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La Sierra Medellin Barrio Tour. 54 reviews. #99 of 726 Tours & Activities in Medellin. City ToursSightseeing Tours. Open now. 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Write a review. See all photos. About. Sustainable and responsible community tourism.
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Apr 26, 2021 · The La Sierra Tour takes about four hours and involves quite a bit of uphill walking – 577 steps, to be exact – to the green hills above the barrio. Wear walking shoes and bring water, sunscreen, and rain gear. The current price is $90,000 COP (about $24 US).
- ‘Giving The City Back to The People’
- A Transformed Neighborhood
- The Scenery
- The Social Scene
Only two years ago, getting a tour through La Sierra would have been unthinkable. Without a public transit system connecting the rest of the city to La Sierra, the neighborhood effectively had one entrance in, and one exit out. The isolation and inaccessibility of the zone made it easy for criminal gangs to control the neighborhood, and violent cri...
Comuna 8 and its communities like La Sierra were founded through a process known as “invasion” in the late 1970s, when a nationwide recession caused poor farmers to pack their bags and head to cities like Medellin in search of a better life. In an “invasion,” migrants looking to settle in the city will purchase small parcels of public land on the m...
From the top of La Sierra, the city is an open expanse, filled with the hues of urban flora, sheet metal rooftops, and orange brick buildings. The wind blows cooler up there, and white-tipped buzzards circle the neighborhood, riding its thermal waves. The steep and skinny roads of the Sierra twist and turn, and it’s excruciatingly exciting to watch...
There’s a theme that runs through the neighborhood: La Sierra es otro cuento. La Sierra is a different story. Residents of the neighborhood embody that idea, that through their dedication the community will not fall prey to the vicious cycle of violence that many others have suffered ad infinitum. The people we met on the tour were warm and kind, o...
- Atticus Ballesteros
Nov 28, 2017 · A tour of the La Sierra neighborhood in Medellín is a new tour being offered by two partners. All facets of this new tour were derived from six months of extensive research and visits to the La Sierra neighborhood multiple times per week. There’s no shortage of tours here in Medellín.
La Sierra Medellin Barrio Tour (Medellín) - Qué SABER antes de ir (ACTUALIZADO 2024) - Tripadvisor. La Sierra Medellin Barrio Tour, Medellín: Consulta 54 opiniones, artículos, y 49 fotos de La Sierra Medellin Barrio Tour, clasificada en Tripadvisor en el N.°237 de 237 atracciones en Medellín.
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- Carrera 51 A # 46-08 Poblado Estacion Metro
La Sierra Medellin Barrio Tour. 54 reviews. #99 of 723 Tours & Activities in Medellin. City ToursSightseeing Tours. Closed now. 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Write a review. See all photos. About. Sustainable and responsible community tourism.
Sustainable and responsible community tourism. A unique and cultural experience exploring the history and transformation of La Sierra barrio high above the hillside mountains of Medellin, completely off the beaten path. Medellin, Colombia. Contact.
