Palmitas Recuperando la Tradición, Lugar de paso - Tradición - Ruralidad

Abstract

At the gates of western Antioquia lies a town full of heritage and traditions, colonial memories and legacies of arriería, a town that, among the mountains of Medellin, struggles to survive as the rurality of eternal spring. Many do not even identify it, others do not know what a corregimiento is and some do not even imagine the wonders of this town.

San Sebastián de Palmitas or simply Palmitas as it is better known, is one of the 5 corregimientos (divisions of the rural area) of the municipality of Medellín. It is located northwest of the city. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of San Jeronimo, to the east by the municipality of Bello and the township of San Cristóbal, to the south by the township of San Antonio de Prado and the municipality of Heliconia, and to the west by the municipality of Ebéjico.

It is characterized by a broken topography, and its headwaters are located on a steep slope. It has some roads for its accessibility; however, the existence of bridle paths is essential for connectivity. In addition, it has a cable car that connects the lower part of the village.

PALMITA RECUPERANDO LA TRADICIÓN is a project focused on the reintegration of culture, customs, reflection to recover our traditions and recover our architectural heritage, to discover the countryside; and through architecture generate social, economic, cultural and ecological changes and appropriate the place as the best source of information to create living spaces understanding the needs and lifestyles of the place.