Orchids and barrios - Medellín day 2

Medellín is built in the centre of a major valley in the Andes which means the city has an insane variation in elevation.

Because of this the city has a number of cable cars called metrocable that take you up and out into the mountain barrios on the edge of the city. Santo Domingo is one of these working class barrio, totally safe (in the day) it is like visiting another world when you compare it to the main city below.

After Santo Domingo you can continue to feel even more out of place by continuing your cable car journey all the way to the top of the mountains to visit Medellín's national park. Colombia is home to thousands of orchid species, tarantula hawk wasps and unique birds.

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