@BrandonBP
American looking for information about Ecuador
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English speaking lawyer/accountants in Bogota by njf
Hi Can anyone recommend an English speaking lawyer/accountant in Bogota for tax advice for a retired person wanting to move to Colombia? Cheers
Alan Gongora in Medellin is a Harvard attorney that will help you. Super nice man and upstanding. Send him an email and he will fix you you. Read More
Retiree moving to Medellin in May. Any advice? by Bob Burford
I’m from Nashville, Tennessee. Retired jazz guitarist. For the past several years I had a private investigation agency specializing in murder defense, missing persons and wayward husbands. Three months ago I spent two weeks in Medellin. My ...
Bob, I like Medellin. It's a great city in the world. It's likely you can walk around the rest of your life and no one will ever hassle you. It's also likely that someone will rob you. So I like the suggestions that you go to some ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
I've researched this because I am going to marry a Colombian girl. Being a foreigner trying to marry a Colombian in Colombia is a paperwork nightmare. So, what I've discovered is that going to Guatemala is easier. Like going to Vegas. You ... Read More
Cucuta by CanadaDoug
Hello fellow expats. I am a retired Canadian who has visited 5 Latin America countries in the last year. I am presently living in Medellin, Colombia and plan to move to Cucuta in March. I am an expert with computers and have discovered that Cucuta ...
Doug, Please don't do this. You sound like a nice guy. You're Canadian, so it's a 90% probability that you're the nicest guy ever. I've never been to Cucuta, but every time I ask a Colombian about it, they say it's like ... Read More
Moving to Medellin next week Health Insurance Question by sasha567
As an American, can I purchase private health insurance in Colombia ? Thanks
CCCCCmedia, are you still going to be in MDE in mid August? I'm flying in and getting on a bus to Eje Cafetero. I'll spend a night or two in MDE maybe. I'll buy you a beer somewhere if we cross cities at some point. Read More
Emeralds by lblue2508
I live in Bogota most of the time but return to the UK 4 or 5 times a year. I have heard that it is possible to buy Colombian emeralds here and sell them on in the UK at a good profit. Sounds great but does anybody know more about it?
There's a TV show called Mine Hunters that fly to Bogota. Season 1, Episode 1. It's a pretty good show. I think I bought it on Amazon or another streaming service. I tried calling an old family friend that owns a jewelry store to see his ... Read More
Receive money in Colombia from outside by Didetune
We have created our society and will work with foreign countries. They will pay us from Europe. How can we receive the money in Colombia? We can't use paypal in Colombia and the transfer with the swip code seems to be complicated, is there ...
We are looking for a bank in Colombia that is expat friendly (if such exists). We want to do a wire transfer from the USA to Colombia and can you recommend a bank that is easy to work with? Thanks, Loren PearceUnder the U.S. FATCA laws, opening ... Read More
American with visa question by heyyzuz
Hi everyone, I'm an American who got a job working for a private school by the name of SMART in Medellin. I start next month! I actually want to go to Colombia before I start though. So in that case, 8/ it possible to apply for a work visa ...
An attorney in Medellin told me that it's VERY easy to get a business visa in Colombia to do whatever you wish with your visit. Write an email to Alan Gongora in Medellin. He's very nice and likely won't charge you anything (in my ... Read More
Teaching English in Colombia- colegio Douglas brown in Zipaquira? by Zinzielee
Can anyone give me details information on colegio Douglas brown in Zipaquira?
Hey, browsing the web, I ran across an old post. Did you ever move to and teach in ZIpiquira? How was it being an expatt there? I visited the town, only for a day, in Feb. of 2016. Thought it was lovely.LOL damn, I just read your post and realized ... Read More
Teaching English in Colombia- colegio Douglas brown in Zipaquira? by Zinzielee
Can anyone give me details information on colegio Douglas brown in Zipaquira?
Zipa is a cool city. As far as I could see, it seems very safe. It's a clean city with nice people. You're making a good choice to move there. I liked the place and would definitely visit again. I think the posters above are right. The ... Read More
Being a chef in Bogota by Nordhazen
Hi. I'm a chef of 4 years experience currently working and improving my skills and craft. I'm trying to look for work as a chef in Bogota trying to make around 1.5 million pesos to live comfortably by my standards. I don't know what the ...
Colombia surely needs some good cooks. What is your specialty? The Colombians love Mexican food and Chinese. But the Mexican and Chinese restaurants are mostly garbage down there. They also like Japanese, and I found that the Japanese food/sushi was ... Read More
Mysteries of Colombia by cccmedia
When I’m in QuindÃo, Colombia -- I’m in my eighth week on this visit -- a favorite evening-plan for me is to get some food for my apartment at Ryori Japanese restaurant and then play blackjack across the street at the RÃo ...
The average Colombian likes Americans. And I like them back. They hate a caspa just as much as we do.I had to look that one up in the online Spanish-English dictionary.... caspa 1. a vulgar person -- trash, lowlife. 2. ... Read More
Mysteries of Colombia by cccmedia
When I’m in QuindÃo, Colombia -- I’m in my eighth week on this visit -- a favorite evening-plan for me is to get some food for my apartment at Ryori Japanese restaurant and then play blackjack across the street at the RÃo ...
I honestly think if was being robbed my local colombian friends wouldnt think twice about coming to my aid!Your Colombian buddies will CERTAINLY step in for you if you have trouble. I've experienced it. The good Colombians are loyal and will do ... Read More