It seems that to state Medellín as “Model City of Development”, according with the IDB considerations, is difficult to accept for many. Moreover, Colombia has been chocked by some events that seem to defeat that optimistic vision of an improvement in security: young guns in the cities, paramilitary groups are back and the so call “limpieza social (social cleanses).
How is it possible then, that Medellín could be entitled as a “model of development” under these facts? How can we say that Colombia is doing better and getting rid off of its fame of paria country when it happens against the optimistic point of views of tourist agencies, local government and foreign investors?
Then, we have to see the meaning of the statement under a more realistic vision. Neither optimistic persons nor those who see everything as chaos, are completely wrong or completely wright. Let us take a more central point of view. (more…)
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