Bogota Reports

[QUOTE=Kazeu;2541375]Since we're on the topic of PCR testing. Here's an interesting scenario. I will be going to the USA for 1 night and returning to Colombia the following day so I get an extra 90 days visa free in Colombia. Assuming that Colombia will still require a PCR test to enter, I will be getting a PCR test in Colombia 2 days before my flight to the US. I plan to use the results of the test to enter the US as well as return to Colombia. Whats the probability that Colombian Migration gives me shit for using a test that is technically within the 96 hrs but was taken in Colombia?[/QUOTE]I did the exact same thing back in January, I arrived in Medellin on January 29th, and I left Colombia with a test that I took on January 29th and received results on Jan 31st and left Medellin on Feb 1st, I did not have an issue at all. Pollo Negro is out!

[QUOTE=Xpartan;2541622]I'm not sure, but I think you mentioned before you were Asian. Can it be a racist thing rather than simply a juvenile thing?

In any way, I would either stop going there altogether, find other people to go with, or uber / taxi right to and from your favorite club's entrance.[/QUOTE]Yes I am Asian, but I don't think they have ever seen my full face. It could be a racist thing. Or maybe both racist and juvenile.

[QUOTE=Kazeu;2541375]Whats the probability that Colombian Migration gives me shit for using a test that is technically within the 96 hrs but was taken in Colombia?[/QUOTE]I think it is none.

[QUOTE=Kazeu;2541634]Yes I am Asian, but I don't think they have ever seen my full face. It could be a racist thing. Or maybe both racist and juvenile.[/QUOTE]I think Asian men are easy target for getting bullied or robbed. Last January, in Medellin, I was hanging out with an Asian dude from Canada and he was robbed by four people at El Centro and they emptied out all his pockets and stabbed him with a sharp object. People were bullying him by calling him Chino in corners. Next day, I had to take him to the hospital to get a tetanus shot.

[QUOTE=Kazeu;2541375]Since we're on the topic of PCR testing. Here's an interesting scenario. I will be going to the USA for 1 night and returning to Colombia the following day so I get an extra 90 days visa free in Colombia. Assuming that Colombia will still require a PCR test to enter, I will be getting a PCR test in Colombia 2 days before my flight to the US. I plan to use the results of the test to enter the US as well as return to Colombia. Whats the probability that Colombian Migration gives me shit for using a test that is technically within the 96 hrs but was taken in Colombia?[/QUOTE]You do not need a PCR test to come back to the US; an antigen test (faster and cheaper) is enough.

[QUOTE=BigButtDetecto;2541742]You do not need a PCR test to come back to the US; an antigen test (faster and cheaper) is enough.[/QUOTE]Yes, I am aware of that. My point was that I would need a PCR test to get back into Colombia and since you can also use a PCR test to get into the US and I would only be staying in the US for 1 night. Technically I should be able to use the same PCR test that I use to enter the US for entry into Colombia as well if I timed it right. But this is probably not common so I am worried that immigration might give me trouble in Bogota when coming back.

It has to be the worst airport in the World.

They make you go through customs, etc. When I was just going through. I was not leaving the airport.

I had a five hour wait for my connection to Ecuador, both ways. No Air Conditioning in the Airport.

Never Again!

[QUOTE=Golfinho;2541475]Why not fly to Mexico for the 1 night -- where no entry test required, and where if necessary covid test for return entry to Colombia can be done quickly in the airport? Just wondering, unless your whole thing is getting the cheapest flight possible to any border.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=WorldTravel69;2541776]It has to be the worst airport in the World.

They make you go through customs, etc. When I was just going through. I was not leaving the airport.

I had a five hour wait for my connection to Ecuador, both ways. No Air Conditioning in the Airport.

Never Again![/QUOTE]If you are an American you shouldn't be surprised. In transit travelers don't exist in the US and any airport is a port of entry meaning you got to collect your luggage and go through customs.

[QUOTE=Kazeu;2541634]Yes I am Asian, but I don't think they have ever seen my full face.[/QUOTE]Yes, they did.

In 74 countries that has never happened to me.
There had to be Three hundred people in the line, both ways.
I don't know how many missed their connecting flights.

Also, no seats on their Toilets.

[QUOTE=WorldTravel69;2541776]It has to be the worst airport in the World.

They make you go through customs, etc. When I was just going through, in Transit. I was not leaving the airport.

I had a five hour wait for my connection to Ecuador, both ways. No Air Conditioning in the Airport.

Never Again![/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=SunnyDay;2525130]Registered and verified with Coinbase. When attempting to purchase BitCoin, a "Buys Not Supported" message appeared. Not certain if this was because I am in currently in Colombia or originally from the US.

Would any fellow member who is successfully set up with CoinBase and Paypal, be willing to help with the necessary transaction? If yes, let me know how to reach you considering I do not have access to PM yet.

Thanks![/QUOTE]The transaction fees on BTC is around US $28 (.0005 BTC) whilst a LTC transaction fee is only 17 cents.

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[QUOTE=WorldTravel69;2541776]It has to be the worst airport in the World.

They make you go through customs, etc. When I was just going through. I was not leaving the airport.

I had a five hour wait for my connection to Ecuador, both ways. No Air Conditioning in the Airport.

Never Again![/QUOTE]WT69, there is no doubt the Mexico City airport can be the worst in Mexico. They absolutely terrorized a sweet Colombian who I flew into the country. They denied her entry, put in her some kind of a jail, stole her shoes, and stole some things out of her luggage. I know now to not fly a woman from a South American country into Mexico City. I have flown them into Cancun and Guadalajara and not had any issues.

Yes, the customs thing is weird. I used to fly to Lima through CDMX all the time. When I was flying from Lima, I had to get my suitcase, go out of the protected area, and check my bag in all over again, a pain in the ass to be sure.

However when I was flying to Lima from the USA, my bag could be checked right through. I guess the Mexicans wanted to check all South American bags for drugs or other illegal things. Mexico is remarkably tolerant of Americans. When I walk into Mexico from a Texas border town, I have never been asked for my passport. With Covid, I have had my temperature taken. That is it.

I never had an issue with the toilets there. That is new.

[QUOTE=Kazeu;2541583]Not sure what to do about it this time.


Yea, not sure what to do about this. I'm pretty sure they are just fucking with me, but I may stop going to santa fe alone at night. I hope someone kicks their ass, unfortunately it won't be me.[/QUOTE]Had my Asian friend mugged in Santa Fe when he was on his own for 2 minutes. I would suggest you always have a wingman with you.

[QUOTE=WorldTravel69;2541776]It has to be the worst airport in the World.

They make you go through customs, etc. When I was just going through. I was not leaving the airport.
I had a five hour wait for my connection to Ecuador, both ways. No Air Conditioning in the Airport.![/QUOTE]Many airports worse than MEX, but why not fly thru Cancun? It's cheap, major tourist destination with flights from everywhere. Non-stop from Bogota on Wingo, among others.

Why didn't you wait your layover in a lounge, or are they still not open?