage of the Nation in 1992, and in 1998 the Ministry of Culture named it of cultural interest to the Nation.

The hill contains burial sites from the 14th to 16th centuries that reflect the funeral practices of the Aburrá people who lived in this region. Walking through the park, you can see how important this location was as a sacred space for the indigenous communities.

The main entrance is located along Carrera 65 near the Universidad metro station, with multiple access points spreading across the site. The trails are paved and relatively easy to walk, though some sections involve gentle slopes typical of hillside terrain.

The protected park is home to roughly 48 plant species, 9 mammal species, 12 reptile species, and about 200 bird species within its boundaries. This biological richness makes the site a surprising refuge for wildlife despite being surrounded by the urban development of Medellín.