martes, 17 de mayo de 2011

Final Report:


For short Leidy is L, Nicolas is N and Edwin is E

L:  hello Nico!!!

N: who is this?

L: this is leidy!!

N: I did not recognize you

L: what are you doing?

N: I am watching TV,… why?

L: would you like to see photos of trip to Medellin.

N: I would love to see you at the coffee!!

L: Ok. I call to edwin

L: Hi Edwin…. Nico and me will meet to see the trip photos!

E: is ok, see you later in the coffee.

L y N : is ok!!


More later in the coffee

E: look at the pictures of Medellin!!!!!

N: If she is very beautiful….!! Medellin is the city's past present and future!!

L: Medellin is a city that has beautiful places and good clubs

E: The people are very warm and friendly always willing to help is an economic city to live in comparison with New York

N: We can see places like the Explora Park!

L: where you will damage the bicycle!!!!

E: is a place where you learn to interact with technology, science, animals in general with the environment

N: The Park has four workshop rooms. I liked most was Colombia geodiversity which shows the richness of the country and its mountains.
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L: The Botanical Gardens of Medellin is considered the heart of the city and represent the most beautiful orchids in all the world.

E: the good thing is that the entrance to the park is free the trouble is that the Nicolas’s dog was left outside

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N: the castle museum is located in the Poblado,  he has a medieval gothic style

E : your collections of paintings include Columbian and European artists, the Gothic style reminds me of Nicholas's favorite music

N: leidy what do you think of the aquarium.?

E: I don´t like!!

L : The aquarium is considered one of the best and largest in latinoamerica, has representative species of freshwater and saltwater, I really liked this place

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N: the ARVI Park is a nature reserve located in Santa Elena, most of the tropical forest is covered by him

E: the park is very cold but people choose to camp in its forests and streams. There are great diversity of fauna and flora..

L: ok this was all the trip.!!

N : It was a great adventure

E : if,!!!! I only had to get a girlfriend! J

L: what is the next trip?

N: we visit  mars or we go to the moon !! J

E: I'm ready to order the rocket to English teacher!! J

miércoles, 20 de abril de 2011

Castle Museum



In the city of Medellín, sectors of the poblado and Aguatala, is the Museo El Castillo, a truly amazing that despite having been built in the twentieth century, has the essence of the beautiful medieval castles in Europe.
Practical information
Address: carrera 64 B No 51-64
Hours: Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m

Jardin Botánico

The Botanical Gardens of Medellín and its enormous Orquideorama, are considered the heart of the city and represent the most beautiful orchids in all the world. The design of the Orquideorama was selected from a contest in which many nationally renown architects participated. The final result was a replica of the cells of a gigantic honeycomb. The garden was covered for year long exhibits and temporary exhibitions.  Besides being a beautiful location for meetings, recreational and social events, religious or academic, the beautiful internal gardens displayed here will always be know for the everlasting orchids, the emblem of Colombia.

Metro Cable

The Metrocable system, a part of the Metro of Medellín, at this time, consists of two lines; K-line and the J line and connects with the railway lines A and B. The Metrocable also serves like a nourishing source of the Metro. The Metrocable was built in order to improve the mobility of the inhabitants of the city from one part to another. These new lines maintain the standards of quality of the Metro of Medellín throughout air corridors that extend the reach of the whole metro system to otherwise difficult to reach mountaintop locations.

EXPLORA PARK

An enormous construction project created by the Mayorship of Medellín in early 2003, is a collection of buildings located in downtown, containing everything science, and was open to the public in 2007. This scientific institution offers the visitors a unique experience of intimate contact with the most advanced science and technology in the world. Everything from the universal cosmos, deep space, nature and our planet, the human body, biology, ecology, and hands on playful learning, are just a  few thing that can be experienced. This park is one of only a few in all of South America like it.

AQUARIUM

The largest and most beautiful aquarium in all of South America, designed to exhibit the enormous variety of marine and aquatic species of the country, is also located in the downtown district.  As many samples of fresh water as salt water, it displays over 400 species and more than 4,000 exotic fish.  Now, and in recent years, the aquarium constitutes one of main tourist attractions in the entire  city. The Aquarium of Medellín is located within the facilities of the Park Explora (above), a modern complex dedicated to teaching citizens and visitors about science, technology, nature, water, and many more inventions, phenomena and characteristics of our planet earth.

martes, 19 de abril de 2011

ARVI PARK

From the park visitor moves it Arví may also, for example, to all tourist attractions in the region of Santa Elena, and enjoy excellent alternative set of ecotourism, indigenous ancient treasures, welfare and culture.

lunes, 18 de abril de 2011

MEDELLIN

 Welcome to Medellin city in the past, present and future. we want to display digital images, the positive and the attractions, cultural, social, In the beautiful villa. We know that a picture is worth a thousand words, hence the idea of having a place to show us some sites in our beautiful city.

Guatapé and the Peñol

This beautiful place is located in the department of Antioquia, about 90 minutes from Medellin. The reservoir is one of the largest in South America. It is a great attraction for boating, water skiing, and sailing. The rock is known as The Peñon of Guatapé, or La Piedra del Peñol. It has 644 steps and the view from the top is absolutely amazing. At the base of the rock you will find restaurants and stores. This is a very popular tourist destination in Antioquia.

SALADO PARK

It is located 7 Kilometers via the palms, 15 minutes from the El Retiro downtown. This park is a great landscape that tourists can enjoy. It has booths, a train for children, goats, swimming pool, playground, lake, boats and water bikes. It offers visitors nature trails, sites for camping during the day, beautiful scenery, restaurants, places for food preparation, and is also used for meetings. It is a family meeting place for its recreational space.

ARVI PARK

A huge natural ecological park located northeast of Medellín, it covers four different territories;  Medellin, Envigado, Bello and Copacabana. It has 16,000 hectares, of which 1760 are beautifully preserved natural forests. It as 54 kilometers of trails for campers and hikers. One of the most amazing aspects of this park is its access system, which is made by the metro cable which has a design that is oriented to ecological tourism, and so far is one of the only in the world.