Medellín is the second largest city in Colombia with a population of about 4 million people. It’s located in a deep valley with tall skyward buildings in the centre and tightly packed houses sprawling outwards from the center up the sides of the valley. The city sits at an elevation of 1500m. The city has undergone a massive transformation in recent years and it’s clear why it is such an attractive city for travelers to visit with it’s pleasant temperate climate (although it rained A LOT when we were there), great restaurants and lively bar scene, museums, walking tours and public artwork. Medellín is my favourite city in Colombia by a mile and there is just so much to do here. Getting there and away Medellín is located in the basin of a valley surrounded by mountains and difficult to get to over land, long bumping buses so I suggest flying into it if you’re coming up further north or south. From the Zona Cafetera or Bogota you can easily take a bus. It’s a 10 hour bus from Bogota and a 6 hour bus from he…