page_title: La Ceja, Antioquia
section_title: Places of interest
hierarchical_section_title: La Ceja, Antioquia / Places of interest
caption_attribution_description: Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora del Carmen en el municipio de La Ceja, Antioquia, Colombia.
context_page_description: La Ceja del Tambo, often called simply La Ceja, is a town and municipality in the Antioquia Department of Colombia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. La Ceja borders the Rionegro and Carmen de Viboral municipalities to the north, La Unión to the east, and Montebello and Retiro to the west. It is located approximately 41 kilometers from Medellín, one of the main cities of the department.
  The town is known for being well-connected with other towns and municipalities in Antioquia through its extensive roads and highways, including the Medellin-Bogota highway, the Las Palmas roads, and the Medellín Santa Elena road. It also has a dirt road that leads to the Mesopotamia neighborhood of La Unión.
  Father Germán Montoya wrote the hymn for the town, called "Hymn of La Ceja del Tambo". Donato Duque Patiño created the flag.
context_section_description: The town has more than a thousand commercial establishments: restaurants, cafes, bars, entertainment centers, newsstands, clothing stores, Internet cafes, drugstores, supermarkets, hotels, shops, travel agencies and leases, health centers, schools, and more.
  The main plaza also has two churches, the Chapel of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá and the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Carmen. The former chapel is also considered a museum of religious art, and contains works by artists such as Gregorio Vasquez de Arce y Ceballos.
  Additional attractions include the following:
  Buey river waterfall
  Pantanillo river
  Juan de Dios Aranzazu Theater
  Gregorio Gutiérrez González House of Culture
  In addition to all the typical gastronomy of the Paisa region, La Ceja is famous for its sweets and preserves such as custards, jams, jellies, arequipes, chocolate delicacies, and panelitas.
caption: Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Carmen
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