{"id":121279,"date":"2023-11-19T22:19:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T22:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121279"},"modified":"2023-11-19T22:19:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T22:19:20","slug":"pretty-neighbourhood-youve-never-heard-of-named-one-of-worlds-coolest-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/pretty-neighbourhood-youve-never-heard-of-named-one-of-worlds-coolest-places\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretty neighbourhood you\u2019ve never heard of named one of world\u2019s coolest places"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Forget Brooklyn, New York or London’s Camden – there’s a neighbourhood thousands of miles away from both places that has been voted the ‘coolest in the world’.<\/p>\n

Laureles, in Medell\u00edn, Colombia, South America, topped a recent TimeOut poll beating competition from neighbourhoods in London, Paris, New York and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Medell\u00edn is the second-largest city in the country and boasts a population of over 2.5 million, with people from the city sometimes known as Paisas, meaning coffee growers.<\/p>\n

The Spanish heritage background of Paisas is said to mean the people speak softly and quickly, smile easily, and love music, poetry, soccer, bargaining in the markets, and parties.<\/p>\n

According to TimeOut Laureles is famous for a nightlife strip known as La 70 “where every bar and restaurant floor can turn into a dance floor with the right song”.<\/p>\n

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The area is also home to the local football and concert venue, Estadio Atanasio Girardot.<\/p>\n

The neighbourhood has a “laidback” reputation – despite the assumption that is is noisy and hectic due to the population size.<\/p>\n

The La 70 area boasts countless coffee shops, parks and yoga studios – creating a relaxing environment all around.<\/p>\n

Laureles still has a traditional Colombian neighbourhood feel, TimeOut reports, despite its growing popularity – while one minor change is that more residents speak English than before – due to its growth in popularity.<\/p>\n

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