After a 13 hour over-night bus ride from Cartagena, I arrived in the second largest city in Colombia, Medellín. Twenty years ago, the city was the drugs capital of the world with the highest murder rate on Earth. Fortunately, things have changed since then. Medellín is now a modern, bustling metropolis, and appeared to be as safe as any other large Columbian city. One advantage it has over other Columbian cities is that it has the only metro system in the country, albeit small (2 lines), but nevertheless meaning that transport around the city is relatively easy and cheap (50p for any journey). I didn’t like the actual centre that much, as it was overly congested, crowded and unremarkable. As the Plaza Bolivar is rather small, there is no real central focal point, so the city
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