https://malokal.com/en Discover must-see events, local guides and secret spots in Colombia. en Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:21:16 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:21:16 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/ Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/sabaneta/a/the-textile-secret-of-sabaneta-workshops-that-still-weave If you walk through the streets of Sabaneta today, the first things you see are shopping malls, new housing complexes, and a bike path that looks like it's from Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:36:44 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/sabaneta/a/the-textile-secret-of-sabaneta-workshops-that-still-weave Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/sabaneta/a/sabaneta-in-3-blocks-the-center-nobody-explores If there's one thing Sabaneta has that no other municipality in the metropolitan area has, it's that its true downtown fits in three blocks. I'm not talking abo Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:35:08 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/sabaneta/a/sabaneta-in-3-blocks-the-center-nobody-explores Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/manrique-neighborhood-the-last-frontier-of-barter-in-medellin-where-modern-muleteers-exchange-coffee-for On the northeastern slope of Medellín, where the noise of buses mixes with the smell of freshly roasted coffee and the sound of bicycles going down the 45, ther Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:32:50 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/manrique-neighborhood-the-last-frontier-of-barter-in-medellin-where-modern-muleteers-exchange-coffee-for Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/bogota/fontibon/a/market-breakfasts-3-historic-stalls-in-fontibon If you walk through the Plaza de Fontibón before sunrise, the smell of stew, toasted corn, and hot chocolate clings to your clothes. La Galería de Fontibón is n Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:31:52 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/bogota/fontibon/a/market-breakfasts-3-historic-stalls-in-fontibon Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/bogota/fontibon/a/fontibon-trusted-bike-shops-and-mechanics If you live in Fontibón and get around by bike, you know it's not a luxury but a necessity. This neighborhood, which connects western Bogotá with El Dorado Airp Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:33:05 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/bogota/fontibon/a/fontibon-trusted-bike-shops-and-mechanics Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/bogota/a/la-ruta-de-las-casas-de-la-memoria-en-el-barrio-san-cristobal-historias-de-resistencia-desde-las-faldas-del-paramo To understand San Cristóbal you have to climb. Climb up Carrera 10ª, past Avenida Primero de Mayo, until the pavement turns into stairs and the city noise mixes Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:31:36 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/bogota/a/la-ruta-de-las-casas-de-la-memoria-en-el-barrio-san-cristobal-historias-de-resistencia-desde-las-faldas-del-paramo Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/belen-the-craft-workshops-that-survive-time In the streets of Belén, amidst the noise of motorcycles and the smell of freshly brewed coffee, there is a hum that few tourists hear: the sound of a band saw Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:35:29 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/belen-the-craft-workshops-that-survive-time Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/belen-the-hidden-murals-that-tell-the-neighborhoods-story Belén is not your typical graffiti destination in Medellín. While Comuna 13 grabs headlines with its escalators and massive tours, here in Belén street art has Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:33:55 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/belen-the-hidden-murals-that-tell-the-neighborhoods-story Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/belen-the-secret-of-the-patio-houses-and-their-urban-gardens If you walk through Belén, the most populous neighborhood in Medellín, you'll quickly notice something: here, the city's noise stays on the main avenues. You go Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:32:35 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/belen-the-secret-of-the-patio-houses-and-their-urban-gardens Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/the-belen-you-dont-see-the-community-gardens-that-feed-its-neighbors Belén is known for its Parque de la 70, its churches, and its steep streets. But amidst the noise of cars and the smell of buñuelos, there is a green pulse that Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:30:55 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/the-belen-you-dont-see-the-community-gardens-that-feed-its-neighbors Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/sabaneta/a/sabaneta-escalators-the-luxury-of-the-hill If you arrive at the Sabaneta station of the Medellín Metro and see people going into a narrow alley between shops, don't be confused: it's not a line for the b Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:32:50 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/sabaneta/a/sabaneta-escalators-the-luxury-of-the-hill Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/museo-de-la-memoria-en-el-barrio-belen-la-ruta-oculta-de-grafitis-que-narra-la-resistencia-femenina-en-medellin If you walk through the streets of Belén, one of the most traditional neighborhoods in Medellín, you will likely come across a contrast that will leave you thin Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:31:16 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/museo-de-la-memoria-en-el-barrio-belen-la-ruta-oculta-de-grafitis-que-narra-la-resistencia-femenina-en-medellin Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/bogota/fontibon/a/hidden-fontibon-murals-and-graffiti-in-the-working-class-neighborhood