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[QUOTE=Legal Tender; 1326796]I've got an extra IPhone 3G through ATT. Can this be used in Medellin with a new sim card with Comcel or another local provider. Any recommendation when I can get the phone modified to use there?

Thanks[/QUOTE]I agree with the other two. Absolutely do it the legit way. Since it is 3G phone I am sure it is more than 2 yrs old. If that is the case and If you are currently in the US, take it to any ATT store and they will unlock it for you in minutes for free. You can then use it anywhere they have GSM, which is in of the most of the world.

I went into a pharmacy here in Cali and asked for Generic Viagra (Sildenafil). I was surprised when the pharmacist told me that its on sale for 1, 200 Col. Pesos per tablet. 50 mil. Each. Usually it goes for 2, 000 pesos. So I bought some. Thats 65c per, pretty darn cheap.

By the way, its not for me, but a friend of mine in California.

[QUOTE=BayBoy;1327011]By the way, its not for me, but a friend of mine in California.[/QUOTE]That's really funny, I always say that too to the woman working in the pharmacy.

Check this Thread.

[url]http://www.argentinaprivate.com/forum/showthread.php?6937-2012-Elections-in-the-USA&p=426380&viewfull=1#post426380[/url]

Anyone have any idea how I can buy an unlocked cellphone in the states and a SIM with cell service in Colombia?

Another question is, how hard would it be to get to Manizales from Bogota? Or it is preferable to do from Medellin?

[QUOTE=Monger#77;1330102]Anyone have any idea how I can buy an unlocked cellphone in the states and a SIM with cell service in Colombia?[/QUOTE]This other thread has the information you want :

[url=http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?2914-Using-cellphones-in-Colombia][b]Using cellphones in Colombia[/b][/url]

[QUOTE=World Travel 69; 1327560]Check this Thread.

[url]http://www.argentinaprivate.com/forum/showthread.php?6937-2012-Elections-in-the-USA&p=426380&viewfull=1#post426380[/url][/QUOTE]Aaargh! We should keep the cage fighting in the cage IMHO and not wander over here to the Colombia thread.

I bought a Motorola quad band on Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles. It costed me about $100. No questions asked. Outside the USA they will ask for your passport.

[url]http://www.myworldphone.com/[/url]

Buy an unlocked quad band phone thru these guys. Buy a SIM in Colombia and you are ready to talk or text.

[QUOTE=Monger#77; 1330102]Anyone have any idea how I can buy an unlocked cellphone in the states and a SIM with cell service in Colombia?

Another question is, how hard would it be to get to Manizales from Bogota? Or it is preferable to do from Medellin?[/QUOTE]

Is it correct that the toursit VISA is 60 days and that I have to get a prolongation at the DAS-office in Bogota? I happen to have 72 days free. Can I travel to Ecuador or Panama or Venezuela and then re-enter Colombia in a few days and have another 60 days?

Greatful for help on this issue.

[QUOTE=BlancoVikingo; 1330706]Is it correct that the toursit VISA is 60 days and that I have to get a prolongation at the DAS-office in Bogota? I happen to have 72 days free. Can I travel to Ecuador or Panama or Venezuela and then re-enter Colombia in a few days and have another 60 days?

Greatful for help on this issue.[/QUOTE]Provided that you are from a country (for example USA) exempt from visa requirements for tourist visits, you can stay up to 90 days in the Colombia. However you are only exempt from the exit tax (impuesto se salida) if you stay less than 60 days (or less than 180 days if you are a Colombian with residence in a foreign country).

[QUOTE=BlancoVikingo; 1330706]Is it correct that the toursit VISA is 60 days and that I have to get a prolongation at the DAS-office in Bogota? I happen to have 72 days free. Can I travel to Ecuador or Panama or Venezuela and then re-enter Colombia in a few days and have another 60 days?

