Comuna Trece is a neighborhood in Medellín that was considered one of the most dangerous communities in the world during the 80s and 90s. During the early 2000s, a couple of operations were conducted to remove gangs and paramilitary influence from the area. A few years later, Medellín installed a Metrocable system that included cable…

We took a day trip to Santa Fe. The highlight of the trip was a suspension bridge built in 1887 under the direction of José María Villa. Villa was also one of the engineers for the Brooklyn Bridge. After walking over and back on the bridge, we continued on to the town of Santa Fe…

We took a day trip that was called “Guatape”, but included several other tourist areas. The first stop after breakfast was La Piedra. This is a giant rock with an intense set of stairs to the top. Of course we had to climb them. By the time we purchased our ticket, we had about an…

The Botanic Garden in Medellín has an amazing butterfly area. Some of the butterflies are more open to pictures than others.

Medellín’s Botanic Garden is really nice AND free! Well worth the entry. There is a small fee for the butterfly garden, which I highly recommend.

We spent one full day in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, on our way from Armenia. At nearly 8 million people it is the 4th largest Latin American city. We started early in the day and managed to make it to both places we were really interested in visiting. Monserrate is an iconic Bogotá landmark.…

Well, that’s a wrap on Armenia. This was a great location for day trips. Our condo was attached to a mall so it was really easy to grab a taxi to wherever we wanted to go.

Last year when we went to Salento, we intended to go to Valle de Cocora, but we picked a bad day. This year our timing was near perfect. We only had to wait about 10 minutes for a jeep. When we arrived at the checkpoint we had the option of buying entry for a 6+…

Our trip to Circasia was just to check out the nearby town. The highlight of the town is a tower at the top of the colorful stairway. Unfortunately, it was closed for repairs. The town itself was still fun to visit and very artistic.

I did not take a lot of pictures, but we had a blast at this amusement park. Roller coasters, go carts, shows, museums, educational tours, and more. The grounds are spectacular and everything is about coffee. The show we watched was the history of coffee through music and dance was spectacular. I didn’t take any…