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5 DAYSMEDELLÍN, COLOMBIADATES IN DEVELOPMENT

A Locana hosted retreat

Play
the City.

Five days in Medellín for curious adults who want to experience a city differently—riding its systems, playing through its neighborhoods, finding adventure at the edge of the valley, and turning strangers into a group.

Part urban field trip. Part grown-up adventure. Part experiment in human connection.

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A founding cohort of 12–16 curious adults. No dates or payment required to join the interest list.

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01PLAY

02URBANISM

03ADVENTURE

READ A CITYMOVE THROUGH ITPLAY WITH WHAT IT COULD BECOME

01 / WHY MEDELLÍN

A city built to be read

The valley is part of the story.

Medellín is shaped by movement, reinvention, and dramatic geography. Its Metro and Metrocable do more than move people—they reveal how infrastructure, public life, and neighborhood identity meet.

We will not experience the city from behind a tour-bus window. We will walk it, ride it, play through it, meet people shaping it, and notice what most visitors pass by.

01

Play

Games, prompts, movement, and permission to become a beginner again.

02

Urbanism

Transit, public space, neighborhood identity, and the choices that shape belonging.

03

Adventure

Mountain edges, physical challenge, uncertainty, and stories you earn together.

What the days feel like

Enough structure to go deep. Enough room to be surprised.

MORNING

Neighborhood walks, transit expeditions, and conversations that give the city context.

AFTERNOON

Field labs, playful challenges, movement, and a choice of adventure intensity.

EVENING

Long tables, reflection, optional city life, and time for the group to become a group.

This is for you if…

  • You are curious about cities, people, design, or public life.
  • You want adventure without an extreme-endurance atmosphere.
  • You enjoy thoughtful conversation but do not want a conference.
  • You are willing to play, experiment, and occasionally feel like a beginner.
  • You want to meet interesting people without forced networking.

You will not just visit Medellín. You will learn to read a city differently—and return home with new people, new questions, and a more playful way of moving through the world.

02 / THE FIVE DAYS

A working itinerary

Every day changes the way you see the next one.

The final itinerary will be built with vetted Medellín partners. The arc is set; the most interesting details are still being found.

  1. 01

    ARRIVE / TUNE IN

    Meet your people.

    Settle in, take a playful neighborhood walk, map the group’s Travel DNA, and open the retreat over a long welcome dinner.

    Curiosity walk · Travel DNA reveal · Welcome table
  2. 02

    READ THE CITY

    Follow the systems.

    Experience the Metro, tram, Metrocable, and public spaces as social infrastructure—with a local urbanist helping us see what most visitors miss.

    Transit expedition · Urbanist conversation · Public-space field lab
  3. 03

    PLAY THE CITY

    Become a participant.

    Explore memory, art, neighborhood identity, and informal public life with community-based hosts—then turn the city into an evening game.

    Community-led experience · Creative play · Night challenge
  4. 04

    LEAVE THE GRID

    Find the city’s edge.

    Ride the Metrocable toward Parque Arví, choose your level of trail or cycling challenge, and let the group discover what it does under uncertainty.

    Metrocable · Guided adventure · Countryside table
  5. 05

    CARRY IT HOME

    Build what comes next.

    Turn five days of observation into a playful intervention, ritual, or idea that could create more connection wherever you live.

    Playable City studio · Closing ritual · Departures

03 / DESIGNED AROUND THE GROUP

Travel DNA is built into the retreat

Different travelers. One shared adventure.

Before arrival, every guest completes Travel DNA. The group results help shape teams, social rhythm, recovery time, choice, and adventure intensity—without turning anyone into a label.

  • Complementary small groups
  • Structured and spontaneous options
  • Social momentum with room to recharge
  • A post-retreat Group Travel Blueprint
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04 / THE SHAPE

The first Locana founding cohort

Small enough to connect. Varied enough to surprise you.

FORMAT5 days
4 nights
GROUP12–16
adults
BASEMedellín,
Colombia
STATUSDates being
shaped

Designed for curious travelers, urbanists, designers, community builders, founders, and people who want to experience a city differently.

Planned inclusion boutique lodging, programmed meals, local transportation, hosted experiences, Travel DNA, and group facilitation. Airfare will be separate.

Activity range the final details will identify walking demands, optional intensity levels, accessibility considerations, and what to pack so you can make an informed decision.

First access people on the interest list will receive the proposed dates, founding-cohort price, full itinerary, cancellation terms, and complete trip details before public release.

05 / GET THE DETAILS

Interested is enough for now

Put your name on the map.

Join the private interest list. You will be the first to receive dates, pricing, the full itinerary, and the invitation to reserve a place.

NO PAYMENTNO COMMITMENTJUST FIRST ACCESS