If you think Bogotá is just La Candelaria and Chapinero, you've never walked through Fontibón. This working-class neighborhood, west of the city, hides a secret Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:34:34 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/bogota/fontibon/a/hidden-fontibon-murals-and-graffiti-in-the-working-class-neighborhood Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/bogota/a/neighborhoods-of-clay-and-adobe-the-last-artisan-pottery-workshops-in-southern-bogota Before Bogotá was an eight-million-person metropolis, before asphalt covered the slopes of the eastern hills, clay was the raw material of daily life. The Muisc Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:33:26 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/bogota/a/neighborhoods-of-clay-and-adobe-the-last-artisan-pottery-workshops-in-southern-bogota Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/guayabal/a/sunday-football-at-the-cancha-de-la-esmeralda If you live in Guayabal or have passed by Avenida 33 on a Sunday morning, you've surely heard the noise: the referee's whistle, shouts of goals, laughter, scold Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:33:48 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/guayabal/a/sunday-football-at-the-cancha-de-la-esmeralda Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/guayabal/a/guayabal-the-motorcycle-workshops-that-hide-art-factories If you walk along Avenida 33 in Guayabal, between the 30th street bridge and Carrera 48, the first thing that hits you isn't a color or a shape. It's a smell: h Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:31:54 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/guayabal/a/guayabal-the-motorcycle-workshops-that-hide-art-factories Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/belen-la-mota-the-block-of-colorful-houses If you are looking for a different plan in Medellín, away from the noise of parties and the usual tourist routes, there is a block in the Belén neighborhood tha Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:33:11 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/belen-la-mota-the-block-of-colorful-houses Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/repair-shops-the-soul-of-belen If you walk through Belén, especially along the streets that descend from Avenida 80 towards Quebrada La Picacha, you will hear a constant noise: the metallic c Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:31:40 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/repair-shops-the-soul-of-belen Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/belen-the-neighborhood-of-the-electric-staircases If there is a place in Medellín that breaks the postcard and skyscraper image, it is Belén. But not the Belén of shopping malls or the Sports Unit: I am talking Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:32:24 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/belen/a/belen-the-neighborhood-of-the-electric-staircases Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/sleeping-in-a-library-medellins-book-lodgings-where-silence-is-the-luxury Medellín has an accommodation scene that goes beyond party hostels and luxury hotels. In recent years, spaces have emerged that combine rest with a passion for Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:30:52 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/sleeping-in-a-library-medellins-book-lodgings-where-silence-is-the-luxury Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-secret-of-green-roofs-accommodations-in-medellin-with-rooftop-gardens-and-urban-orchards Medellín has always been a city of contrasts. But in recent years, something is changing in the skyline: it's no longer just the skyscrapers of El Poblado or th Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:33:15 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-secret-of-green-roofs-accommodations-in-medellin-with-rooftop-gardens-and-urban-orchards Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/accommodations-with-a-workshop-soul-where-to-sleep-in-medellins-former-garment-factories If you walk through downtown Medellín, especially through the Boston, La Candelaria neighborhoods or the San Diego area, you can still see exposed brick facades Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:31:46 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/accommodations-with-a-workshop-soul-where-to-sleep-in-medellins-former-garment-factories Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/glamping-in-valle-de-san-nicolas-accommodation-under-the-stars-20-minutes-from-medellin If you are reading this, you are probably already tired of the noise of El Poblado or the lines in Provenza. And honestly, I don't blame you. Sometimes you need Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:32:35 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/glamping-in-valle-de-san-nicolas-accommodation-under-the-stars-20-minutes-from-medellin Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-hostel-code-in-downtown-accommodation-that-connects-you-with-the-true-pulse-of-medellin If you're reading this, you've probably already heard that downtown Medellín is "dangerous" or "chaotic." And yes, it's true that it has its own rhythm: street Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:57 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-hostel-code-in-downtown-accommodation-that-connects-you-with-the-true-pulse-of-medellin Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/san-javier-guesthouses-accommodation-with-history-on-the-hillsides-of-medellin San Javier was not always the neighborhood that tourists who venture beyond the Aburrá Valley know today. To understand the guesthouses that now dot its hillsid Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:33:21 