Medellín is gorgeous at night – located in the Aburra Valley (“Valle de Aburrá”), when you’re high, such as on your way to/from Rionegro or at the Tesoro mall, the view of the valley and the surrounding mountains is spectacular – when you’re low in the valley, such as in El Poblado, the view of the surrounding mountains is very impressive, too – main thing Medellín is missing is the sea, although thankfully it’s not too far away (e.g., Cartagena, Capurganá, Santa Marta). If it’s helpful, I’ve been organizing a lot of information about Medellín at http://www.amanado.com/ (e.g., jargon of the paisas/locals of Antioquia, places, schools, music/dance, health).
Love this picture and loving Medellin…and all of Colombia. Visiting now and don’t want to leave. Actually found your site looking for a place to stop going south from Santa Rosa to Cali…must keep looking!
On The Road to Find Out is a blog all about South America which I started in March 2009 upon landing in Rio de Janeiro, and which includes stories from my travels in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.
As well as these travel stories, you will hopefully also get to understand my obsessions with food, football and music, all of which go hand-in-hand with travelling around South America, on a journey which has no end in sight yet.
Medellín is gorgeous at night – located in the Aburra Valley (“Valle de Aburrá”), when you’re high, such as on your way to/from Rionegro or at the Tesoro mall, the view of the valley and the surrounding mountains is spectacular – when you’re low in the valley, such as in El Poblado, the view of the surrounding mountains is very impressive, too – main thing Medellín is missing is the sea, although thankfully it’s not too far away (e.g., Cartagena, Capurganá, Santa Marta). If it’s helpful, I’ve been organizing a lot of information about Medellín at http://www.amanado.com/ (e.g., jargon of the paisas/locals of Antioquia, places, schools, music/dance, health).
Love this picture and loving Medellin…and all of Colombia. Visiting now and don’t want to leave. Actually found your site looking for a place to stop going south from Santa Rosa to Cali…must keep looking!