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Homeless people and drug users along the Medellin River wait for sugar water and bread handouts from a Christian church, Fundacion Ciudad Refugio, in Medellin, Colombia. There are about 3500 homeless and two city shelters that can house 800 people per day. Crack and heroin prices is far cheaper then in the U.S.

Homeless people and drug users along the Medellin River wait for sugar water and bread handouts from a Christian church, Fundacion Ciudad Refugio, in Medellin, Colombia. There are about 3500 homeless and two city shelters that can house 800 people per day. Crack and heroin prices is far cheaper then in the U.S.