An up-close look at Medellín’s latest innovative solution to urban public transport – the public escalator in Comuna 13.
Text by Jeff Guerra.
Photos by Cristian Restrepo, www.enfodigital.net.
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Going Up!
New music filled with love from C15
Booming out of Medellin’s Comuna 13 is a fresh, summery new track from C15 entitled “Musica + Amor = Libertad.” Frontman Jeihhco Castaño, who is also the director of Elite Hip Hop, dropped this track last week with a very special message attached. Tired of the negative stereotypes surround the comuna, C15 stresses that the barrio has a positive side [...]
Comuna 13 – Between Hope And Death
Photos by Federico Rios. Text by Robin Finley. Like many cities in the developing world, Medellin is divided along economic lines separating extremes of rich and poor. The perception of progress in Colombia’s second city is similarly divided; triumphant headlines celebrate the recent strides in economic and social infrastructure, but challenges presented by drugs, gang violence, displaced persons, and narco-trafficking [...]
Revolution in Comuna 13
This weekend there was a peaceful, non-violent, revolution of art and hip hop up in Medellin’s west side Comuna 13. The event, “Revolucion sin muertos” or, revolution without death, took place on the anniversary of Operation Orion, October 16th. The event is to honor those who died in the military operation which took the lives of hundreds in the comuna. [...]
