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MEDELLIN: A VIEW FROM CERRO NUTIBARA


Visit Cerro Nutibara at sunset and marveL at the varied centers of commerce and housing that fill the basin and creep up the hillsides in every direction.

At night, the million lights from basin to near mountaintop create an urban image as exhilarating as any urban setting in South America.

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MEDELLIN: VIBRANT PARKS AND PLAZAS THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND FAR BEYOND

In the Medellin's vibrant central city, visitors can stroll through the parks and plazas teaming with street vendors and colorful people. 

It is easy to get swept into the urban theater while becoming envious of the civic interaction that takes place among thousands of people moving about the city of 2.5 million.

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MEDELLIN: MOBILITY VIA CABLE CAR TO MOUNTAINSIDE AREAS PREVIOUSLY ALL BUT CUT OFF FROM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN THE CITY BELOW

The Metrocable that has given transportation access to steep, mountainside barrios largely created out of salvaged materials.

The very low cost public transit connects to the city's modern train system.

A stunning library building has given urban pride to the once remote and hardscrabble Santo Domingo.

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MEDELLIN: MOUNTAINS, MUSEUMS, MODERN TRANSIT AND MORE SAFE THAN EVER


Modern Medellin is inspiring hundreds of urban planners and thinkers with its inspiring investment in public works to benefit all people in the city.

The train system is so popular in Medellin, that riders have to all but squeeze onto the passenger cars – and not just at rush hour.

SANTA FE DE ANTIOQUIA COLOMBIA

VISUAL SPLENDOR ABOUNDS IN COLOMBIA'S SANTA FE DE ANTIOQUIA

Santa Fe de Antioquia is a world heritage city, if there ever was one.  

Locals, many coming in for ranch supplies, far outnumber tourists on weekdays.

The best way to get to Santa Fe is via buseta from the North Bus Terminal in Medellin.

The ride itself, with passengers loading fruits and other wares on the bus top, is a colorful journey past fincas, green mountains, rural beauty and picturesque roadside markets.