Medellin Reports

[JustTK]

The reality is that after more than 50 police murders of civilians over the recent weeks of protests, the govt has finally realised that no one gives a shlt about covid here. People would rather take their chances w a virus that only kills compromised and old people, than have their businesses ruined or starve to death.

Colombians want to get on with their lives, fuck the conservative over-cautious lockdowns. Yes, cases are higher than ever, and old and sick people should be cuatious. But the rest do not need to suffer.

Unfortunately things have been very un-predictable in Colombia, and a lot of things kind of defy logic in a sense. Such as the protests that started a month ago wrecking havoc all over the place, and a few days ago there were protesters protesting the protesters in Bogota all wearing white, begging for the blockades and violence to stop. I hope all of this protest madness is over. I think most Colombians are very fatigued about it and it will subside until the politicians come up with another ill timed idea.

However, the elephant in the room is COVID. Right now the infections are the highest they have ever been, yet everything is being opened back up full steam ahead. Doesn't make sense to me that there not instigating any more weekend lockdowns like they did before and the ICU's are still very full.

Regardless, with Medellin being wide open with no weekend lockdowns, at least for the time being, now's the time to come and enjoy. Probably the best place to be for mongering right now on the planet, way better than Mexico, however I don't know about Brazil. And you can forget Asia, the place is toast.

Sorry you cancelled your trip.

[JjBee62]

Ditto! $170 for two tests in Mexico, yesterday. Typical Colombia, just a flick of the switch. Tonight we have curfew! Today we don't need PCR! Yesterday we will have rain!

I must have the magic touch. Last November they cancelled the PCR test requirement right before my trip. Now it looks like I'll avoid it again.

[Member #2001]

Ditto! $170 for two tests in Mexico, yesterday. Typical Colombia, just a flick of the switch. Tonight we have curfew! Today we don't need PCR! Yesterday we will have rain!

What? Thats alot of money. What tests did you take? Mine only cost me something like 260 pesos. For me it was walking distance and no lines?

[Surfer500]

Zona Rosa and the neighboring Bulevar Botero are open after dark. In fact, believe it or not, there are overnight guests on the upper floors at Bulevar Botero. Walking across Botero Plaza after dark is dodgy. Alternatives I can recommend are the short time places around Yakuza. Yakuza is in the same building as the Hotel Deseos for example. There are a few others nearby. They are more or less comparable to Zona Rosa.

Zona Rosa does have overnight rooms but only for Colombians. They are not licensed to have foreigners staying overnight there, only short time. I know this because I tried to rent a room for overnight and they told me about their license restrictions.

[Sailor9001]

I am stuck in Miami for 2 weeks on a business trip.

Have a free week and will be flying in to Medellin on Saturday for 5 days.

This is my first time there and I do not speak Spanish.

Read about 20 pages of reports so I feel I am familiar with a scene.

Will go to El Centro during the daytime and hangout in Park Lleras in the evening.

If anyone on the ground can show me the ropes. Dinner / drinks on me.

Any advise / suggestions will be appreciated!

[Knowledge]

Zona Rosa and the neighboring Bulevar Botero are open after dark. In fact, believe it or not, there are overnight guests on the upper floors at Bulevar Botero. Walking across Botero Plaza after dark is dodgy. Alternatives I can recommend are the short time places around Yakuza. Yakuza is in the same building as the Hotel Deseos for example. There are a few others nearby. They are more or less comparable to Zona Rosa.

Yesterday evening around 8. 30 I left Occidental heading for either Avenida de grill or cornejos. I spotted cops in Botero and decided to loiter around the edge to see the type of girls available at that time and a decent looking girl approached. The deal was made and she asked which hotel I wanted to go to but the problem was I don't know any around by cornejos and I was not going to go to Zona Rosa at that time.

She said she knew somewhere and then we starting heading towards Occidental and it felt real sketchy and I always prefer to take the girl to my own hotel of choice. In the end I made a deal with her to come back my place, I took a chance as I do not like taking centro randoms to my apartment but it was actually a very session and today she is bringing a friend.

