Día 35

Prado and Jardín Botanico Día 35 | 4 de octubre In my final official day of exploring Medellín, I ended up where I began 32 days ago, the place I’ve frequented the most since being here in Medellín, Zona Norte. But before arriving at Jardín Botanico, I meandered through the barrio of Prado, just north…

Día 34

Campos de Paz and Biblioteca Pública Piloto Día 34 | 3 de octubre Today I ended my day in the barrio of Suramericana visiting one of the two original Pilot Public Libraries in the world sponsored by UNESCO. But before reaching the near west side barrio of Suramericana I checked out Felipe Uribe de Bedout’s,…

Día 33

Colegio Héctor Abad Gómez Día 33 | 2 de Octubre This afternoon I ventured to the near-eastside barrio of  Las Palmas to visit Colegio Héctor Abad Gómez. The Colegio is one of the newest to be built in the city, being completed only 6 months prior in March. Along with the School came improvements to the surrounding…

Día 32

viaje a la barrio de Santo Domingo Savio, 2 Día 32 | 1 de Octubre Today I returned to the barrio of Santo Domingo Savio to visit the new Colegio designed by Carlos Pardo (within Institución Educativa Antonio Derka). Since my first visit to the barrio I’ve come to understand that the Santo Domingo Savio barrio…