TRAVEL JOURNAL — ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA A Weekend in Medellín It's a Friday morning and I land in the City of Eternal Spring with nothing but a backpack and zero expectations. Four stops later, I understand why everyone who visits this valley leaves a piece of...
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TRAVEL JOURNAL — ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA A Weekend in Medellín It's a Friday morning and I land in the City of Eternal Spring with nothing but a backpack and zero expectations. Four stops later, I understand why everyone who visits this valley leaves a piece of their heart behind. I write this the way I live it: in the present tense, because every hour of this trip still feels like it's happening. Medellín unfolds in front of me one neighborhood at a time — first the hillside comunas, then the buzzing streets of El Poblado, and finally the cool, green water of a reservoir two hours outside the city. STOP 01 · SAN JAVIER Comuna 13 I ride the outdoor escalators up through a neighborhood that used to be one of the most dangerous in the world, and today it's one of the most alive. Murals cover every wall — bright portraits, hummingbirds, phrases about resistance and hope. A breakdancer spins on a street corner, a vendor hands me a mango on a stick, and a local guide tells me the story behind e
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