Greatful for help on this issue.[/QUOTE]Two years ago I was in Colombia for 66 days. I had to go to the MDE DAS to get a visa extension. They made me jump thru many hoops for three days till I got my stamp. Then at the airport they charged me again the same price as DAS did in MDE. Things may have changed, and you can stay over 60 days now, but if I was away for over 60 days I would either go to Panama or Equador before the 60 days was up, and then return for a fresh time period. I wrote a post back in 2010 explaining the DAS nightmare I endured.

I also heard that DAS is either disbanded or somehow changed. No matter what if I were you I would not spend 72 days in Colombia. That is to long for me, and I love the Country.

I am native speaker fluent in reading, writing and speaking Spanish, so language is no barrier for me when visiting a Spanish speaking country.

I have been to the Dominican Republic more than 15 times since April of 2008 and I like it very much. However, I am very curious about Colombia and would like to hear from people who have been to both places (DR & Col.) in order to get an idea as to whether Colombia is as good, better, or worse than the DR for meeting women.

Are the women as easy to meet as in the DR? In the DR you can meet them on buses, stores, restaurants, the street, etc. Of course I'm talking from the perspective of someone who's fluent is Spanish, if one is not it might not be as easy.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, and I'll be more than happy to give advice about the DR, as I now have many connections there due to my numerous visits. I also have residency there and I've been all over the country.

Thanks John Gault.

I came over this info :

[url]http://www.colombia.travel/es/turista-internacional/informacion-practica/viajar-a-colombia-informacion-y-consejos/antes-de-venir/visas-y-permisos[/url]

No existe restriccióand de nacionalidades para el ingreso a Colombia. Se requiere visa salvo para nacionales de los siguientes países que permanezcan un máximo de 90 theías en territorio colombiano con fines exclusivamente turísticos: Argentina, Austria, Barbados, Bélgica, Brasil, Canadá, Costa Rica, Chile, Dinamarca, Ecuador, El Salvador, España, Estados Unidos, Finlandia, Francia, Gran Bretaña, Guatemala, Italia, Japóand, Liechtenstein, Luxemburgo, México, Noruega, Países Bajos, Perú, Polonia, República de Corea (Corea del Sur) , Alemania, Suecia, Suiza, Trinidad why Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela why residentes extranjeros de Canadá why Estados Unidos.

I have now sent emails to Colombias Emabssy in Sweden and Swedens Embassy in Bogota and Consulate in Medellin. If the limit is 90 days it is good for us tourists, but I need a conformation, I remember that it was 60 days in 2009.

I will also ask those institutes to clearify if one get 60/90 new days if one leave and re-enter Colombia.

I will be back with info.

Help on this issues are welcomed.

[QUOTE=John Gault; 1330970]Two years ago I was in Colombia for 66 days. I had to go to the MDE DAS to get a visa extension. They made me jump thru many hoops for three days till I got my stamp. Then at the airport they charged me again the same price as DAS did in MDE. Things may have changed, and you can stay over 60 days now, but if I was away for over 60 days I would either go to Panama or Equador before the 60 days was up, and then return for a fresh time period. I wrote a post back in 2010 explaining the DAS nightmare I endured.

I also heard that DAS is either disbanded or somehow changed. No matter what if I were you I would not spend 72 days in Colombia. That is to long for me, and I love the Country.[/QUOTE]

Receive a cordial greeting.

Responding to your concerns.

First, according to the circumstances that pointed out, citizens carriers of Swedish passport valid may be in Colombian territory a maximum of one hundred and eighty (180) days, continuous or discontinuous, during the same calendar year (2012).

Second, the normal procedure that applies to any tourist upon arrival is authorize their initial entrance up to ninety (90) days. This period can be extended by filing an application for extension, before expiration of the period originally authorized, before the migration office nearest Colombia (Old Administrative Security Department D. A. S). Migration Colombia has offices in all capital cities of department).

Third, if your entrance allowed to Colombia are sixty (60) days, I recommend that before the end of the term is closer to an office of Migration Colombia, to request an extension.

Hopes this helpes