So can anyone recommend decent clean rooms by cornejos not too far off the main drag. What about that place right next door to cornejos which actually leads into the club itself?

[SlapShot10]

LOL. Shit, I just got my Covid test done today.

Ditto! $170 for two tests in Mexico, yesterday. Typical Colombia, just a flick of the switch. Tonight we have curfew! Today we don't need PCR! Yesterday we will have rain!

[JaredMark333]

Hmmm my flight is on the 7th and my $100 Covid test is on the 5th. Now I'm not sure what to do. Do I cancel test and hope for the best or do it anyways just in case and not risk a non refundable $400 ticket.

Thanks brother. Why is this stuff not clear. I did a search and as far as I can tell the resolution is supposed to start tomorrow. No more PCR and no more of that Corona App.

El ministro de Salud, Fernando Ruiz, anunci que este jueves 3 de junio saldr la Resolucin 777 de 2021 Tambien se confirm que se eliminar la prueba PCR negativa para el ingreso a Colombia y se reiteraron las mnimas medidas de bioseguridad que hay que cumplir en esta reactivacin:

- Uso obligatorio del tapabocas de manera permanente.
- Lavado de manos frecuente.
- Mecanismos de ventilacin abierta o artificial para los espacios cerrados.
- Protocolo de limpieza y desinfeccin de todas las zonas e infraestructuras.
- Manejo de residuos.

Ruiz revel que Colombia no pedir ms el requisito de la prueba PCR a viajeros, tanto colombianos y extranjeros, que ingresen al pas. Tambin se eliminar CoronApp.

https://colombia.as.com/colombia/202...30_564304.html

https://www.portafolio.co/economia/f...de-2021-552586

[JohnnyO]

Yesterday evening around 8. 30 I left Occidental heading for either Avenida de grill or cornejos. I spotted cops in Botero and decided to loiter around the edge to see the type of girls available at that time and a decent looking girl approached. The deal was made and she asked which hotel I wanted to go to but the problem was I don't know any around by cornejos and I was not going to go to Zona Rosa at that time.

She said she knew somewhere and then we starting heading towards Occidental and it felt real sketchy and I always prefer to take the girl to my own hotel of choice. In the end I made a deal with her to come back my place, I took a chance as I do not like taking centro randoms to my apartment but it was actually a very session and today she is bringing a friend.

So can anyone recommend decent clean rooms by cornejos not too far off the main drag. What about that place right next door to cornejos which actually leads into the club itself?

[JohnnyO]

This is interesting. I was interested in a side trip outside of Colombia instead of extending my visa, basically a visa run and this has made that idea much more appealing.

Thanks brother. Why is this stuff not clear. I did a search and as far as I can tell the resolution is supposed to start tomorrow. No more PCR and no more of that Corona App.

El ministro de Salud, Fernando Ruiz, anunci que este jueves 3 de junio saldr la Resolucin 777 de 2021 Tambien se confirm que se eliminar la prueba PCR negativa para el ingreso a Colombia y se reiteraron las mnimas medidas de bioseguridad que hay que cumplir en esta reactivacin:

- Uso obligatorio del tapabocas de manera permanente.
- Lavado de manos frecuente.
- Mecanismos de ventilacin abierta o artificial para los espacios cerrados.
- Protocolo de limpieza y desinfeccin de todas las zonas e infraestructuras.
- Manejo de residuos.

Ruiz revel que Colombia no pedir ms el requisito de la prueba PCR a viajeros, tanto colombianos y extranjeros, que ingresen al pas. Tambin se eliminar CoronApp.

https://colombia.as.com/colombia/202...30_564304.html

https://www.portafolio.co/economia/f...de-2021-552586

[Mr Enternational]

Looks like Covid test will not be a requirement to get into Colombia according to el tiempo https://www.eltiempo.com/salud/colom...iajeros-593213.

Thanks brother. Why is this stuff not clear. I did a search and as far as I can tell the resolution is supposed to start tomorrow. No more PCR and no more of that Corona App.

