Colombia Reports

Popular travel website wikitravel.org picked Colombia's second largest city Medellin as "Destination of the Month" for February.

On the website, Medellin is praised for its resurgence following the city's extremely violent period in the 1980s and 1990s. Pueblito Paisa, a mock-colonial settlement on a hill on the south-west of the city, and the city's main cathedral on the central Parque Bolivar are mentioned as highlights for tourists.

According to the mayor's office, the city's hotel industry reported a 12% increase in visitors in 2009 compared to the year before.

Medellin is Colombia's third-largest tourist destination after Bogota and Cartagena.

Previous Destinations of the Month include the Japanese city of Nara and the Danish capital Copenhagen.

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Comments (2)

Cata said:

	... The best ever!! Dont u think so??
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February 14, 2010
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Michelle said:

	... Awsome! Medellin is gorgeous, its amazing to think that 20 years ago it was the most violent city in the world and now its prospering!
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February 15, 2010
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