This morning I was digging through YouTube videos about Medellín's urban transformation for my Intercultural Workshop, and stumbled back across this inspiring gem from BBC's Fast Track program, "Remarkable Renewal Brings Visitors to Medellín": http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/fast_track/8850289.stm
In case I forgot to post it before, this is one video everyone must watch. I admit, its historical coverage of the violence and disorder that have plagued the City of Eternal Spring is still shallow at best. But the report captures the city's modern tone of ambition for development just right.
Finally and fortunately, though, I happened across another video during my dig that I think is even better. The mini documentary "Sustaining the Medellín Miracle," a production of the Washington Post, provides an excellent but still concise elaboration of the above points, but in greater structural, economic, and social detail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAmLwfoUxjc&feature=fvw
As a point of cultural controversy, I especially suggest reading the viewers' comments below the video on its YouTube page.
¡Mirelos ahorita!
Have fun pondering...
SE
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