Authorities close two Medellin amusement parks to review safety conditions and maintenance after an accident in Parque Norte killed a little girl, El Tiempo reported Monday. On Saturday the Emergency Brigade…
Two girls who arranged a meeting with a stranger via Facebook have been found dead in Colombia’s second city Medellin, television network Caracol reported Monday. The two 16-year-old girls were…
One five-year-old child was killed and three were seriously injured in an accident in Medellin‘s municipal amusement park, Parque Norte Saturday. According to witness reports, one of the attractions “went…
The national police seize a eader of the south-west Colombia-based narco-trafficking organization “Los Rastrojos” in Medellin, RCN Radio reported Friday. Jader Blanquicet, alias “Uraba,” is accused of at least 150…
Of foreign visitors to Medellin, 99% are “highly satisfied” with their stay, the local government said in a press release Thursday. The city’s undersecretary of tourism asked a national pollster to…
The city of Medellin is in the throes of an alarming rise in forced displacement. According to the local ombudsman, 2010 saw a 130% rise in cases compared to the…
For any traveler or Colombian tired of arepas and “menus of the day,” the Buddha Hostel in the hills of the La Estrella neighborhood in Medellin offers a unique dining…
Medellin, a city with about 3 million inhabitants, is a writhing thriving mass of humanity. While the hustle and bustle of the city is what lends it its charm; the…
Eight people were killed and one was injured in two separate shooting incidents in Medellin and the close-by town of El Peñol Wednesday evening. The Medellin shooting took place in…