Medellin and the Silicone Valley
I slept for a long while on the bus but I did manage to appreciate some of the beautiful countryside en route to Medellin. The coffee areas ( Zona Cafeteria) and jungle valleys stretched on for ages and never really got boring to look at. The terrain in Colombia is so mountainous and steep that it takes a long time to travel short distances. 409km took us 9 hours. Medellin is Colombia´s second largest city with around 2.4 million inhabitants . The place has received relatively less tourist attention due to Colombia´s infamous past and the fact that the city was the headquarters of Colombia´s drug trade. Pablo Escobar was from Medellin and owned just about all the city. Those days are now past and Medellin is actually a very modern and clean looking city. The weather is slightly warmer than Bogota making for a very pleasant climate. I was booked in at the Tiger Paw hostel. An American-owned place that is open, clean and friendly. Riverdance , Helena and Alan were all there so we all ...