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Medellin is Colombia's second largest city with around 2.5 million inhabitants in the city and a million or so more in the metropolitan area. It's located in the Aburra Valley at an elevation of almost 1,500 metres above sea level.
From the Medellin Travel Guide
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It's a very old facility located in the worst part of medellin's downtown. The staff is very kind and has good attitude. ... more
First time in Colombia
Fly to Bogota. Go overland to Cali, stopping in towns along the way, and other towns on the way back. Then overland to Medellin, Cartagena. Finish your trip in Santa Marta. Head back to Cartagen, fly home. ...
Any recent travels to Colombia???
I really want to go to Colombia and one day I will feel very positive about it, then the very next day I will be scared and rethinking the entire thing. Has anyone been there recently? I was thinking I would probably fly from city to city. Probably Bogota, Cartagena, Medellin, and Cali. Any ...
Danger in Colombia?
I plan to ship my van into Cartagena and then drive to Cali, Bogata, and then south though Medellin into Equador! Can any one give me any recent info on reasons why or why not to do this. I really want to do this but greatly fear being Americans with a nice van we would be a target ! Please post ...
March 24-31, 2010
rode to Caucasia and the next to Medellin. The mountain road from Caucasia to Medellin offers spectacular views. Medellin is a big city in a smallish valley, or maybe the city just makes it small ...
Posted in Last Ride by Last Ride
March 29-April 4, 2010
Blogs are a lot of work, especially on the road. Just felt like I needed to say that. The next day we rode all day to Parque Nacional Natural de Los Nevados. Mark wanted to do some hiking and it seemed like a good place. I had contacted Shrift in Medellin. The plan was to meet up in Las Brisas ...
Posted in Last Ride by Last Ride
Medellin, Salento, Armenia and Popayan
After some more time back in Bogota, Medellin was my next destination, Colombias second largest ...
Posted in South American Adventures by dancordner