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[JjBee62]

Yesterday I flew into Bogota for the first time in two years. Exited plane and after a short line for the immigration desks, upon scanning my passport the official asked if I had filled out the immigration form online (system notified that I hadn't) which I did not know about. Previously, on the airplane we were given a paper form to fill out but now you must do it online. The immigration official sent me to the side of the hall where there were tablets ready to fill out the form. After filling out the standard questions and nearly done, I accidentally pressed a 'back' button and had to start all over again! Once completed, went back to the line, which had now grown long! What hassel for not knowing a simple thing. When settled in to my hotel room, I searched the emails containing flight information from Avianca and also the web-check in email, and never was there a notice about the migration check-in, which is required to enter Colombia. You must also do the check-in when leaving Colombia. The new system does work well, in that you can do the check-in the day of the flight before even arriving to the airport, but it would have been nice to have been notified of this. You can find the Mig-Check at: https://apps.migracioncolombia.gov.c...reregistro.jsf.

I'm surprised the airline didn't check before you boarded. It's been in place since early last year, although the actual form has changed a few times. It is an improvement over the paper form.

[Huacho]

Huh. I flew in on COPA and they notified me about the requirements for both Colombia and Panamá. I already knew about them, though, because I always check the entry requirements of any country I plan to go to. And not on a hooker board either. IATA (International Association of Travel Agents), the country's immigration website, and my home country's embassy info.

I never did any check in when leaving the country. This was two weeks ago.

[Frogg]

Yesterday I flew into Bogota for the first time in two years. Exited plane and after a short line for the immigration desks, upon scanning my passport the official asked if I had filled out the immigration form online (system notified that I hadn't) which I did not know about. Previously, on the airplane we were given a paper form to fill out but now you must do it online. The immigration official sent me to the side of the hall where there were tablets ready to fill out the form. After filling out the standard questions and nearly done, I accidentally pressed a 'back' button and had to start all over again! Once completed, went back to the line, which had now grown long! What hassel for not knowing a simple thing. When settled in to my hotel room, I searched the emails containing flight information from Avianca and also the web-check in email, and never was there a notice about the migration check-in, which is required to enter Colombia. You must also do the check-in when leaving Colombia. The new system does work well, in that you can do the check-in the day of the flight before even arriving to the airport, but it would have been nice to have been notified of this. You can find the Mig-Check at: https://apps.migracioncolombia.gov.c...reregistro.jsf.

[Zeos1]

Resident Ivand Duque announced from Paris, where he held talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macrand, that as of November 16, his government has mandated the vaccine certificate for all persons attending public or private events. The obligatory certificate issued by the Ministry of Health and known as MiVacuna will also be required to enter bars, gastrobars, discotheques, casinos, cinemas, dance clubs, billiard halls and churches, to name a few listed in the new decree.

The decision to extend the mandate to the entire country comes after Bogot reopened to 100% crowd capacity, including its sports stadiums, movie theatres and cultural institutions. Health Minister Fernando Ruz conditioned entry to public and private establishments upon presentation of MiVacuna. "Currently the entire adult population has access to vaccines, so there is no reason why not to get vaccinated," stated Ruz. On Sunday, the government began vaccinating children between the ages of 3 and 11.

According to the latest data from the Ministry, 47,490. 157 doses have been administered and 21.4 million persons have completed their vaccination scheme. In Bogot, 80% of the eligible population have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, equivalent to 4,923.961 individuals. Colombia is averaging 1,200 new cases per day, and daily deaths are below 50. Wednesday marked the first day since April 2020 without a confirmed death from the virus. Despite the encouraging news, however, Ruz warned that the fourth wave of new infections has been "deferred" given the vaccination roll-out and obligatory wearing of face masks until, at least, the end of this year.

PS.. I quoted this from a colombian english language newsource, but in my copy and paste I lost the source information. I will try to find which on line periodical I found this in..

[Combo]

USA Citizens and Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) who are eligible to travel but are not fully vaccinated will need to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test one (1) day before their flight's departure. You. S citizens and LPRs who are fully vaccinated will need to present airlines with proof of vaccination and of a negative COVID-19 test three (3) days before their flight.

Non citizens require proof of vaccination and negative test. Citizens who are vaccinated, it's unchanged, just have to show your vaccination card and a negative test within 3 days. Unvaccinated citizens have to get tested within 1 day.

Does anyone know -- do you show them the actual physical vaccination card? Or is it the registration of the card (which I think you can do with the CDC)? Easiest would be a picture of the card on your phone.

[JjBee62]

And the new rules are? Thanks, no more testing to come back I hope!

USA Citizens and Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) who are eligible to travel but are not fully vaccinated will need to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test one (1) day before their flight's departure. You. S citizens and LPRs who are fully vaccinated will need to present airlines with proof of vaccination and of a negative COVID-19 test three (3) days before their flight.

Non citizens require proof of vaccination and negative test. Citizens who are vaccinated, it's unchanged, just have to show your vaccination card and a negative test within 3 days. Unvaccinated citizens have to get tested within 1 day.

