friends love Colombia, on the one hand
Colombia is considered dangerous, or unsafe to travel, on the other side, the government advertises with the slogan: The only risk is wanting to stay! What is wrong
now?
Basics: In Colombia there is an on-going for more than 50 years of armed conflict between leftist, Marxist - Leninist guerrillas (FARC and ELN), right-wing paramilitaries, the so-called death squads (AUC) and the equally right-wing government troops. Add to that the gangs of organized crime, particularly drug trafficking, from their battles.
charged in as far as tourism?
Here in the Caribbean region, the risk of falling into an armed conflict or abducted to be very low. We
of KolTours example, have constant contact with members of the military Intelligence, police and civilian informants reside in departments which are the groups.
plan accordingly and we organize our tours.
And if the going gets tough again, we always have the option to switch to a plan "B".
Nevertheless, a small residual risk. To claim otherwise would be irresponsible. I would advice against
of tours with a rental car, if not a native or resident person is in Colombia to accompany it, as I have to advise against "wild" camping.
Even though this is not a problem in Colombia in terms of the permit, it is what robbery and kidnapping concerns dangerous.
The big cities are uncertain in the centers and in the south, at least after dark.
Here you have to protect themselves from attacks in drugs.
The city area such as the hills of Bogota are to be avoided absolutely. The
a tour of the Coca - and opium fields is life threatening needs, not really to be mentioned.
The guerrillas usually have no interest to kidnap tourists and backpackers.
you prefer col. Politicians, soldiers, government officials and foreign businessmen and investors.
Although it is already happened, that travelers have been kidnapped, but they are treated here in the case of a German who was abducted in 2003 by the FARC, released quickly and well.
Since there has been no kidnappings of German tourists more.
Sincerely, William
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