In the afternoon we joined the 'real city' walking tour in Central Medellin. The charismatic guide, Pablo did an excellent job explaining to us some of Colombia's history including the 'times of violence'. 15-20 years ago Medellin was the worlds most dangerous city, fuelled by the drug trade, political differences, illegal armies and those seeking revenge for injustices. Pablo did an amazing job of showing and explaining to us how Medellin has moved on from the t...

With our new Spanish-Speaking Australian room mate we headed for Colombia's only metro, in Medellin City. Part of the metro is the cable car climbing the steep hill over the poorer barrios. We then took a second cable car over the massive Parque Arvi where we did an hour walk through the lush grounds. This was a round trip to a beautiful riverside picnic area with friendly locals. A happy dog escorted us most of the way down and we were offered various products c...