Expats Corner

My Favorite Places around Medellin, Part Two: La Vuelta al Oriente

Medellin Herald September 11, 2015

Over the course of traveling around Medellin, Antioquia, and elsewhere in Colombia — off-and-on over a span of nearly 35 years, the last 13 as a permanent resident — I’ve chalked-up a list favorite places that also might appeal to similarly nature-oriented, “foodie-oriented” and

Volunteering

Worthy Cause in Antioquia: Fundacion Diocesana Compartir Uraba

Medellin Herald September 11, 2015

While Medellin has seen a huge reduction in the amount of gang violence that plagued the city during the Medellin Cartel era of more than 20 years ago, drug-trafficking and gang violence still continues to claim victims in Colombia and elsewhere — with the mostly rural Uraba region of northern Antioquia presenting an especially acute […]

General News

World Tourism Organization General Assembly Brings 158 Countries to Medellin

Medellin Herald September 11, 2015

The 21st general assembly of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) September 12-17 brings roughly 1,000 conferees representing some 158 countries to Medellin.  According to ProColombia – a government business-development agency – the WTO event is likely to spur even more tourism to Colombia generally and Medellin specifically. Such tourism to Colombia has grown by

Health & Insurance.

Medicine in Medellin: The National Health Care System (Part Two)

Medellin Herald September 11, 2015

Medical tourism is a growing business for metro Medellin thanks to an international reputation for high quality, high technology, friendly service and  competitive prices. But in contrast to this encouraging news for medical tourists – those mainly in the upper-end private sectors — most of the recent news stories about medical care in Medellin specifically […]

Ecotourism

4th Annual Medellin Bird Festival: October 11-16, 2017

Medellin Herald September 9, 2015

 Medellin-based Sociedad Antioqueña de Ornitología (SAO) announced July 28 that it will host its fourth annual Medellin Bird Festival on October 11-16, 2017, featuring guided birding walks around the city, expert lectures by Colombian and international ornithology researchers and birding excursions to world-famous sites such as Jardin (Antioquia) and Manizales

Expats Corner

My Favorite Places in and Around Medellin: Part One

Medellin Herald September 8, 2015

While I’ve been living in metro Medellin full-time for the past 13 years, I’ve been traveling here off-and-on for more than 30 years, mainly to visit family – especially during the year-end holidays. Over that time, I’ve gradually built up a list of favorite places in and around Medellin as well as in the surrounding […]

General News

ProColombia Unveils New Export Strategy; Medellin, Antioquia Leading

Medellin Herald September 8, 2015

ProColombia – the government export and investment promotion agency – announced September 2 the launch of a new business information service in order to boost Colombia’s exports of goods other than petroleum and minerals. The plunge in oil prices and the rise in the value of the U.S. dollar against the Colombian peso has taken […]

General News

Medellin Foreign Direct Investment Grows: ACI

Medellin Herald September 4, 2015

The Agencia de Cooperacion e Inversion de Medellin y el Area Metropolitana (ACI, Medellin’s investment promotion agency) announced September 3 during the “Medellin and its International Allies” conference that it has overseen US$26 million worth of cooperative investments in 126 programs under a 2012-2015 development plan. Those investments principally have focused upon

Health & Insurance.

Health Insurance for Foreigners in Medellin: The Basics (Part One)

Medellin Herald September 4, 2015

Foreigners in Medellin – whether they be visitors or permanent residents – have several choices (as well as restrictions) for several types of health insurance or alternatives. For example: Medellin-based insurance giant Sura provided Medellin Herald with the following brief overview of health insurance for foreigners in Colombia: “In Colombia, there are various

Culture

Medellin’s Expanded Museum of Modern Art Debuts

Medellin Herald September 2, 2015

The “Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellin” (MAMM) on September 2 officially inaugurated its new space – covering nearly 10,000 square meters over five floors (double the prior space) — and featuring new exhibits, a new theater, terraces and commercial spaces. While MAMM traces its roots back to 1978, where it started in the traditional Barrio […]