Day 3: Bogota – Medellin
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to El Dorado International Airport to flight to the city of Medellin.
Arrival in Medellín! Welcome and assist at the Jose Maria Cordoba International Airport and transfer to the Hotel. Check-in and accommodation time for lunch at the hotel.
We will go by Willy’s Jeep car, What does it mean to talk about Pablo Escobar in Medellín? In this experience, we will answer this great question, learn about the importance of memory, and reconstruct the vision of drug trafficking in Medellin from the perspective of its victims. Through the visit to the scenarios that witnessed what happened, like the neighborhoods that were meeting places for criminal life, the unit responsible for fighting criminal acts, the gallery of the famous San Pedro cemetery, and the Casa de la Memoria Museum, we will collect the stories of the victims of the massive attacks and selective assassinations. through this experience you will add to a change of collective consciousness, bringing a new message of memory and reflection on narco-terrorism in Colombia.
In the afternoon City Tour + Comuna 13 Tour. Visit to the main sites of the city such as the San Antonio Park, San Ignacio Square, Avenida La Playa, Parque de Las Esculturas, which hosts more than 20 sculptures donated by Master Fernando Botero, Parque de los Deseos and the Atanasio Girardot Sports Unit, as well as the remodeled Convention Center La Macarena former bullring. Additionally, the traditional Pueblito Paisa will be visited. Later they will go to the Poblado area, where we will visit the Parque del Poblado, Parque Lleras and the Golden Mile, the financial and hotel heart of the city.
The visit continues to Comuna 13 of Medellín. There we will enjoy a grafitti tour highlighting the social transformation of the area. These murals have been made by different artists from the area, where they reveal the stories that move and inspire hope. The tour ends with a visit to the iconic Electric Stairs of Comuna 13. Return to the hotel. Accommodation.