Medellin is Innovative City of the Year: City of the Year Contest 2013

The Metrocable cable railway in Santo Domingo neighbourhood in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia. In 2013 Medellin was chosen by popular vote through the internet as the “Innovative City of the Year” during the City of the Year contest, organized by The Wall Street Journal and Citigroup. The distinction was basically made for its modern transportation system, its public library, escalators built in a shantytown and schools that have allowed the integration of society.

The metro arriving at a station in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia.