Explore the city of eternal spring, Medellin

What you'll do

Medellín – the “City of Eternal Spring” – is nowadays the most innovative city of Latin America. Its recent past was strongly related to the life of Pablo Escobar and violent gang fights. During the last twenty years, Medellín went through some drastic changes. An innovative program of development turned Medellín from the most dangerous city in the world into a modern example of urban transformation. Today, you will explore the famous Botero Plaza with an exhibition of the Colombian artist Fernando Botero, whos sculptures have become an icon of the city. In the afternoon, take the Metro Cable up to comuna 13, once a notorious area of gang violence in Medellín. The cable car was constructed to integrate people from the outskirts with metro Medellin. This allows visitors a glimpse into the lives of the people in the district and its unique Electric Escalators you observe another innovative project that improved the life quality of the people of Medellín. The graffittis on the walls tell the story of its inhabitants.