Piedra del Peñol, in El Peñol
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Terminales Medellín lists Guatapé, El Peñol, Santa Fe de Antioquia, Sopetrán, San Jerónimo, Rionegro and Aeropuerto José María Córdova among destinations served from Terminal del Norte.Granite monolith roughly 200-220 m high with a staircase to a near-360-degree summit view over the reservoir. Located in El Peñol municipality, on the road toward Guatapé; snack bars operate at the top per Lonely Planet.
Recreation that keeps alive the memory of the original El Peñol town, flooded in 1970 for the reservoir. Visitors can walk past emblematic sites such as the park, church and town hall.
Last checked: 2 Oct 2026Source: Medellín CVB
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Issued 31 Mar 2026
“Level 3 - Reconsider travel”This town is not named in the advisory text; read it in full.
Read the United States advisory in fullAs of 23 Sept 2026
“FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of Colombia.”“the Urabá and Bajo Cauca regions of Antioquia Department.”This town is not named in the advisory text; read it in full.
Read the United Kingdom advisory in fullAs of 29 Sept 2026
“Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories).”Regional advisory, Avoid non-essential travel (Antioquia):
“the area along the border with Choco department that is north of highway 60 and west of highway 62 and all areas north of the city of Buriticá”This town is not named in the advisory text; read it in full.
Read the Canada advisory in fullAs of 24 Sept 2026
“Exercise a high degree of caution”“Reconsider your need to travel to Antioquia (except Medellin and its Valle de Aburrá metropolitan region; the south-eastern Oriente subregion; and the towns around Medellin of Santa Fé de Antioquia, Jericó and Jardín)”Australia advises reconsidering travel to Antioquia, with named exceptions. The advisory does not name El Peñol as a town. Read it in full to see how it applies.
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