Colombia is mostly known at a market level for its flowers, which is weird if we take into account that everybody only knows Colombia either for its coffee or the netflix series “narcos”. There are multiple reasons why the flowers are so pretty in Colombia but I believe that the biggest one will be because it is located in the equator line. This means that there are not seasons, I know that means no snow and now leaves falling. Anyways, this tropical environment creates the perfect sediment for flowers to grow in. Also, since Colombia’s currency is relative cheap compared to the dollar, most of the market target places like this in order to obtain cheap and quality items.
In Colombia, as you may have heard of, there are multiple carnivals and festivals and one of the biggest is the Flower festival in Medellin. Personally I have never been in this festival but by the pictures you can tell how awesome it is.
This event happens every single August and every year its has been getting bigger. More people from all over the world hear about it and travel to experience it. This may be a problem when we take into account something I have not really talk in this blog, insecurity. Because of the difference in economic status find in every city, there are more thieves than expected found in crowded places. This mostly affect the tourists since they are not used to this kind of situations. On the other hand, when you live all your life in that environment you become more cautious and in theory this incident does not occur as often. It is a terrible issue and as I write more about it more unrealistic it seems but sadly it is the truth.
Of course I am not trying to dis-encourage anybody to travel to Colombia, I just think it is fair to point out all the good points as the bad points that this country has to offer. Talking back to the plants again, you may ask yourself: “why is this dude saying they are so cheap when roses and flowers are actually hella expensive”, well I honestly do not know. When I was back in Colombia, I could buy a dozen of roses for 2-5 dollars. From this article I read, it says that it is due to taxes and other fees. Anyways, this is a great festival that I hope I can go to one day and hopefully not worry about my personal stuff.