Medellin street art

Comuna 13 street art - Medellín

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July 24th 2017
We walked through the Comuna 13 area in Medellín and captured some of the street art, formerly a dangerous epicentre of crime and drug trade, now still quite an over-populated and low socio-economic zone but with a little help of the government the residents have completely upgraded their neighbourhood with a mega positive impact on their own lives. ... 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