Medellín digs fountains, and hard. You could probably throw a penny into a fountain from another fountain in certain parts of the downtown area. I think it's because there are tax incentives to include public art in all new buildings, and since the city is in the middle of a massive construction boom, the effects became apparent rather rapidly.
Don't get me wrong, the law resulted in other forms of public art too, in fact there are some very inexpensive looking modern art sculptures in front of some buildings. I saw one that I at first mistook for in incomplete street lamp. But of the possible options for public art, fountains are well represented, and since the weather is permanently awesome here, they can stay on year round. This one even got pimped out with colored lights that only come on at night.
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you haven't described the weather. the burg is blazing hot now.
The temperature is perfect here, always in the 70s. It rains pretty frequently this time of year but usually only at night. Apparently it´s been worse than this season though, there have been some mudslides.
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