Parque Arví

Parque Arví is a very large and established nature reserve to the north of Medellin. To get there, the easiest way is via, you guessed it, cable car. About a 40 minute ride up and along the top of the mountain to get there. This place is somewhere as a local you should be going to in the morning and spend all day walking around our hiking. But we got there in the afternoon so our choices were limited.

Thankfully we had two Spanish speakers with us who must have put on the charm to one of the ladies there because she gave us a discount and let us into what seemed to be a closed route to explore. They were already setting up decorations for Halloween next month, so it was fun to see that. But also the rest of the hour or so walk was beautiful to enjoy and take our time to enjoy.Read more