From an earlier issue of Medellin Living:
May 10, 2011 By Hannah
On clear nights, many Colombians enjoy hanging out in
the park before heading to a bar or club.
Parque Lleras is the heart of Medellin’s Zona Rosa in the upscale Poblado
neighborhood.
The safest and most obvious choice for nightlife in
Medellin is the area surrounding Parque Lleras.
Block after block is packed with bars, clubs and
restaurants and the streets and park itself are filled with partiers Thursday –
Saturday.
This is a playground for Medellin’s upper crust.
The young and beautiful, the wealthy and the hip. It
is definitely the place to see and be seen, and people-watching over a
maracuya-lulo mojito is a fine past-time before the urge to dance at one of the
many thumping discotecas overtakes you.
The best part about the Parque Lleras nightlife scene
is that is very safe. One can feel comfortable drinking in the park, roaming
the streets and bar-hopping ’til all hours of the night.
And the density of bars and clubs mean you can
probably find what you’re looking for — whether it’s 90′s American rock at Blue, electronica at
Betty House or Reggaeton-crossover mostly everywhere else.
Every December, Christmas lights are strung up in the
trees of Parque Lleras.
The downside to the Parque Lleras scene as I see it is
that it is this sterilized cookie-cutter image of Colombian nightlife and it
seems like a lot of the people are more concerned with looking like
they’re having fun than actually having fun.
In other words, the effort the Lleras crowd puts into
looking glamorous can be a little … boring.
The other drag is the cost — cocktails are expensive
and lots of clubs have covers.
With that said, Parque Lleras is your best bet for a
good time out on the town where you can feel safe wandering the tree-lined
streets filled with beautiful people.
There is no shortage of booze and music blasting.
Don’t forget to bring I.D. as many clubs require proof
of age (over 18).
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