Re: Did something change about Colombia recently?
Posted: January 24th, 2024, 8:50 am
I should have known.. because Colombia had their 50 years of civil war and kidnapping and extortion is pretty rampant even today.publicduende wrote: ↑January 24th, 2024, 7:34 amColombia is generally not a safe country for foreigners, simply because it's unsafe even for locals, who know exactly where to go, what to avoid and how to behave.kangarunner wrote: Nahh, not at all. Colombia is a safe country as a whole. What's happening is the criminals are catching onto the foreigners coming for sex and they're setting traps. It's not the normal functioning, hard working local Colombian that does this. It's the criminals. Don't let the news and all this shit you hear dissuade you from visiting that great country. Medellin is a fun city with nice people.
Medellin might look charming, especially when strolling around the upmarket residential areas (all private estates with private security, by the way). The moment you venture up hill, where no tourist should go unaccompanied, something nasty might happen to you.
Like most South American countries where people have guns, Colombia is not safe, not for locals, not for Gringos. One needs to enjoy those places while exercising caution.
I guess I try elsewhere.