Advertisement
« previous next »
IMG_4939  
   

IMG_4939

The Botero statue on left was blown up in 1995 killing 30 people, several groups claimed responsibility but it has never been proven who did it. When the mayor was going to remove the statue, Fernando Botero himself called him up to ensure it stayed there as a memorial and another dove statue was built next to it to symbolise hope.
Medellin

February 17th 2015
After the lost city trek I went to Carnaval de Barranquilla which is the second biggest carnival in South America, only behnd Rio. I went there with a couple of the girls from the lost city trek, we had a great time partying with all the locals but I didn't take any photos there unfortunately as I didn't take my camera out. For that reason I'm skipping to my next stop, Medellin. Medellin is the ... read more
South America » Colombia » Medellin

Colombian Flag 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
Advertisement
Tot: 0.06s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 9; qc: 30; dbt: 0.0298s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb