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Clara and her friend Abigail adventuring on the Rio Dormilón
Life in Medellin is pretty nice, but in the spring time the smog tends to hang heavy in the valley, and you curse the lack of natural escapes. My biggest gripe about life in Medellin is the lack of green space for a city of its size. The pollution is something that is not often discussed when people talk of Colombia, and much of the country does not have this problem, but this is Medellin. It is built in a valley, and when the wind stops blowing in the spring, there is no moving the smog, and pico y placa (the rotating prohibitive driving scheme based on licence plate numbers aimed to reduce the number of cars on the road) makes only marginal difference to the air quality. The drowned town of Peñol, which lies submerged under the lake adjacent to the town of Guatapé, is a popular spot an hour and half or so down the road, but if you seek a bit more adventure, natural beauty, and less tourists, then the small town of San Luis and the river Dormilón, is place worth your time!
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