El ministro de Salud, Fernando Ruiz, anunci que este jueves 3 de junio saldr la Resolucin 777 de 2021 Tambien se confirm que se eliminar la prueba PCR negativa para el ingreso a Colombia y se reiteraron las mnimas medidas de bioseguridad que hay que cumplir en esta reactivacin:

- Uso obligatorio del tapabocas de manera permanente.
- Lavado de manos frecuente.
- Mecanismos de ventilacin abierta o artificial para los espacios cerrados.
- Protocolo de limpieza y desinfeccin de todas las zonas e infraestructuras.
- Manejo de residuos.

Ruiz revel que Colombia no pedir ms el requisito de la prueba PCR a viajeros, tanto colombianos y extranjeros, que ingresen al pas. Tambin se eliminar CoronApp.

https://colombia.as.com/colombia/202...30_564304.html

https://www.portafolio.co/economia/f...de-2021-552586

[Elvis 2008]

Looks like Covid test will not be a requirement to get into Colombia according to el tiempo https://www.eltiempo.com/salud/colom...iajeros-593213.

LOL. Shit, I just got my Covid test done today.

Well at least, Colombia finally is starting to vaccinate everyone 50 and over, about fucking time.

https://5nrwhn4kqkghx6uyrazlu244oi-a...-bogota-593005

Minister Ruiz said that at the moment it is in the highest part of the affectation by covid-19 and that "in no way should it be thought that the risk of covid-19 has been reduced neither by vaccination nor by the issuance of these measures".

(In addition: Third peak and unemployment further delay school alternation in Colombia) he.

Pointed out that the risk continues and that the eventuality of a fourth and fifth outbreak of covid-19 is "a reality and a perfectly feasible possibility that we will have in the future.

"However, it is important to bear in mind that economic activities cannot be reduced or stopped," Ruiz added.

I read this crap and it is no wonder people are rioting. Covid is not reduced by vaccine? Really? You finally got shutting down the economy did not stop the virus from spreading? You finally got that shutting down the economy and raising taxes was not a good idea? You finally got that testing foreigners for Covid was a waste of time and money? Finally? What took so long, Mr. Minister?

Man, the Colombian people deserve better than this clueless clown. He really is a mini Fauci.

[Kulibali]

Looks like Covid test will not be a requirement to get into Colombia according to el tiempo https://www.eltiempo.com/salud/colom...iajeros-593213.

[Knowledge]

OK, my curiosity got the best of me. I checked the t-mobile website. They have several US based plans that involve no daily fee and include free WIFI calling, free unlimited 2 G data, and free texts in Colombia and many other countries. The voice rate is $0.25/ minute. I don't understand why anyone would pay $10/ day.

Verizon charges me $10 a day for international roaming plus the 25 cents a minute voice calls. I used to just grab a SIM after I reached Colombia but one time my bank card got flagged and canceled at the airport ATM when I landed in Cartagena and I luckily had brought a laptop that had a microphone and I had some money on my Skype account and reached my bank that way but I vowed to never land without service again, so I get the $17 + $10 per GB from Google Fi and with the initial and 5 GB its $67 and I am good for three weeks easily and as long as I use WIFI every chance I get I would probably be good for a month on what Verizon would charge me for week. I would only make a voice call if I get in a bind.

My phone does have WIFI call capability. I also have the "Google Voice" app on my phone that has its own phone number that can be used to make calls on WIFI but I have never used it. I think for me the internet aspect and data is more important part in case I am out where there is no WIFI and I need to use GPS or something. Many years ago I actually had a maps app downloaded to my phone that did not need data to use the GPS (this was before Google Maps was as good as it is now), I still download the map of the area using Google Maps "my maps" to save data on the ground.

[Surfer500]

I use Verizon. For Canada they provide, at least on my plan, 0. 5 gb per day of 4 G data, calls and texts are free. An additional 0.5 gb costs $5. I'm in Toronto twice weekly and usually the 0. 5 gb is enough for each time.

In other countries pay $10 per day.

I have Verizon as well but instead of paying the $ 10 per day while in Colombia I opted for a $ 40 a month International plan that gives me 100 minutes of talk time and so many text messages. I use Whatsapp so much for everything that it's cheaper to pay the $ 40 a month versus the $ 10 a day in my case being here for months at a time.