We are spending the Easter weekend in Medellin, a city in the Andes. When we first arrived the city was absolutely mental but today, Easter Sunday it was much calmer and we headed out with the truck and a guide for a bit of a tour.
We visited a view point over the city which has been squished between the mountains and is sprawling up the sides. We also visited a couple of squares, one of which was filled with Botero sculptures and the other designed for star gazing purposes. A pretty random element of the tour was a bare foot trail which is suppose to help you relax as you walk over different surfaces barefoot and finish off with a bit of self reflexology! The best part of the day was getting the metro cable car. This cable car allows commuters from the neighbourhoods on the side of the hills to get to the city centre. 20 years ago the neighbourhoods were very dangerous as many of Pablo Escobar's drug crew lived there. They were given the opportunity to change their way of life and get jobs in the city. Many people took the chance and the cable car was built to enable them to get to work. The journey provided us great city views and good nosey into peoples back yards.
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