Botero sculpture.

Medellin and it's perfect climate.

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January 4th 2010
Yesterday started off great, the weather in medellin is absolutly perfect, mid 20's every day and only slightly cooler at night. We took the subway to the city centre and wandered around some of the meseums and shops. We snapped some pictures of some of the Botero sculptures donated to the city by Colombia's most famous artist Fernando Botero. As you'll see in the attached photos, Fernando likes h ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more