• Medellin - Up until the early 2000s, the city faced challenges regarding Pablo Escobar’s successor. However, from 2002 onwards, Medellín began to transform, investing significantly in infrastructure and public education. Today, the “City of Eternal Spring” is recognized as one of the most innovative cities globally. A crucial element in this transformation has been community-based initiatives aimed at alleviating poverty in the city’s most impoverished neighborhoods.
• Centro Cultural Moravia - A remarkable example of urban transformation is the Moravia district, which was once Medellín’s municipal landfill, featuring an open-air trash mountain surrounded by a vast shantytown where residents lived in dire poverty.

Numerous local community-driven projects have turned Moravia into a model urban center. Discover the history, development, and key aspects of Moravia and its social processes through the experiences of three generations of community leaders.

• Medellin - Witness the extraordinary transformation of this area, known for receiving major national migratory waves, where the community itself constructed the territory’s infrastructure through self-management and community organization, primarily led by inspiring women.

Directly support a community-based project in Moravia and assist them in achieving their aspirations for a better life.

• Complimentary 350 ml water bottle
• Exclusive meeting with local Moravia community leaders
• Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off with Private Transportation option
• Included travel insurance and taxes for peace of mind
• Personalized experience with a private expert bilingual guide

• Gratuities
• Services not mentioned in the programm
• Guidance in German, French, Italian, Portuguese language is on request

The open garbage dump was operating from 1977 to 1984 and the people living around the trash used everything they found in the garbage and became experts in recycling, built their homes with the material and made anything possible to get an income out of the trash. Due to Colombia’s armed conflict more and more refugees arrived in Moravia, located right next to the city center. Moravia is known for its strong community spirit and the positive attitude of its people. Plenty of local community-run projects have transformed Moravia into a model urban centre, with the mound of trash turned into a garden-covered hillside.

On this tour meet personally local leaders of Moravia that provide you with unique insider information about the barrio, its people, and history. Explore the area guided by locals and experience first-hand the impressive transformation of the sector, meet and interact with the locals, and listen to their unique stories of the recent history.

• Comfortable shoes and sunscreen are highly recommended

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.