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Crowded, even at 9 on a Sunday morning! |
The metro is very clean, comfortable, cheap, and efficient. At the Estación Acevedo we transferred (no extra charge) to the Metro Cable that rose up the hill towards Parque Arvi.
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Christa enjoying the ride up. |
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Grafiti art is popular in Medellin, as evidenced by this roof top art. |
Estación Santo Domingo |
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The metro cable was originally built as transportation for the residents of the barrios, but has become the top tourist attraction in the city. |
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The barrios became poorer looking as the gondola went up the hillside. And then as we neared the park there was farmland. |
At the entrance to the park there was a market. The fruit cups were about $2.
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The park is unlike any park I've ever been in -- street vendors and restaurants blasting music. I had to ask for directions at this info booth. |
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I was glad I wore my running shoes! |
We took "Flora" trail, and there were a few pretty flowers.

gigantic ferns
and colorful berries.
We walked along the trail for about an hour and a half, and then walked down the road back to the cable car. As we stood waiting to board the gondola, we noticed that some people were not even disembarking. I guess they didn't want to pay the return fare and were just out for a Sunday ride.
Back at the transfer station at Santo Domingo, there was a big line-up of people waiting to ride up to the park.
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When we rode up, we didn't have to wait at all. We were glad we had gone early! |
I can see why the Metro Cable is the #1 tourist attraction in Medellin.
Quite a change from Canada! Thanks for showing these.
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ReplyDeleteLovely photos John! It is sure hard to select a
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You continue to amaze me,John, so patient trying to get the perfect shot! It was a great outing!
ReplyDeleteThank you John for sharing. Its so much fun to share in your excursions!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure.
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