Arví Park, Nature reserve in eastern Medellín, Colombia.
Arví Park is an ecological park in eastern Medellín with extensive forest areas and numerous walking trails at high elevation. The site offers various routes through natural areas and woodlands for visitors to explore.
Archaeological investigations in the park revealed numerous pre-Hispanic structures, including an ancient trail with preserved sections. These findings show the area has been used by people for centuries.
The park's name comes from the Arví ravine, and its pre-Hispanic heritage is visible along the Camino Cieza de León, a wide stone road over 1,500 years old whose original sections survive. An outdoor food market stands next to the gondola station, and the adjacent Piedras Blancas reserve belongs to the park complex.
Visitors can reach the park via Line L of the Medellín Metro system, which connects to a dedicated tourist cable car leading straight to the main entrance. Wear sturdy shoes as trails pass through wooded slopes, and weather at this elevation tends to be cool and damp.
The Camino Cieza de León, a stone-paved pre-Hispanic road possibly over 1,500 years old, crosses the park; parts of the original paving survive. The chronicler Sardella recorded that Marshal Jorge Robledo found it in 1541, along with ruined buildings and hand-cut roads wider than those of Cuzco, and did not dare follow them.
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