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[quote=Anonymous]First of all, I hate when people ask this question because safe is such a general and broad term that it encompasses an infinite number of different explanations. 320 million Americans each have a different perspective on what safe is.

Anyway, I'm a 40 year old man. I've been to Colombia three times in the last three years, alone, and nothing has ever happened to me. I have only maybe once or twice had fleeting concerns about whether a neighborhood or a situation was safe or unsafe. Colombia is a beautiful country with beautiful and friendly people and unless you get into prostitutes or drugs, it's extremely unlikely that you would be the victim of a violent crime.

I've spent roughly 16 days in Bogota and six in Medellin over the years. I just got back from Medellin a month ago.

Bogota is amazing. It's so affordable, it's easy to get around as a tourist with BRT and cheap cabs. Wide variety of ethnic food. North side of Bogota around Parque el Virrey and Parque de la 93 are some of the nicest neighborhoods in the Western Hemisphere. Medellin is fun too but is a little rough around the edges with a lot of visual poverty.

Gringos do stick out in Colombia, so get used to having people constantly asking you for money in the big cities. Other than that, it's a real shame that Colombia has such a negative reputation among ignorant Americans who have been brainwashed with what they see in movies and on TV.[/quote]

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