Took an overnight bus from Cartagena to Medellin (was meant to be 13.5hrs, ended up being 17hrs!). We arrived very tired and hungry, but very excited to explore this city! We stayed at a hostel in Poblado, right next to all the clubs and restaurants (big mistake, way too loud). Spent a few days exploring Communa 13 and learning about the history of Medellin. The locals are very proud of their metro system (which works really well) and don't like talking about Pablo Escobar (so as not to give him more fame than he deserves).
We were offered cocaine and weed by every street vendor selling lollies (lol no thank you), sadly saw a lot of poverty and homelessness (particularly young indigenous girls) on the door steps of extreme wealth and saw more prostitutes than I have ever seen in my life.
We also went to a soccer game (Atletico Nacionale (Medellin) vs Millionarios (Bogota)). The crowd was wild and super passionate and it was pretty overwhelming!Read more
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