Great visit III - Medellín & Guatapé

We had some amazing days in Medellín and sorroundings, saw some different areas of the city and had great food.

We spent a whole day at Guatapé 1,5-2 hours out from Medellín. First Mom and I climbed the huge rock to see the amazing view:

740 steps awaiting

View on the way up

View almost from the top...

... it felt amazing

WOW

Later we took a small tuk-tuk to the Guatapé village where we spent some time looking around the typical Zocalo decorated houses:

Chiva inspired decorated tuk-tuks

At the end of the day we needed a granizado coffee to take in everything we had seen today

Around Medellín we went to see the Botero fat statues:

But to me the most interesting part within the city of Medellín was the tour we did in the Comuna 13. It used to be the most dangerous neighbourhood in Medellín, controlled by gangs, but there has been a lot of change, and today it is full of colorful graffiti and social iniciatives. 

Our guide was very good in English and took us around in the cable cars above the neighbourhood to tell us about the history first and later we dug into the area itself looking at the graffitis. This was a very giving experience and I would definately recommend it to anybody visiting Medellín, the 4 hours flew by.

Taking pictures of Comuna 13

Oscar explaining

Peace but don't forget the past

The neighbourhood's only graffiti with original gunholes still in it

They now have electric escalators to take people up the steep hill, super invention, making life so much easier 

Admiring the colors

Trying the local juice, yummy

Vida - Life, what Comuna 13 now stands for.

We finished the day off with a peruvian inspired meal before heading off to the coast the day after. 

Medellín was a really good experience, and I am surprised how much it has changed the last 8 years since I was there the last time. This is definately not the last time I'll go for some days in Medellín.