I must have heard that Medellin was the city of “Eternal Spring” about a hundred times before coming here. That is a load of crapola if I ever heard one. It’s been driving me nuts. In eternal spring weather I don’t normally sweat after slow walking for twenty minutes.
So here I am exploring. Finally figured out how to walk from my hotel all the way to the second Laureles park area. Listen, it’s the little things that make me happy at this stage in my life. I figured out how to get from point A to point B and I’m patting myself on the back while absolutely loving the big beautiful trees that made the walk tolerable. No Uber, got some exercise, pat on the back.
Then I find myself thinking, “Why do they still call it the City of Eternal Spring?” This doesn’t make sense to me. It was freaking 79 degrees. I’m sorry but to me Spring weather lands between mid-50s and 70 degrees. That’s the sweet spot for me.
What do I do when I get back to the hotel? I go searching for information online on the history of why Medellin was labeled as the city of eternal spring.
Here is what I found. Medellin’s high elevation and surrounding mountains used to keep cool spring-like temperatures all year round. But it has changed so much that the city decided to plant trees all around to decrease the heat. The project is called “Corredores Verdes” (Green corridors) and it began back in 2016 to help counter urbanization and the million and one motorcycles polluting the city. I won’t bore you with the rest but worth looking into for more interesting and useless knowledge, I guess.
People still throw that term around like it actually means something in 2026. Gimme a break. That can’t be a selling point anymore. Maybe in places like El Retiro you still have spring-like weather but spoiler alert, not in the city of Medellin. It may not be as hot as Barranquilla but there is no denying climate change has impacted the city.
BTW I promise I do have positive things to write about Medellin. Just needed to get that off my chest.
Have you traveled somewhere and wondered if you are the only one asking the nagging questions in your head?
You know the ones nobody else is calling bullshit on.
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