Hello! I am Yuliana Rua, resident and local guide of commune 13 and I want to make you an invitation. If you are in Medellín or you plan to travel to this beautiful city, you cannot miss living this great experience in commune 13, a magical place full of history, art and a lot of Color, with resilient people who want to tell our entire story but also the transformation of this territory, through murals, we want you to know how we went from being the most dangerous commune in the world to being the most visited by travelers from all over the world, we want to show you why we became a global example, and why 24 military operations were carried out, including the largest at the national level in an urban area. And we will take you to tour the most emblematic places of our beautiful neighborhood, Go ahead and come live this great experience.
If you like it and are curious to come to municipality 13 for its history, you will love to immerse yourself in its transformation process, where through art (graffiti, break dance and freestyle) the young people of this municipality have found a way to express themselves and to say NO MORE VIOLENCE we want you to join us so that you fill yourself with this good energy that now surrounds us.
Our tour will start by telling you who our first inhabitants were, why it became a territory of pitched battles, what were the 24 operations that were carried out from 1998 to 2002 and we will talk about the bloodiest operation that the inhabitants have experienced, how how ORION.
We will also show you how a site that was previously the most feared in Medellín is now the place not to be missed. We will visit four specific and most emblematic places in the area. Being a street tour, we will enter its alleys and labyrinths where everyone has a different story and we will visualize the graffiti that have been a fundamental part of this transformation.
Recommendations:
1-arrive ten minutes early
2-bring biosecurity items (mask, alcohol, antibacterial gel)
3- go with all the attitude and disposition to live an unforgettable experience
We invite you to take your tour with us at the hands of RESISTENCE TOURS.
Estaré por fuera de la línea b del metro de San Javier
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
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