La ruralidad de Medellin debe ser analizada desde la perspectiva que aporta el concepto de desarrollo endogeno a fin de permitir que emerjan propiedades complementarias entre sus actores y de esta forma formular y ejecutar planes de desarrollo rural con la participacion de las comunidades. Este ensayo es producto de las reflexiones surgidas del trabajo teoricopractico realizado en el marco del convenio “Caracterizacion veredal detallada de los corregimientos de Medellin” suscrito entre la Universidad Nacional sede Medellin y la Alcaldia de Medellin. El estudio analizo 52 veredas pertenecientes a cinco corregimientos de Medellin. La lectura se realizo con una vision multidimensional (economica, politica-institucional, sociocultural y fisico-ambiental) para abarcar la complejidad de los territorios. Se definen areas relativamente homogeneas, denominadas microrregiones, que permiten definir propuestas estrategicas para la planificacion y el desarrollo. The rural area of Medellin (Antioquia department capital city, in Colombia) must be analyzed from the perspective of endogenous development, allowing highly synergized properties emerge, thus making rural development plans that account the communities participation. This essay is part of the reflections arising from the theoretical and practical work carried out under the Convention of the National University of Colombia with the Mayor of Medellin, to conducta “detailed characterization veredal municipalities of Medellin.” The territory covered were the five townships of Medellin with the 52 rural villages that compose them, were read with a multidimensional (economic, political-institutional, sociocultural and physical environment), so that it could encompass the complexity of territories. Relatively homogeneous areas, so-called micro-regions, are defined which allow you to define some initial proposals for strategic planning and development.