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/san-javier-guesthouses-accommodation-with-history-on-the-hillsides-of-medellin Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-night-of-paseos-a-la-loma-traditional-paisa-courtship-rituals-that-survive-in-downtown-neighborhoods If you see a young couple walking up a steep street in Medellín, she with a bouquet of wildflowers and him carrying a bag with a pan de bono, you are witnessing Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:32:07 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-night-of-paseos-a-la-loma-traditional-paisa-courtship-rituals-that-survive-in-downtown-neighborhoods Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-archive-of-memory-the-graffiti-artists-of-comuna-13-and-the-mural-as-an-unofficial-historical-document The first time a tourist arrives at Comuna 13, what they see are colors. Escalators, huge graffiti, people dancing to rap, a viewpoint overlooking all of Medell Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:32:43 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-archive-of-memory-the-graffiti-artists-of-comuna-13-and-the-mural-as-an-unofficial-historical-document Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/craft-beer-with-a-saints-signature-how-ex-combatants-rewrite-the-legend-of-the-mafia-culture-in-el Saying "Medellín" and having a foreigner's first thought be Pablo Escobar is already a tiresome cliché, but the reality is that the city carries that stigma. Ho Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:31:27 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/craft-beer-with-a-saints-signature-how-ex-combatants-rewrite-the-legend-of-the-mafia-culture-in-el Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-dance-of-silences-the-invisible-impact-of-afro-culture-in-medellins-neighborhoods-beyond-salsa When most people think of Medellín, they imagine salsa, reggaeton, and the silhouette of Comuna 13. But there is a deeper, older rhythm that pulses through the Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:33:07 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-dance-of-silences-the-invisible-impact-of-afro-culture-in-medellins-neighborhoods-beyond-salsa Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-murals-you-dont-see-graffiti-as-the-secret-archive-of-paisa-culture-in-medellin-and-how-to-decipher-them In Medellín, graffiti is not just paint on a wall. It is a secret archive that tells the story of a city that went from being the most violent in the world to a Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:31:42 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-murals-you-dont-see-graffiti-as-the-secret-archive-of-paisa-culture-in-medellin-and-how-to-decipher-them Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/el-secreto-de-las-bibliotecas-comunales-como-los-libros-silenciosos-de-la-comuna-13-reescribieron-la-cultura-de When you hear "Comuna 13", the first thing that comes to most people's minds are bullets, helicopters, and horror stories from the 80s and 90s. And it's true: t Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:32:51 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/el-secreto-de-las-bibliotecas-comunales-como-los-libros-silenciosos-de-la-comuna-13-reescribieron-la-cultura-de Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/aranjuez/a/the-tejo-court-where-the-neighborhoods-future-is-discussed On 89A Street, at the corner with 42nd Avenue, in the Aranjuez neighborhood of Medellín, the smell of gunpowder and mud doesn't announce a protest, but a game o Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:31:37 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/aranjuez/a/the-tejo-court-where-the-neighborhoods-future-is-discussed Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/aranjuez/a/aranjuez-by-bike-routes-you-wont-find-in-guides If you think that to ride a bike in Medellín you have to climb Cerro Nutibara or go down Avenida Oriental, you are missing one of the city's best-kept secrets: Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:32:33 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/aranjuez/a/aranjuez-by-bike-routes-you-wont-find-in-guides Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/conquistadores/a/conquistadores-the-mechanic-shop-that-is-a-church Don Álvaro, a 68-year-old neighbor who lives on 45th Street, told me he came to the workshop looking for a brake adjustment for his Renault 4. "I walked in smel Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:30:57 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/conquistadores/a/conquistadores-the-mechanic-shop-that-is-a-church Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-artists-neighborhood-how-medellins-bronx-reinvented-itself-with-galleries-and-murals-in-manrique When people hear "Medellín's Bronx," the first thing that comes to mind is gangs, gunfire, and dangerous streets. But in Manrique, that nickname has become outd Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:33:34 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-artists-neighborhood-how-medellins-bronx-reinvented-itself-with-galleries-and-murals-in-manrique Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-neighborhood-that-never-sleeps-the-hidden-nightlife-of-los-colores-in-downtown-medellin If you arrived in Medellín and the only thing recommended to you was the Zona Rosa in El Poblado, they are selling you the city in an airport package. Here, whe Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:32:04 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-neighborhood-that-never-sleeps-the-hidden-nightlife-of-los-colores-in-downtown-medellin Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-other-medellin-alternative-nightlife-in-the-outskirts-robledo-and-belen If you're tired of the lines in Provenza, paying 40,000 pesos for a cocktail in El Poblado, or