After a thrilling taxi ride through the less beautiful and not so safe districts of Bogotá, I stand in front of a university. The lady at the gate calls my contact Sandra and explains to me the way through the schoolyard looking area. Many young people in school uniforms stand around or play football, the …
Of long roads and steep slopes
A journey to the Colombian roots of “city coffee” of the german city of Trier It’s a hot Sunday, but we haven’t noticed much of the heat on the winding roads in our small, air-conditioned rental car. The 104 kilometre stretch from Medellín (pronounced Medejin), the provincial capital of Antioquia (one of the largest coffee …
The baker’s castle
When we want to take a picture, Juan Pablo proudly stands behind the counter of his bakery in Medellin, Colombia. “Like this?“ he asks posing and laughs. It’s not that easy to bring the passionate baker with his baked goods and the oriental-looking bakery to an expressive photo. When I look at the results later, …