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GENERAL INFORMATION 21 vacation. Even seasoned travelers get sick when eating off the street. Please be careful. Grocery Stores ...

22 GENERAL INFORMATION DOCUMENTS All foreign travelers must have a valid passport to enter Colombia. It's the traveler ...

GENERAL INFORMATION 23 Paraguay, Peru, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Sp ...

24 GENERAL INFORMATION Explore Travel Guides Colombia insists that ALL travelers research their own personal situation ...

GENERAL INFORMATION 25 counterfeit and returns it to you telling you he can't accept it. Two travelers have reported this scam d ...

26 GENERAL INFORMATION It's recommended travelers carry two separate ATM's or credit cards for their travels. Traveler ...

GENERAL INFORMATION 27 Hostels/Hotels A hostel bed can be found for 15,000 COP - 25,000 COP ($8.30 - $13.85, at the Mar. 2013 ex ...

28 GENERAL INFORMATION ALCOHOL Drinking is very popular in Colombia. Colombia is an extremely social country and drink ...

GENERAL INFORMATION 29 SERVICE On the average service is very slow in Colombia. Expect long waits in stores, restaurants and in ...

30 GENERAL INFORMATION Bogota, go to "citizen services", then "travel services", and then "health providers available ...

GENERAL INFORMATION 31 criminals pass themselves off as stable and charming people that can inspire confidence quickly. They onl ...

32 GENERAL INFORMATION Many foreigners have claimed to find ways to navigate the Avianca website to get the Colombian ...

GENERAL INFORMATION 33 Renting Cars Car rentals can be found in all major cities. Explore Travel Guides Colombia recommends that ...

34 GENERAL INFORMATION Mini-buses In mid-sized and big cities there are mini-buses that run a variety of routes. Desti ...

GENERAL INFORMATION 35 Bogotá has a city wide bus system called the Transmilenio. The Transmilenio takes time, effort and practi ...

36 GENERAL INFORMATION paperwork with you if you want to visit Tayrona. It would be a tragedy to miss Parque Tayrona f ...

GENERAL INFORMATION 37 INTERNET Internet cafes and WiFi can be found everywhere. Most hostels and hotels in Colombia have WiFi. ...

38 GENERAL INFORMATION When you dial from a cell phone to a land line you must use different codes. First dial 0 + 3 + ...

GENERAL INFORMATION 39 LEGAL By law, people are presumed innocent until convicted in Colombia. If you're arrested you have the r ...

40 GENERAL INFORMATION WORKING IN COLOMBIA Many foreigners fall in love with Colombia and want to move here. This is a ...