Flower growers from around Medellin spent the last few weeks preparing their “silletas” that will be shown around the city on Saturday. {japopup type=”image” content=”pics/2010/foto/feria_flores1.jpg” title=”Medellin” }{/japopup} {japopup type=”image” content=”pics/2010/foto/feria_flores2.jpg”…
Visitors to Medellin who want to know more about the city’s most famous criminal Pablo Escobar are now able to meet the late drug lord’s family as part of a…
Visitors to Medellin who want a taste of a more traditional Colombia often settle for a visit to “Pueblito Paisa,” the city’s tacky replica of an Antioquian country village. But…
Security and safety have been made a top priority at this year’s Flower Festival in Medellin, with 10,500 people employed to provide 24 hour support and to ensure the smooth…
Perched high on the hill above Envigado Square, where weathered old Colombian grandpas sip aguardiente and reminisce about the town’s turbulent past, sits the tranquil oasis of El Salado Ecological…
This year’s Medellin Flower Festival, held in Colombia’s “city of eternal spring” from July 30 to August 8, promises to be “memorable and better,” according to the city’s Mayor Alonso Salazar.…
Colombian airline Avianca inaugurated a new direct flight between Madrid and the central Colombian city of Medellin, in an opening ceremony at the Spanish capital’s Barajas Airport. The flight, which is…
Hitting the town for a night out in Medellin, you’re as likely to hear merengue, reggaeton or vallenato as you are to find the strains of sultry salsa. But don’t…
Medellin is embarking on a new venture to introduce visitors to the city’s historically fascinating network of cemeteries, with organized tours by day and full-moon tangos by night. The city’s…