Day 3: Medellin visit to El Peña Rock

Mauricio, our tour guide for the day picked us up at 7 am and drove us to Guatape. It was about an hour and a half drive with beautiful views of Colombia country side. The lakes in Guatape were man made by the construction of a dam. There is one granite rock, El Pena, which is the second largest in the world. The story goes that 3 men scaled the rock years ago and then decided to buy it and convert it into a tourist destination. It is a steep climb of well constructed 748 concrete steps to the top and the views are breathtaking. Mauricio did a walking tour of the city after the climb. He recommended a private boat excursion to an island where we could have lunch. We took his recommendation and had a fantastic couple of hours on that island with exotic drinks and lunch. On the way back, the boat did a tour of Pablo Escobar’s bombed properties and haunts. It was eerie. We drove back to the hotel and took a brief rest. In the night we made reservations at La Provencia, an amazing Italian restaurant. After dinner we went to see the Christmas lights by the river. After viewing the millions of LED lights, we took the cab to La Provenza where the night life is on fire. We went to a roof top and hung out a bit and took an Uber back to the hotel. It was a long day and we got a good bit of Medellin in us.Leggi altro