Guatapé, Antiochia, Colombia
Guatapé is one of the most beautiful places in the world. A hydroelectric dam was built in the 1960s that filled in a relatively flat, yet hilly region, creating an incredibly complex system of lakes and islands. Th
Mall Santa Fe
One of the most spectacular, and newest shopping malls in Medellin, Mall Santa Fe is a gigantic, multi-level mall with stunning architecture. Medellin’s citizens adore their malls, and you will find both famous international brands, and high end boutiques and outlets from Colombian designers, most of which are headquartered in Medellin, the fashion capital of Colombia. Medellin is also a fashion...
Urban Art Gallery (Galeria Arte Urbana)
Part of Parque Ciudad del Rio in Medellin (River City Park), the Urban Art Gallery is a very long set of amazing spray paint artworks by Narkografika. This long wall is next to the Museum of Modern Art, which has a very nice cafe, as well as a skatepark and a rock-climbing wall.
Parque Explora
Parque Explora, which would translate to “Exploration Park” in English, is in the center of Medellin, and is one of the most popular attractions in Medellin with locals and tourist alike. The center of the park is a large courtyard filled with life-size robotic dinosaurs for kids to play on and around. There are several water features, and many scientifica and mechanical exhibits to play...
Plaza Botero
One of the most popular spots in Medellin is Botero Plaza, which is next to the Palacio de la Cultura. There are over a dozen huge bronze sculptors by Medellin’s most famous and most loved artist, Botero, who is famous worldwide for his artistic renderings of “fat people”. Botero says that he doesn’t paint fat people, but he paints figures more voluminously. You’ll notice...
Orchideorama at the Botanical Gardens
Perhaps the most beautiful modern structure in all of Medellin, the Orchideorama events center in the Jardin Botanico is made of a series of huge roof structures, and underneath events such as weddings, large parties, shows etc are...
Parque Explora Biologico
One of the best exhibitions within Parque Explora is the Biologico Exhibit, which features rainforest creatures from throughout Colombia. Included in the exhibit is this golden poison dart frog shown above, which is the world’ most venemous frog. Several species of tarantulas, including truly huge ones, are living here as well. A medium sized boa, and a huge anaconda, along with many other beautiful...
Parque Explora Dinosaurs
One of the most spectacular places in Medellin is the El Parque Explora, which consists of many exhibits centered around a courtyard full of robotic rubber dinosaurs. They are life-size dinosaurs, animated, and you can touch and play with them. A few of them have erratically swinging rubber tails that the kids love to dodge. Most of the most popular dinosaurs are on display, including a life-size...
Metro Cable Medellin
High above the city of Medellin is the Metro Cable, which connects to the city’s metro/subway line. We recommend buying a ticket for the regular metro, then ride to the Metro Cable and ride it up to the top to take photos of the city, then ride it back down. The Metro Cable isn’t just a tourist attraction… it’s an important mode of transportation for thousands of the citizens of...
Palacio de la Cultura
The Palacio de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe, is an iconic structure known to tourists as the “Beetlejuice Building” because of its use of alternating black and white blocks, which reminds one of the design theme used in Tim Burton’s movie. This spectacular old building is part of Botero Plaza, and can be seen from the public metro system as you pass through the city. The Palacio is a...
Festival of Lights in Medellin
Medellin is sometimes referred to as “The City of Lights” and this is never more true than during the Christmas and New Years season (usually the last three weeks of December and the first week of January). During this time, the entire city has hundreds of spectacular light displays in public parks, which are made anew each year, and the people of Medellin, as well as tourists, are roaming...
Medellin Aquarium (El Acuario)
The amazing aquarium in Medellin is part of the Parque Explora in the center of Medellin. It’s known to be the best aquarium in South America, and has both freshwater and saltwater sections. Most or all of the aquatic species displayed here are from Colombia itself, which is one of the world’s most biodiverse countries because it’s an evolutionary melting pot between North America and...
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Medellin Aquarium (El Acuario)
The amazing aquarium in Medellin is part of the Parque Explora in the center of Medellin. It’s known to be the best aquarium in South America, and has both freshwater and saltwater sections.
Most or all of the aquatic species displayed here are from Colombia itself, which is one of the world’s most biodiverse countries because it’s an evolutionary melting pot between North America and South America. Colombia spans the continent and so it has both Caribbean and Pacific species, both of which are represented in the Medellin Aquarium.
Some of the most spectacular species shown include the spectacular lionfish, river piranhas, clownfish swimming within the tentacles of stinging anemones, rays, and a very spectacular tank with a sculpted river tree root system.
We highly recommend this as it’s also included in the price of admission of the Parque Explora, which has lifestyles animatronic dinosaurs for kids to play on, and many other spectacular exhibits.
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Welcome to Medellin
Welcome to Medellin, Colombia, the most beautiful city in South America and one of the gems of the world. The hard-working and beautiful “paisas” as they call themselves, have built their spectacular city in a high altitude valley, giving it a perfect climate all year. And despite its violent past, Medellin is now a very clean and safe place to travel.
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