Medellin, Colombia
From the airplane I was amazed already at how beautiful this city is. It's so green and lush. Medellin was amazing to visit. The images that I am able to share with you does not show you the beauty of the city. Due to the limited time that we had in the city, most of the delegation time spent in the city was for business and we were limited in being able to visit the sights of Medellin. We did take a city tour to visit different section of the city, but I did not bring my camera with me to capture any of the sights that we saw.
I plan to come back to visit the country and especially this city. I would recommend going to the Museo de Antioquia which features the artist Fernando Botero. I would also recommend if you go to the local bar to order the Aguardiente, an anise-flavored alcohol drink that is 60% proof. My last recommendation would be to have the Ajiaco, a tipico Colombian soup.
View from my hotel room at the Intercontinental in Medellin
We went to the Santo Domingo Savio to observe the neighborhood as well as see the development and initiative that has been taken to build a stronger community. The Santo Domingo Savio barrio was once considered perhaps the most violent neighborhood in all of Latin America during the 1980s due to the cocaine cartel boss Pablo Escobar. The neighborhood now has a 5 story library that more than 1,000 people use the free computers, children’s play area and adult education classes. The neighborhood has gone through much transition along with the rest of Colombia since President Alvaro Uribe took office in 2002.
From the airplane I was amazed already at how beautiful this city is. It's so green and lush. Medellin was amazing to visit. The images that I am able to share with you does not show you the beauty of the city. Due to the limited time that we had in the city, most of the delegation time spent in the city was for business and we were limited in being able to visit the sights of Medellin. We did take a city tour to visit different section of the city, but I did not bring my camera with me to capture any of the sights that we saw.
I plan to come back to visit the country and especially this city. I would recommend going to the Museo de Antioquia which features the artist Fernando Botero. I would also recommend if you go to the local bar to order the Aguardiente, an anise-flavored alcohol drink that is 60% proof. My last recommendation would be to have the Ajiaco, a tipico Colombian soup.
View from airplane of Medellin
View from my hotel room at the Intercontinental in MedellinWe went to the Santo Domingo Savio to observe the neighborhood as well as see the development and initiative that has been taken to build a stronger community. The Santo Domingo Savio barrio was once considered perhaps the most violent neighborhood in all of Latin America during the 1980s due to the cocaine cartel boss Pablo Escobar. The neighborhood now has a 5 story library that more than 1,000 people use the free computers, children’s play area and adult education classes. The neighborhood has gone through much transition along with the rest of Colombia since President Alvaro Uribe took office in 2002.
Local boys explaining the transition in their neighborhood of Santo Domingo
View of Santo Domingo from the "Metro Cable"
View of Santo Domingo from the "Metro Cable"
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