Vacation rentals in Envigado

Our tour guides have lived there for their entire life. They are the best at this. Come to see the transformation of the community from the perspective of a local. Thanks to street art we have been able to show the best of our neighborhood to citizens from all over the world, be one of them. What we will do: -We will start this adventure in San Javier flying in a cable car to see comuna 13 like a bird! -We will be in Independencia # 1 for a while talking about how the hip hop culture has helped to change this place -We will go to Independencia # 2 (the last stop) to see more graffitis and learn about their meanings -You will be able to practice your skills as a graffiti artist, we will provide all you need! Other things to note Recommendations -Wear comfortable shoes -Bring water with you -Do not leave the group -Ask a lot we want to answer everything! -Leaving a phone number in an international format to communicate with you will be very useful.

First we need to take the bus to go to the neightborhood called 20 de Julio, then we will go up the mountain called Independencia 1, wich one is the neightborhood with more graffitis in all Medellin, and we will be explainig you the history behind a lot of graffitis. Then we'll go inside my Grandmother's home to try an expecial and typical mango ice cream with salt and lemon wich one is including in the tour, and inside my Grandmother's home I will explain you everything about the painful past of la Comuna 13, and our personal histories like locals of la Comuna 13 as well. Then we will take the escalators that leads to the top of the mountain, and I will show you an amazing viewpoint to see all Medellin City. Then we'll go to Independencia 2 to see more about the second part of the history, explaining about the biggest mass grave in a Neighborhood in all the world, Present and Transformation of the Comuna 13 as well. After we will go back to my Grandmother's home, And then we will go back to San Javier station. Other things to note 1) The tour only last 2 hours and 30 minutes. 2) You can go with your camera and cellphone. 3) The Comuna 13 is really safe.

We will find and meet at the main exit to San Javier metro station, and next we will board a bus which will take us towards Barrio el Salado, where we will are the meets cemetery in all of Latin America. After this we will see the UVA, unit of unique artists, a very enjoyable sight. From here we will walk to a view where one of the most famous photographs of Medellin during the armed conflict era, the photograph is evidence of how violent this era was. (???review) /// We will then walk to the location where the most infamous picture of the city during the era of the armed conflicts was taken, you will likely recognize this photo. // Photos of the families who were injured during this war show the resilience of our people to survive in this place during this time. (??) You can enjoy a typical drink here called Guarapo. Next, we will walk past barrio 20th of July, the barrio of independence, where we will explain the meaning of the graffiti art and culture, and how it is telling the true stories of the transformation of the comuna as we go up the mountain. Passion fruit ice cream You already know about the mechanical escalators, unique in the country, which will take us to a corridor that connected these violent communities. Where you will see the most graffiti art not long had no tourists at all. Enjoy a good Colombian coffee and we will finish at our meeting point Other things to note Remember to bring water, hat or cap, apply sunscreen, and comfortable shoes and miles of smiles.

We will pick you up at your place. You will paragliding over the city of Medellin and you will be able to witness the majesty of the city from above. You will fly with a certified instructor who will show you the best landscape and will leave you jaw-dropping. It will be a 15 minutes flight. Take part of this amazing experience. This experience requieres to walk up some stairs to get to the takeoff zone. We have to landing spots and depending on the weather conditions you can land either on the same place you takeoff from or in the city. In case you land in the city your driver will drive down and meet you in a place that we have already agreed. Other things to note The experience depends on climate conditions. We have an international flight insurance. If you want us to take photos or videos it has an extra cost of 14 usd. (40.000 pesos)

We will get up early to go to the local market, where we will introduce you to all of our favorite fruits, we will show you how to eat them, talk about their benefits and share some recipes with you. We will greet and shop amongst fruit and vegetable vendors. Be prepare to try all kind of amazing and exotic fruits such as pitaya, corozo, feijoa and borojo, among many others! We will finish right before lunch not before giving you one of Colombian´s typical sweets.