Medellin Travel Blogs

Artist Fernando Botero is from Medellin, Colombia, and some of his work is displayed in Plazo Botero!  My new friend Javier and I visited the park and had a blast!  I know I did not always show the respect I should for the Art, but I am one of the people that can not take art too seriousl…

     Soy Del Verde.........I'm from Green....   I'm not a huge soccer fan but I have always wanted to check out a South American soccer game. You'll always hear how crazy the South American fans can be at soccer stadiums, all of us wanted to go to a game. Our C…

Columbia was the only Latin American country Ive been to besides Mexico.... and man did it leave me thirsty for more adventure. First of all the Dollar does very well there, so we were living life very well. Clubbin every nite with bottle service in the range of 5-6 bottles a night.... we stayed at…

with a temperate climates that gives the city the names of "The Land of Eternal Spring" and "Capital of The Flowers".

    The next day we arrived in Medellin. The airport was 45 mins outside of Medellin. it was a beautiful ride to the Medellin. I see more green trees and grass, farm animals were everywhere. It began to a rain as well. It felt very tropical.We arrived at the Casa Kiwi Hostal Its loca…

For the past week I have hung out in the City of Medellin, a place once the principal headquarters for Colombia´s cocaine cartels and home to Pablo Escobar, who was taken out of this world back in 1993.  It rains every day here, but I really dig this city, thus the reason for the long stay.&n…

I really love Colombia. The first time I went here IN 2001, I spent a month in Medellin, but this trip decided to travel around the country. I had a friend who grew up here so I stayed with him and his family. I understand many people think Colombia is dangerous and stay away from this great countr…

Unfortunately (or fortunately), I was just too busy having a blast in Medellin to keep up this blog.  But, here is a summary of some things that went on during my last four days in South America: -Palm Tree Hostel - what a place! Nice middle class neighborhood, behind the largest Exito in tow…

We decided to arrive to Medellin a night earlier than planned as there wasn´t anywhere between Salento and here that we planned to stay. On the first night we stayed in Hostel Palm Tree, which is a bit out of the hostel area but was nice to get some peace and quiet. The hostel is good value for Me…

So it was all go for the weekend of fun and games in Medellin.  I'd heard a lot about the Zona Rosa and weekend parties that rock all night.  We started with a few drinks at the hostel (as is customary) and there was a fair group of us headin out on the town.  I got chatting to Andy …

My trip back to Medellin!! Here are photos of Medellin skyline, the El Poblado, Parque Lleras Oviedo Mall and the Museo de Antioquia!! **I'll be posting more photos very soon....... ****

Medellin is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever been to in Colombia. Actually it's the only city I've been to in Colombia. You can easily distinguish the culture and the way people are in Colombia from the people here in the US. Tourist attractions include, La Plaza Botero, Metro Cable, Penol, "El Hueco" not really a tourist attraction but you can certainly get cheap stuff. The rich culture of Medellin is also in music which is mostly Cumbia, Vallenato and Champeta which is popular.

Colombia is often showed as extremely dangereous. But I can tell you that this is not exactly true. Ofcourse there are still areas you better stay away but if you inform yourself well, there is no reason to stay away from this beautiful undiscovered country with it's great nature, people and culture. Colombia has everything to become a top destination for backpackers! Qué viva Colombia!

Este parque esta situado a 40Kmts al norte de la ciudad de Medellín y es un sitio donde el agua es su principal protagonista. Tiene para el deleite de sus miles de visitantes piscinas de olas, toboganes y varias atracciones mas.

I´m spending around 1 year in South America, I had an amazing time. Enjoy my pictures, I'd do it again.