Parques San Antonio

The ironically named Pajaro de Paz (Bird of Peace). In 1995, a bomb was detonated here during an outdoor concert, killing 23 people. Botero built an identical statue next to it but the original was left in place as a reminder of past events.

The Tale of Medellin's Two Most Famous Sons

June 24th 2015
Let's Start Off With Some Good News... Jeff and I got married on June 14th! Jeff was planning to be in Medellin for the Pan American Master's Diving Championship, so I decided to tag along and extend our trip to Cartagena and make a honeymoon out of it. I actually kind of cringe at the "honeymoon" moniker as we have been together for almost 15 years and it wasn't as if we were ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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

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