listening to reggaeton at full volume in Laureles, I have news fo Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:33:40 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-other-medellin-alternative-nightlife-in-the-outskirts-robledo-and-belen Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/neighborhoods-that-breathe-design-the-route-of-artisan-workshops-in-manrique-and-buenos-aires If you walk through the hillsides of Manrique or the steep streets of Buenos Aires, you'll come across something that doesn't appear in traditional tourist guid Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:31:45 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/neighborhoods-that-breathe-design-the-route-of-artisan-workshops-in-manrique-and-buenos-aires Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-best-kept-secret-of-medellins-neighborhoods-the-memory-houses-of-comuna-13 If you arrive at Comuna 13 today, the first thing you see are escalators climbing between colorful houses, huge murals by urban artists, and dozens of tourists Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:32:26 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-best-kept-secret-of-medellins-neighborhoods-the-memory-houses-of-comuna-13 Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-map-of-medellins-public-libraries-sanctuaries-of-silence-and-knowledge-amidst-urban-chaos Medellín is a city that never stops. The roar of engines on Avenida Oriental, the hustle of street vendors downtown, the music spilling out of every shop in Pro Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:31:19 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-map-of-medellins-public-libraries-sanctuaries-of-silence-and-knowledge-amidst-urban-chaos Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-seven-type-arepa-route-a-travelers-guide-to-artisanal-areperas-in-medellin In Medellín, the arepa is not just a side dish. It is a dish that tells stories of neighborhoods, of grandmothers who knead dough from four in the morning, and Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:33:24 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-seven-type-arepa-route-a-travelers-guide-to-artisanal-areperas-in-medellin Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-false-facade-restaurant-circuit-businesses-that-hide-another-identity In Medellín, a city that never stops reinventing itself, there is a type of restaurant that doesn't advertise with bright signs or social media ads. They are pl Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:31:48 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-false-facade-restaurant-circuit-businesses-that-hide-another-identity Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-hidden-vegan-route-restaurants-in-medellin-that-surprise-even-carnivores Ten years ago, saying you were vegan in Medellín was almost a strange confession. They looked at you as if you had landed from another planet. "So you only eat Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:33:27 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-hidden-vegan-route-restaurants-in-medellin-that-surprise-even-carnivores Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/mountain-refuges-in-medellin-secret-accommodations-in-the-heights Medellín has a strange relationship with its hills. While tourists crowd Parque Lleras or Pueblito Paisa, locals know the real magic begins when you climb the p Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:32:28 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/mountain-refuges-in-medellin-secret-accommodations-in-the-heights Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-secret-farmers-markets-of-medellin-where-chefs-shop Medellín is experiencing a gastronomic boom that goes beyond the trendy restaurants in Provenza or El Poblado. Local chefs, those who fill their plates with ing Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:31:03 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-secret-farmers-markets-of-medellin-where-chefs-shop Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-hidden-codes-of-medellins-traditional-bakeries-more-than-just-pandequesos If you arrive in Medellín and someone asks you "have you had breakfast yet?", it's not just politeness. Here, breakfast is almost a religious act. Traditional b Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:33:24 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-hidden-codes-of-medellins-traditional-bakeries-more-than-just-pandequesos Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/full-moon-rituals-in-medellin-esoteric-events-only-the-initiated-know A few years ago, if you said you were going to a full moon ritual in Medellín, people would look at you strangely. Today, in July 2026, esoteric events have bec Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:31:32 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/full-moon-rituals-in-medellin-esoteric-events-only-the-initiated-know Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-dying-paisa-dialect-words-youll-only-hear-in-traditional-markets If you've been in Medellín for more than a week, you've surely learned that "parcero" means friend and that "chévere" means cool. But the Paisa slang you see on Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:33:36 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-dying-paisa-dialect-words-youll-only-hear-in-traditional-markets Equipo Editorial Malokal https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-invisible-graffiti-artists-of-medellin-urban-art-beyond-comuna-13 If you're looking for graffiti in Medellín, the first thing you'll be recommended is Comuna 13. And yes, the escalators, the giant colorful murals, and the tour Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:31:31 GMT https://malokal.com/en/colombia/medellin/a/the-invisible-graffiti-artists-of-medellin-urban-art-beyond-comuna-13 Equipo Editorial Malokal