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Erica and Warren leave their boat in Cartagena for a six-day inland trip to Medellin and Guatape, Colombia.0:06 They navigate Medellin using the city’s 30-kilometer commuter rail line and the metro cable car system, which provides transit to hillside barrios like Comuna 13.4:31 Once a center for drug trafficking, Comuna 13 now features outdoor escalators and murals as part of a government-led urban renewal project.8:37 The pair also visits the Museum of Antiquia to view works by sculptor Fernando Botero.6:42 They travel by bus to the lakeside town of Guatape, known for its brightly colored colonial architecture and handcrafted facade depictions of local trades.10:08 The town was relocated in 1983 following the flooding of the original village for a reservoir.14:01 The trip concludes with a climb up the 720 stairs of the granite monolith located just outside Guatape.16:01

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