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> there was a part of the city that was kind of fenced off for security purposes. that’s where all the hotels were I've been to Medellín several times, and sta
by yosito 3y ago
> there was a part of the city that was kind of fenced off for security purposes. that’s where all the hotels were
I've been to Medellín several times, and stayed in some of the nicest and most popular hotels, as well as in various local neighborhoods. I never saw a fenced off part of the city.
- codethief 3y ago+1 No idea what GP is talking about. I lived in Medellín for a while and never saw a single gun.
- yosito 3y agoI saw a couple guns. Even had a friend of mine get robbed at gun point in broad daylight.
- codethief 3y agoI mean, yeah, guns definitely exist (though I happened to never see any) but this is still not the same as > guns were everywhere ;)
- kmlx 3y agowhen i was there guns were everywhere. guards at fancy houses with big guns, checkpoints near my hotel, police with guns on the street, etc coming from the UK where even the police doesn't have guns, it was weird, but expected. regarding the "fenced off" hotel area, not sure what was happening, but it was known to the locals that that was the "safe tourist area". maybe it was a temporary thing? maybe some foreign/local politicians was staying/visiting? no idea. but there were checkpoints all around the hotel area.
- codethief 3y ago> maybe it was a temporary thing? Yeah, must have been. What area were you staying in?