Medellin

After a bus from Villa de Leyva to Bogota we literally just made our flight to Medellin! 

Medellin is the fastest growing city in Colombia and probably the most cosmopolitan too. It's surprising how modern and safe everything was given its extremely violent past (the home of the now dead Pablo Escobar). The city has obviously come a long way since the 90s and is now full of modern restaurants, parks and shopping centres.

We spent our time enjoying the variety of places to eat, museums, markets and managed to squeeze in a bit of shopping too. We had a fantastic day in a lakeside town around 2 hours away called Guatape where the buildings are decorated with beautiful, hand painted motifs. The town is also famous for a giant rock, a short tuk tuk ride away, where you can climb up and enjoy the incredible views of the many lakes and greenery. Well worth the hundreds of stairs to the top!