27 Dec 2023
This was our second tour in Medellin with Andres and equally rewording as the first one in the Concordia region.
The tour was performed by a local that lives in communes 13 and raises a young child as a single mother, walking up stairs every day.
She showed her neighborhood with pride, we listened to the stories behind the beautiful graffiti, visited selected galleries, took elevators and walked stairs. Andres offered additional point of views, showed us former gangs members making an honest living selling goods for tourists.
Again having a guide like Andres who knows the history, respects the local culture and loves his city was invaluable. So glad we do this with him.
On the way to communas 13 we made an important stop at the Parque Conmemorativo Inflexión which was built by the government in memory of all victims of Escobar. Getting the right aspects of this sad phase of columbias history was very valuable. Thank you for a memorable experience.