11.21.2010

20-11-2010: Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Plaza de Bolívar, Medellín, with the backdrop of a red-brick Paisa cathedral.

One of Colombia´s major exports, cut flowers, grown in Antioquia.

Medellín is a very modern city. Here is the metro station, Parque Berrio, with buildings and a monument.

Fruit juices are Colombia´s best. This giant fruit is guanábana.

Medellín´s metro system contains a cable car extension to upper suburb, which is a good way to see the city. Even Hong Kong has nothing like it! Very impressive, and it doesn´t cost extra to take a ride. Medellín is surrounded by mountains and red-brick houses typical of Antioquia, or paisa.

"Medellín imparable." (unstoppable Medellín). True, it´s a very progressive city.

Medellín in one picture: Colonial church on the left, a painting from Fernando Botero (a paisa originally from Medellín) in the middle, and cool metro on the right.


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