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 General recommendations and of safety
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| - In Colombia it is necessary to be cautious so the rates of criminality and kidnappings have diminished in the last years but they continue being
discharges.
- On having moved away from the tourist and urban areas, the danger increases considerably and is necessary to avoid, principally, Choco, Putumayo and the East of the Andes. We recommended to inform about the places that we are going to visit, to be kept always alert, to travel only by day for the principal routes and in numerous groups. - It is necessary to have care with the thefts and the pickpockets. It is not also a good idea to take a taxi immediately after extracting money of a cash dispenser, since they have given themselves numerous cases. - Though the drugs are very secondhand and circulate all over the country, neither buy them nor go with it, since very punished this one his possession, even the own sellers can blackmail him. - You must not accept cigars, food or strangers' drink provided that between the criminals there is habitual the use of the "burundanga", an insipid and odourless drug that provokes loss of memory that can last from hours to days and of that the delinquents take advantage to steal or to violate the victims, being informed about numerous cases.
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 Money and purchases
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| - The official currency is the Colombian peso, but the use of cards is very widespread and there are many cashiers to be able to extract money. They can change money into the foreign exchange offices and the
banks.
- Do not accept coins of 1.000 pesos since there are false many in traffic and in many trades they do not accept them. - In the restaurants and the most important hotels generally one is in the habit of leaving a gratuity of 10 % of the quantity of the invoice.
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 Health
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| - Specific vaccines are not needed to enter Colombia. For any trip it is important to take a small first aid kit that contains analgesics, disinfectants, antidiarreicos as well as the habitual medication that is
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 Weather
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| - The climate in the country is tropical and warm, in the oriental plains and humid in the zone of the pacific one though it can change depending on the altitude especially in the zone western
center.
- In Colombia there are two stations, the summer (station dries) and I hibernate (humid station) that different a bit according to the regions. Also there are many variations of temperature depending on the altitude of the zone where we are. - The best moment to travel to Colombia is the dry station that is given in December to March and of July and August. In these months there center the majority of the Colombian festivals.
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 Transport
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| - The tourists who travel in plane will have to pay a tax of exit and an airport rate which different quantity from time to time.
- Colombia tells in these moments with an air very well constructed chain that they travel to the principal cities of the country, being this most rapid and sure way of moving for the country. - If you wants to rent a car to move for the city bear in mind that you needed an international driver's licence. Important international companies will offer you this service (Avis, Hertz, Budget and National). - In big and medium cities there exists a varied service of buses, which work with flat tariffs. - If you wants to move in taxi you must insist in that the taximeter should be in use, if the taxi driver does not do it it is necessary to negotiate the tariff before initiating the trip. The taxi drivers can add a supplement in the trips to the airport or if they should move away from the city. - To travel to San Andrés's islands and Decision can choose for the trasbordadores that go out from Cartagena or Barranquilla. They are economic trips and last approximately 3 days approximately.
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