Medellin Malls

If you walk in the center of Medellin, Colombia, you will see many people who live in the streets, others who go searching in trash bags, and yet others who just go around begging.
The contrast is pretty big if you enter one of the fancy malls in Medellin. Especially in Poblado, which is the richest and fanciest area.
Entering one of these malls, is like entering Paris or New York. Everything is clean, modern and fancy. It's all glass, metal and fountains. Here you will find brand stores such as Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, Zara etc.

This just made me realize two things. Firat. To maintain a shop with something of value in Medellin, you need to put it inside a secure system, like a mall. Just having it in the street would make the risk of robbery just too big. Second. There is money in Colombia. It's just not distributed.