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I've been dying for another monger trip. I was going to do a repeat of my previous trip to Bogota which worked out well-a mix of Mezzanine and Santa Fe. But everything points to not being able to travel to Colombia due to Covid. With that said any recommendations where I can travel in Central / South America for a one week mongering trip? ID like to go this month or next. Thanks.
Showdown.
[QUOTE=Showdown;2520916]I've been dying for another monger trip. I was going to do a repeat of my previous trip to Bogota which worked out well-a mix of Mezzanine and Santa Fe. But everything points to not being able to travel to Colombia due to Covid. With that said any recommendations where I can travel in Central / South America for a one week mongering trip? ID like to go this month or next. Thanks.
Showdown.[/QUOTE]Check IATA site: [URL]https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-document-news/1580226297.htm[/URL].
Everything now is due to the malady. You need 72 hours PCR test for Brazil, and I consider the country to be less restrictive and hobby venues open, no quarantine. Cuba will quarantine you if you test positive on arrival. Mexico has a red-orange-yellow-green system and many restrictions per state.
If you're from the US, and disregard the health risk to you, then Brazil is your answer. As always, mine is only an opinion. Would like a trip too, but can't take a short trip because of the restrictions on a way back and a quarantine and emergency / curfew back home.
At the airport heading down to Bogota now for 7 days then Barranquilla for 7 days. Will see what is truly going on there. Got my good list of non-pros and pros who are waiting. Most are telling me that there is no real issues. One of the non-pros will be meeting me at the airport.
[QUOTE=BlueTouch;2520560]ICU bed occupancy 90 percent now.[/QUOTE]And of my favorites in Bogota, a dancer at Fiebre, just told me she has Covid. As I said before, now is the time to be scared.
[QUOTE=Showdown;2520916]I've been dying for another monger trip. I was going to do a repeat of my previous trip to Bogota which worked out well-a mix of Mezzanine and Santa Fe. But everything points to not being able to travel to Colombia due to Covid. With that said any recommendations where I can travel in Central / South America for a one week mongering trip? ID like to go this month or next. Thanks.
Showdown.[/QUOTE]All nations are affected by Covid. This is not a time for domestic or foreign travel. It is in your best interest to stay at home. Just wait for a year.
[QUOTE=Showdown;2520916]I've been dying for another monger trip. I was going to do a repeat of my previous trip to Bogota which worked out well-a mix of Mezzanine and Santa Fe. But everything points to not being able to travel to Colombia due to Covid. With that said any recommendations where I can travel in Central / South America for a one week mongering trip? ID like to go this month or next. Thanks.
Showdown.[/QUOTE]Go to Cartagena. This past weekend was nice and less restrictive that other major cities I. Colombia. No lockdown and the beaches are open.
My girl in Bogotá just told me "this weekend we will have strict quarantine again". I have not verified the information as I'm not there and doesn't affect me.
[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2521139]And of my favorites in Bogota, a dancer at Fiebre, just told me she has Covid. As I said before, now is the time to be scared.[/QUOTE]One of my girls in Santa Fe has Covid as well.
[QUOTE=BlueTouch;2521322]One of my girls in Santa Fe has Covid as well.[/QUOTE]Has anyone done the covid PCR test with doctor note in Bogota before? I read online it's in private clinic. Is it cost 220 k COP and do you need appointment? Any cheaper alternative?
USA sets new policy to require foreign travelers or returners to do covid test with doctor note within 3 days starting 1/26, that's why.
[QUOTE=BlueTouch;2521322]One of my girls in Santa Fe has Covid as well.[/QUOTE]The "reported" cases in Bogota are 525,000 now. The city population is about 11 million. So the infection rate is about 5 percent. The rate maybe about triple- 15 percent, if unreported cases are roughly estimated. So, 1-2 out of 10 persons in Bogota are infected. If you contact 10 persons, you are likely to be contacting an infected person.
Anybody down there right now?
What is the current situation with lockdowns / moving restrictions? Are non-essential businesses open?
It seems like the holiday lockdown has been lifted, but I can't find any info regarding its extension.
[QUOTE=MiamiBoy1;2521578]What is the current situation with lockdowns / moving restrictions? Are non-essential businesses open?
It seems like the holiday lockdown has been lifted, but I can't find any info regarding its extension.[/QUOTE]I am not there, but the lockdown has been extended and more neighborhoods have been quarantined.
[URL]https://thebogotapost.com/citywide-lockdown-for-the-weekend-in-bogota/48408/[/URL]
[QUOTE=Forever18;2521403]Has anyone done the covid PCR test with doctor note in Bogota before? I read online it's in private clinic. Is it cost 220 k COP and do you need appointment? Any cheaper alternative?
USA sets new policy to require foreign travelers or returners to do covid test with doctor note within 3 days starting 1/26, that's why.[/QUOTE]You do not need a negative PCR test to return to the USA. You can do the antigen test which only takes 15 minutes, and the antigen test is usually cheaper.
You need a negative Covid test to go to Colombia but it has to be PCR. To return, you just need a negative Covid test.
It is confusing as hell.
[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2521587]You do not need a negative PCR test to return to the USA. You can do the antigen test which only takes 15 minutes, and the antigen test is usually cheaper.
You need a negative Covid test to go to Colombia but it has to be PCR. To return, you just need a negative Covid test.
It is confusing as hell.[/QUOTE]An antigen test is good too. Entering Colombia you need a PCR entering USA an antigen test will suffice and doesn't go into effect until January 26. However this shit is in constant flux, not so much here but in Colombia they can change it on a dime. I'd recommend my brothers to get on a plane home now, in case you test positive you might be stuck somewhere for a long time.
[QUOTE=MiamiBoy1;2521578]Anybody down there right now?
What is the current situation with lockdowns / moving restrictions? Are non-essential businesses open?
It seems like the holiday lockdown has been lifted, but I can't find any info regarding its extension.[/QUOTE]Colombia extends selective quarantine until the end of February.
Not a good time to visit my friend. I'd wait a month before I made a decision. The flights are pretty empty again so I think you can catch a flight damn near the night before.
Mira.
Bogota, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Colombia will extend a so-called selective quarantine until the end of February, President Ivan Duque said in a nightly address on Wednesday. This also includes the health state of emergency.