The best month to visit Anza is in July because they celebrate the Cacique Curume’s festivity. They organize different activities such as concerts with invited artists; and cultural, sportive and touristic events.
Anza has three kinds of weather: 45% warm, 35% medium, and 20% cold. The average annual temperature is 80.6°F (27 ° C) and the average annual precipitation is 1000-2000 mm.
| Route | First Bus | Last Bus | |
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| Medellin (Ant) to Anza (Ant) | 07:45 | 16:45 | BOOK NOW |
Location: Cl. 11 #925, Anza
Hours: unknown
Precio: unknown
Bar that offers cocktails and crossover music.
Location: # a 10-41, Cl. 8 #101, Anza
Hours: unknown
Price: unknown
Restaurant recommended by locals.
Location: In the Torito’s place, 5 km. from the headwaters
Hours: unknown
Price: Free entrance
Beautiful waterfall of over 30 meters that has crystal water. It has a small pool where visitors can bathe.
Location: 2 km. from the headwaters
Hours: unknown
Price: Free entrance
Waterfall visited by locals and tourists when they make walks through Anza.
Location: Downtown of Anza
Hours: unknown
Price: Free entrance
Beautiful colonial style church built in the 18th century. It has great historical value for the municipality.
It's a filling food, of unbeatable quantity and variety of flavors. The most representative you can taste in Antioquia region. The main feature is that is served in big plates, full of varied food. In a tray like that you can find beans, pork rind, chorizo, rice, fried eggs, avocado, banana and corn cakes. It's a plate as to be satisfied for a while.
A classic among classics. It's prepared frying the garlic and onion for afterwrds add chicken pre-boiled. Then you add paprika and peas with salt and pepper and spices as you like. At the end you add the rice, and your dish is ready to your delight.
the breva is simillar to the fig, but not so sweet. To prepare this dish you make an incision to the brevas and boil them in water for 10 min. During the process you add sugar and lemon drops. After boiling, you cut the fig in two without separating them completely. And then you fill it with arequipe (condensed milk).
One of the most traditional dishes is made of banana, vanilla essence, sugar and milk cream. This plate is put in oven until being a sweet delight for lunch time.
It's a typical Colombian soup, but the preparation is different in each region. When you prepare this substantial soup, you boil various meats and vegetables, seasoned with spices of diverse flavors as cumin and pepper. It's a very nutritional dish with a lot of calories, just ideal if you need to reinstate energies after a long route in Medellin.
Choclo is nothing different but corn, also called chocolo. Arepas are little omelette prepared with ground choclo and put on a banana leaf, and roasted later in a grill. Inside you put white cheese, cut in little strips or ground. Ready succulent plate to taste!
| December | Event created in 2008 to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Novenas are performed every saturday of december so visitors from different parts of the country can enjoy the celebration. | |
| July 1st-4th | Traditional celebrations organized by the Municipality of Anza. There are concerts with guest artists, and cultural, sports and tourist activities. |
Here are some of the most popular dropping points in Anza (Ant). Please note that these locations generally differ with each bus operator. The bus dropping points in Anza (Ant) are as follows: