We took our time wandering around and enjoying the views.

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While the material on the ground looks like sand, it’s actually small pebbles that sort of massage your feet as you walk around. I loved the idea of reconnecting with the energy of the planet, and thought this little park was a lot of fun. Apparently on weekends it gets really full with families and groups who want to enjoy the park, and they even read poetry in the bamboo garden in the background, which is nicknamed “lover’s garden.”

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The park also features two water basins where you can rinse your feet off afterwords.

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If I am remembering correctly, our tour guide said these pools are meant for socializing, sort of like in ancient Roman times!

It was sort of like a spa, and we had a nice time wiggling our toes around in the jets.

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Next, our bus took us to “Pueblito Paisa,” a replica of what little towns looked like when Medellin was first colonized. The little town is located on the top of Nutibarra Hill, which offers beautiful views of the city.

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Unfortunately it was pretty hazy out so it was difficult to see too far, but this would have been absolutely amazing on a clear day!

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After that, our tour bus dropped us off at the Botero Plaza where we enjoyed taking a look at the famous statues from Botero, the famous Colombian artist. The plaza itself was beautiful!

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The statues from Botero were definitely interesting, as he had a unique perspective on the human body.

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We loved this one that reminded us of Jack!

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When we were done checking out the sculptures, we walked around an area known as “the hole” because there are shops and vendors for as far as the eye can see and it can be difficult to escape! I know the guys felt like we were stuck in a hole as all us ladies checked out the shops.

I also really enjoyed checking out the street vendors selling fruit! There were so many different kinds that I had never seen before.


Next we enjoyed a quick lunch of grilled chicken, salad, and rice, before moving list to data on to our next activity of the day: a cable car ride up the mountain!

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The metro in Medellin runs North to South through the city, but a lot of the poorer population lives East to West up the mountains. The government of Medellin recently built public cable cars to transport these people up the mountains, so they wouldn’t have to climb tons of stairs (taking up to two hours) to get home. Medellin even won an innovation award for this recently, and we could see why. This free public transportation was awesome!