I've heard travel to CO from USA is blocked until September. Any news on this and may this change anytime soon?
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| 🌍 Region | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Colombia |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌤 16°C 60°F + 💦 Damp (84%) = feels 17°C 63°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 85 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😐 63 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Claro Colombia |
| 💸 10,000 COP in USD | USD 2.30 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | COP 1,000,000 = USD 230 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 310,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $5,806 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Falabella |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Hainan |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | China Southern Airlines |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | €597 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | €311 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | €530 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | €151 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | €92 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | €84 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | €489 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | €23 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (126 listings) | €616 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | €20 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | €1 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | €0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | €1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | €1 |
I've heard travel to CO from USA is blocked until September. Any news on this and may this change anytime soon?
"Colombia: All international operations are suspended until 31 August. Meanwhile, domestic services might open in the next few weeks" simpleflying.com/when-latin-america-open-to-air-travel/
HI All!
Considering Bogota for a while but recent reporting indicates quite a few robbery related deaths and the fact that US State Dept personnel and their families are not allowed to use inter- or intra-city bus transportation, with flights mandatory between Colombian cities. Anyone have any insight as to the current reality vs such reporting?
I know they often don’t match but since our nomadlist.com rates Bogota safety as “bad”, I would greatly appreciate anyone providing a current or recent boots on the ground status report as to this effect.
Jack
I spent three weeks in Bogotá this last April walking through the city and I didn’t suffer any kind of robbery, nor I met someone who suffered one. This said, there are some places where you need to be cautious at night (La Candelaria). Keep your belongings in sight at all times and don´t move in empty areas. Talk with the local people, they will advise you wisely. The best place to stay is Chapinero Alto.
Not sure what you want to hear. The data on the internet almost unanimously agrees Bogota is unsafe for travel.
Why not go to Medellin instead?
Thanks and great info!
Will look into Medellin a bit.
Jack
I don’t think Medellin is that much safer than Bogota to be honest. Pickpocketing, robberies, and scopolamine attacks all happen frequently in Medellin too (http://latinamericacurrentevents.com/medellin-colombia-two-tourists-drugged-with-scopolamine-one-dead/39810/)
Personally speaking from my experience with Bogota, if you stick to the areas around Zona T and Parque 93 for the majority of your stay, you will be just fine. This area of Bogota is quite modern and has pretty much everything you could ask for (apartments, co-working, gyms, supermarkets, cafes (Colombian coffee is so good and cheap), good restaurants, cool bars, and all kinds of shops). I really liked Bogota a lot and didn’t experience any trouble during my 2 month stay. All the things above combined with the low cost of living, I thought the city was a bit of a hidden gem. Just my two cents.
Same best practices and tips apply in Bogota as they do in every Latin American city.
Hello everyone,
I will come to live in Colombia for one year.
What is the best solution with the Visa?
I thought to have a Visa for tourists for 3 months and renewal the visa for 6 months. Is that hard to renewal a tourist Visa in Colombia?
Thank you for your help.
Best,
Julien
@julien1 You need a PIP it mean admission and permanence permit Colombia Migration will seal your passport date of admission and authorized days of stay that will be for 90 days extendable, until completing 180 calendar days in total 6 months.
Hi there,
I’m considering a month or two in Medellin and wondered what the co-working space options are like. I want something more than a cafe, so happy to pay the going rate. I spent a couple of months at Hubud in Bali earlier this year and loved it, but realise that I’ve set the bar pretty high.
Has anyone used Epicenter? I read somewhere it is pretty busy. Any other options?
Suggestions much appreciated.
I’ve used NODO (nodo.space), it suited my needs just fine. Internet was fast enough for video calls without fail, and the people were very friendly.
I realize this is way after the question was asked, but in case anyone is searching for coworking spaces now…
I’ve tried Epicenter and it’s fine, but felt a little too sterile for my liking.
Have just discovered a newish one that I love, http://www.siembracoworking.com/, which is on Calle 10 in Poblado, so it couldn’t be more central (depends where you live though, of course…)
Anyway, super friendly staff, free coffee and they put on lots of cool events like language exchanges, pub quizzes etc. Very reasonably priced as well.
I just got to Medellin, and I’ve been going to Epicentro this week. I really like it. I’ve used several coworking spaces in the U.S., and it’s pretty comparable. You get a hot desk that you can safely leave your things at all day. The people there are friendly too (although I didn’t speak to others much as my Spanish is limited).
From what I can tell 9010 doesn’t exist (or at least their website is not live anymore).
I’m moving out of Poblado this weekend and over to Laureles, where there aren’t as many coworking spaces. Will be checking out this place: http://www.ondasmedellin.com/coworking/
You need to find a place close to where you are living. My place has decent internet and there is a outdoor cafe and museum 3 blocks away that I have been hanging out in. Planning on trying here this week http://coworking.laneros.com/
A friend of mine writes for Medellin Living and he reviewed this place: http://www.medellinliving.com/9010-coworking-space/. I worked from home while I was in Medellin, so haven’t personally experienced it. Good luck!
Atom house is another. I worked out of my company office when I lived in Medellin so I was only there for a meetup, but people seem to like it. It will not compare to what you experienced in Bali.
We purchased an apartment in Medellin and are looking to ship some stuff from our storage unit there. Value of the stuff varies from Vitamix to iMacs…
Wondering if any of you can suggest the best shippers to work with. We’re not in a hurry to get it but want to make sure it arrives in one piece.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Dangerous
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold all year round
❌ Very damp now
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not family friendly
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