In a ranking that collected the opinions of 20,000 people from around the world, Medellin, the vibrant capital of Antioquia, stood out, surpassed only by Edinburgh and Chicago. What drove “Medellin”, as Colombians affectionately call it, to rank so high on this list? Multiple factors contributed, but the most important of them was the deep sense of pride and belonging of residents, along with the entrepreneurial and resilient spirit of a city that has left behind a dark history of violence and drug trafficking to emerge as the most innovative metropolis in Latin America.