Comuna 8 and coffee tour

The tram, as well as a great part of the city's public transport, has been a benchmark and a source of pride for people in the region, as it is an example of resilience, development and, above all, aims to improve the quality of life for Medellin inhabitants and connect them. From San Antonio, we head towards the last station, where we jump on the cable car while we will enjoy the panoramic view of the historic city center

Once we get to the cable car, it will take us to the highest neighborhoods on the hillside, meanwhile we have a brief introduction and talk on the history of the city and the neighborhood as such, as tour guides we have the responsibility to reveal foreign people the side of the socio-economic and urban transformation the city has gone through, that way we seek to confront and get rid of the stigma “the most violent city in the world” and change it to one of the most innovative cities, which counts with one of the best public transportation systems, where its inhabitants, despite adversity, are resilient and happy, we get by.

Once immersed in the neighborhood, a social leader is going to collect us (car or motorbike) and will take us to a coffee farm where you learn the process of Colombian coffee (from the seed to the cup) and of course, we will have coffee tasting. The essence of a Colombian family is the love for its work and its people. We will walk through some streets of the neighborhood and get to talk with Norman and Edilma, an interesting and touching family, that comes from the countryside, settled in the neighborhood and now gets ahead thanks to coffee, the same one that is found in other countries and also in the best coffee shops in town.This is an opportunity to learn about the culture and daily life of an average citizen, get to discover the hidden details of this city and put into context the experiences of the neighborhood, its dynamics, social and urban projects.