[RacShack]

New entry rules to return to USA go into effect 12:01 Monday 8th. Plan accordingly.

And the new rules are? Thanks, no more testing to come back I hope!

[Golfinho]

New entry rules to return to USA go into effect 12:01 Monday 8th. Plan accordingly.

[JjBee62]

I've been to BOG and Cartagena, but not Medellin. 7 days is a non-starter for three cities. 10 days can work for 3 days each.

Remember that Bogota can hit you with altitude sickness, so hitting the ground running can be an issue. Some people have it, other don't.

If you like doing touristy stuff, I don't think 10 days are enough. Cartagena is a great historic city, and from what I've read Medellin is also worth exploring. BOG has its moments too, but I'd say in 1-1. 5 days you can see all major sights.

My opinion is that 2 cities is the max for 10 days. You lose at least half a day when changing cities. Just doing 2 cities in 10 days, you've wasted 15% of your trip in the travel process.

For most I wouldn't even recommend Bogota for their first trip. It has advantages, but it can be intimidating.

[Xpartan]

People wiser than me.

I am in the early stages of planning a visit and want to get some thoughts from you experts. RT flight to Bogota from my home base in the US Northeast are very inexpensive for February. Right now, I am also planning to visit Cartagena and Medellin.

I have about 7-10 days for the total length. How many days in each city? And is there a suggested order?

Spanks in advance.

P.S. I will read each city's forum before I do any granular planning, but if you have local guides for hire to suggest, that would be great.

I've been to BOG and Cartagena, but not Medellin. 7 days is a non-starter for three cities. 10 days can work for 3 days each.

Remember that Bogota can hit you with altitude sickness, so hitting the ground running can be an issue. Some people have it, other don't.

If you like doing touristy stuff, I don't think 10 days are enough. Cartagena is a great historic city, and from what I've read Medellin is also worth exploring. BOG has its moments too, but I'd say in 1-1. 5 days you can see all major sights.

[Spanky28]

Thanks for the input. Right now, I'm seeing $240 RT on either Avianca or American to Bogota out of JFK. Just waiting to pull the trigger!

Spanky,

Find a cheap flight to Fort Lauderdale or to Miami. There is a train connecting these two airports. I just checked and there are nonstops from Lauderdale to Medellin for $150 on Spirit and $200 on Jetblue. (I would probably opt for Jetblue because Spirit sucks). Also, I see spirit has a nonstop from Newark to Lauderdale for $40.

A lot of times you have to separate the Florida and Colombia flights. Separating the flights usually saves me a few hundred bucks.

The main thing is just getting to Colombia. Flights within the country are usually really cheap even last minute.

As for the cities, if you want the prettiest women, go to Medellin. If you want the most women, go to Bogota. If you want weather and the beach, then you head to Cartagena. I would not go to Cartagena for women, and I love the city. It is too expensive for what is there.

[DoomBringer321]

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[Elvis 2008]

People wiser than me.

I am in the early stages of planning a visit and want to get some thoughts from you experts. RT flight to Bogota from my home base in the US Northeast are very inexpensive for February. Right now, I am also planning to visit Cartagena and Medellin.

I have about 7-10 days for the total length. How many days in each city? And is there a suggested order?

Spanks in advance.

P.S. I will read each city's forum before I do any granular planning, but if you have local guides for hire to suggest, that would be great.

Spanky,

Find a cheap flight to Fort Lauderdale or to Miami. There is a train connecting these two airports. I just checked and there are nonstops from Lauderdale to Medellin for $150 on Spirit and $200 on Jetblue. (I would probably opt for Jetblue because Spirit sucks). Also, I see spirit has a nonstop from Newark to Lauderdale for $40.

A lot of times you have to separate the Florida and Colombia flights. Separating the flights usually saves me a few hundred bucks.

The main thing is just getting to Colombia. Flights within the country are usually really cheap even last minute.

As for the cities, if you want the prettiest women, go to Medellin. If you want the most women, go to Bogota. If you want weather and the beach, then you head to Cartagena. I would not go to Cartagena for women, and I love the city. It is too expensive for what is there.

[Spanky28]

People wiser than me.

I am in the early stages of planning a visit and want to get some thoughts from you experts. RT flight to Bogota from my home base in the US Northeast are very inexpensive for February. Right now, I am also planning to visit Cartagena and Medellin.

I have about 7-10 days for the total length. How many days in each city? And is there a suggested order?

Spanks in advance.

P.S. I will read each city's forum before I do any granular planning, but if you have local guides for hire to suggest, that would be great.

[The Cane]

Shrimp is the same as catfish, a bottom feeder. Might as well have a slice of ham with that shrimp. I just searched too. It seems the answers are all over the place.

And I love both of them too. Catfish (farm raised) and shrimp. And I will never give up pork ribs either! When I was in Dubai, I was at a hotel that had a BLT sandwich on the menu. I ordered it to see what I would get. It was a beef, lettuce, and tomato sandwich. It was good too.