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I'm going to tell you a secret that few tourists know and that many locals guard like treasure. While you see people paying 400,000 pesos for a shirt at the San

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ShoppingLegal Contraband Shopping: The Designer Clothing Outlets Nobody Tells You About in El Poblado
I'm going to tell you a secret that few tourists know and that many locals guard like treasure. While you see people paying 400,000 pesos for a shirt at the San
ShoppingSleeping in a 1950s House: Boutique Hostels in Medellín's Working-Class Neighborhoods That Aren't El Poblado
Let's say what everyone thinks but few say out loud: El Poblado is a bubble. A comfortable bubble, with air conditioning, specialty coffee at $15,000 and roofto
ShoppingShopping at El Poblado's Workshops: The Artisan Circuit That Doesn't Sell at Tourist Fairs
While the galleries of El Poblado sell pieces with a 300% markup, there is a parallel circuit of artisans who work behind closed doors, in workshops that don't
FestivalsThe Parallel Flower Fair: Events Locals Prefer Over the 'Official Fair
If you are one of those who thinks the Flower Fair is only the Silleteros Parade at the Stadium or the nights of massive concerts at the Centro de Eventos, I ha
ShoppingThe flea market on La 70: antiques and lost objects that collectors don't want you to know about
If you're one of those who thinks that in Medellín everything old gets thrown away, let me tell you that you're very mistaken. Right on Avenida 70, between call
ShoppingThe Best Kept Secret of the Galerías: How to Shop in Medellín Without Paying the 'Gringo Tax
If you've walked through Galería San Alejo on a Saturday or through Centro de Medellín, it's surely happened to you: you ask the price of a Wayúu backpack or a