My uncle Mauricio took me into the countryside to the north of the city. About 20 minutes away from the city center, you get into the rural world. The hills are very green, you see many little peasant houses which are gorgeously well-kept, a sign of the legendary industriousness of the antioqueños. A finca is usually something that the middle class owns as a country retreat, though they can also be working farms. My uncle keeps cows on his, as well as coffee and a small garden.

In the morning as you go up into the hills.		Rising further up.
A man takes pride in building his own finca himself. This house is roughly based on the Republican style of architecture that was popular in Colombia in the 19th century.	This is a storehouse for firewood and water behind the main house.
	Looking away from the finca.
	A country town just outside of the city.	This is in the central plaza of the country town of San Lorenzo. The country towns are absolutely picturesque, exactly as one would expect them to be, with the central plan, the old architecture, and the classical Colombian peasant people.
The Ochoa brothers, famed for horsebreeding and other things, have their finca in the neighborhood.		Not visible in these pictures is the Ochoa brothers' full-size arena for bullfights.
Driving away from the finca.	One of two famous piedras, at the center-top of the picture. A meteorite, perhaps.	A view from the road, heading back to the city.