Seven years ago Medellin was still under the influence of the drug lord, Pablo Escobar: dangerous, corrupt, uninhabitable. And now? Everything has changed, mostly thanks to the efforts of an enlightened mayor, a mathematician turned politician, who has transformed this city into one of the most progressive and pleasant in South America. Medellin – “the city of eternal spring”, nestled in a valley at an altitude of 1,500 metres - helps its needy by building metrocables, community centres, schools and libraries. And tourism has also flourished as a result.
