Colombian collaboration with Japanese experts on urban development has played a key role in the rebirth of Medellin, a poverty-stricken and drug-infested city that was considered the most dangerous in ...

Medellín, Colombia's beloved Feria de las Flores celebrates the city's natural beauty and bounty. Nestled in Colombia's abundant Aburrá Valley is the city of eternal spring: Medellín, a destination ...

Medellín is becoming a top food destination, featuring creative chefs and a burgeoning fine-dining scene. Chefs in Medellín are experimenting with traditional dishes, using fresh ideas and flavors.

A thriving creative and cultural scene earned Medellín a place on National Geographic’s Best of the World 2026, highlighting the city’s transformation and growing appeal with international visitors.

Medellín, once dubbed “the most dangerous city in the world,” has worked hard to shed that image connected to drugs, gang warfare and gun violence. The “City of Eternal Spring,” as the people of ...

“En casa del herrero, azadón de palo.” In the blacksmith’s house, a wooden hoe. This popular saying in Colombia (which mirrors sayings elsewhere like “the shoemaker’s child always goes barefoot”) ...

Medellín, Colombia’s second largest and the home to J Balvin, Maluma and Karol G, was recently ranked among the top 5 greatest cities globally, according to Time Out’s 2022 annual best cities in the ...

MEDELLÍN, Colombia — At the beginning of every school year, we were told to put pencil to paper and compose the dreaded “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” essay. Teachers had the moxie to turn vacation ...

Medellín’s gondola was the first of its kind to be integrated into a municipal transit system. Photo credit: Jorge Lascar via Flickr This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free ...

Medellín, Colombia — Three decades ago, this bustling metropolis was the world’s most dangerous city, an epicenter of assassinations, massacres and car bombs linked to the eponymous hometown cartel ...

Killings among neighborhood gangs in Medellín caused the number of homicides to jump in 2018. Hillside gangs quick to settle scores have been blamed for an increase in killings in the Colombian city ...

Medellin, Colombia second largest city, in 2017 contributed 13.9% to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) together with the surrounding Antioquia province. The city was estimated to have a ...