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Good info, thanks for sharing.Sounds like this was your first pension visa, my assumption based on your obtaining the health insurance offered to national/foreign travelers so do you plan on getting the Colombian EPS type health insurance or playing ... Read More

I hear you as I did the same back in 2010 on my first weeks/months long visits to Medellin.Curios as to why your considering leaving Ecuador, I think I understand why but would like your take on it.BTW my passion is road trips in my car, always ... Read More

A big welcome to my adopted city of Medellin where I have called home for almost 15 years.As for recommending a hotel or hostal yes there are many, so many have opened in the past 5-7 years that you can't keep up so..............all depends what ... Read More

$120. for a 1 year policy that is acceptable to Immigration and meets their requirements, jump on that.I recall 7 years ago I too when originally applying for my COL pension visa paid something like 3.000.000 pesos or roughly, at the current ... Read More

@coscia16 - there are simply no work-around's for importing a used vehicle, must be brand new then your faced with roughly 40% import taxes/tariffs if not more. The only exception is if the car is a vintage 35 plus year old classic.Yes cars keep ... Read More

Take any thoughts about importing a used car into Colombia, been there and done that, 10 years ago when I was pulling the trigger (Los Angeles, California to Medellin, COL) I would have loved to import my 3 cars, at least two of them, one was a 2014 ... Read More

Frankly you will be hard pressed to find your UUA church here in Medellin if not at all an impossible task.I have traveled everywhere in Colombia for 35 years, spoken to thousands of Colombians and tourists, walked/explored every city and pueblo and ... Read More

Yes given the correct circumstances and the OP objectives it could be the best and many times the only workable solution to "just walk away as if the marriage never happened", just depends on a variety of factors.Lets face it the marriage ceremony ... Read More

First forgive me as it's not my intent to hijack this great conversation but just had to add my perspective/experience/thoughts of life in Colombia as an expat (born and raised in Los Angeles, California) but first my hat's off to ChineduOpara on ... Read More

@ Grapucine - Frankly speaking you would have better chances of "selling ice cubes to Eskimos in Alaska" than being a "scientific animator" in Cali! Seriously have you been to Colombia yet? Let alone Cali? Do you have any idea whatsoever about the ... Read More

Probably will depend much on just how 'crazy' (eg vindictive, estrato level/social status, age, education, intelligence, children involved, family support, jealousy, addictions, etc.) of a Colombian lady friend she is. Read More

What are your concerns? Do you speak Spanish? How long is your work assignment at the school? Where is your housing? When do you plan to arrive? What are your expectations? What is your lifestyle? Likes/dislikes/pet peeves?Where are you from? Are ... Read More

Welcome roscoc to Medellin and I hail from Los Angeles, California (prayers to my LA family and friends experiencing the major fires in Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica) but after exploring everywhere in Colombia since 1990 have made Medellin my ... Read More

Just came across this news article, seems straightforward enough.This Thursday, just over a week before the end of 2024, the results of the last Invamer Poll poll of the year were known. The poll reveals that President Gustavo Petro's disapproval is ... Read More

These comments are all a bunch of noise, mine included so lets look at the respective approval ratings shall we.............PETRO sits at 26% - even my good Colombian paisa friend (a strata 2 left leaning Manrique/Medellin university educated ... Read More