Photos from our annual trip to Sonsón, Antioquia, Colombia, to distribute Christmas gifts to the children and elderly families. As always a very emotional time.
25 minutes to the east of Medellin, lies Fizebad Hacienda, a country club on a farm dating back to 1825. In this place, where social events like marriages are frequently held, visitors find a museum of Antioquenidad, a museum of pre-Columbian art and a library of Antioquian authors.
Turbo is a port town in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is located on the coast of Gulf of Urabá, 340 km. north of Medellín. This port city is the capital of the Urabá region of Antioquia, Colombia. The place where Turbo is today was known as Pisisí, but by 1741 people were already talking about Turbo. By a decree on May 11, 1839, the central government spent one thousand pesos for a military service barracks in Turbo. In 1840 the republican president assigned one thousand fanegas (Spanish Bushel equal to 8.81 acres) of uncultivated lands for the new population. It was established as a municipality in 1847