More Photo Essays: Medellin: Fragile Future for the Miracle City: 35_20150224medellin1301

The surrounding neighbourhood of Moravia. Since 2012, the city of Medellin began an innovative project in the neighbourhood of Moravia to transform the city’s main garbage dump into a sustainable garden. However to implement the project, the city relocated about 14,000 families. Some families moved into high-rise public housing in the community, but others were moved to a remote area of the city, about an hour from their jobs and former neighbourhood.

The surrounding neighbourhood of Moravia. Since 2012, the city of Medellin began an innovative project in the neighbourhood of Moravia to transform the city’s main garbage dump into a sustainable garden. However to implement the project, the city relocated about 14,000 families. Some families moved into high-rise public housing in the community, but others were moved to a remote area of the city, about an hour from their jobs and former neighbourhood.