woohoo01
Vatican expat in Colombia
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Lives in Santa Marta, Magdalena
Registration: 10 February 2018
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English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
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Rental flats in Santa Marta by tkdkris2020
Hoping to browse options for rentals in the Santa Marta area. I didn't see any listed in the area. Does anyone know of realtor websites? We are looking for long term rentals (1 year) Thank you!
There is generalization which can sometimes be a useful tool. There is over-generalization which can sometimes reduce the issue to a vague and completely unintelligible mess. The author of the original post has asked for realtor websites with ... Read More
Do I REALLY need to buy a return ticket? by AguilaCondor
Hola ! Just came back from the travel agency, where I was told that it was mandatory for me to have a return ticket (to Mexico) even though I am permanently moving to Colombia next month. The plan was to buy a one way, use the tourist visa for 3 ...
Once again Tubes is full of vinegar and useless *** advice. Blind Freddy see Canada Doug was talking about the TP 7 or the Colombian Retirement visa. Further updated information about this visa may be obtained here: ... Read More
How to open a Recovery House in Cali, Colombia by NYTOCALI2017
I am thinking about opening a recovery house in Cali, Colombia for women to recover from surgical procedures. Medical Tourism is big and its not slowing down. I would be providing laundry services, meals, nurses 24/7 and security. I would ...
I made the mistake of hiring Costenas for my business here. They lied, stole, were rude to the customers, spent all day long on their phones and generally made life a chore. I hired a Colombian manager from Bucaramanga to supervise them but he was ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
"""""""So I have a question for you. You think all Colombians are so "nice". Think they all can be trusted? Think you can make a business deal with anyone and not worry? Think their "niceness" ... Read More
Getting access to PayPal money in Colombia - in cash by Kiwiprofesor
Hey, Guys, get ready, this is complicated. I'm a kiwi from NZ, living in Colombia. I've recently started earning dollars abroad and getting paid into my Paypal account. I'm finding it impossible to access this money as cash, however, ...
Hi Icamacho, Thank you for your help. It appears Payoneer is always one step ahead of me <Sigh> Their "Global Payment Service" will only receive money from US Banks. The following is contained on their page for "Global ... Read More
Getting access to PayPal money in Colombia - in cash by Kiwiprofesor
Hey, Guys, get ready, this is complicated. I'm a kiwi from NZ, living in Colombia. I've recently started earning dollars abroad and getting paid into my Paypal account. I'm finding it impossible to access this money as cash, however, ...
Hi Icamacho. That's only true if the funds are coming from the USA. If you attempt to make a payment request to any other country from Colombia, you encounter the following error: """Currently the service does not support the ... Read More
Getting access to PayPal money in Colombia - in cash by Kiwiprofesor
Hey, Guys, get ready, this is complicated. I'm a kiwi from NZ, living in Colombia. I've recently started earning dollars abroad and getting paid into my Paypal account. I'm finding it impossible to access this money as cash, however, ...
Payoneer is pretty cool but you have to have a business account. I have applied for a business account a few weeks ago and I'm waiting to hear back from them. I might have to look at accepting bitcoins and then converting the to fiat as soon ... Read More
Getting access to PayPal money in Colombia - in cash by Kiwiprofesor
Hey, Guys, get ready, this is complicated. I'm a kiwi from NZ, living in Colombia. I've recently started earning dollars abroad and getting paid into my Paypal account. I'm finding it impossible to access this money as cash, however, ...
Ricky, we have business interests in Colombia. We opened a Davivienda business account to explore the option of using PayPal to process credit cards. The drone at Davivienda gave us a list of docs to provide to them to open the account. We ... Read More
Getting access to PayPal money in Colombia - in cash by Kiwiprofesor
Hey, Guys, get ready, this is complicated. I'm a kiwi from NZ, living in Colombia. I've recently started earning dollars abroad and getting paid into my Paypal account. I'm finding it impossible to access this money as cash, however, ...
Hi Steve. We thought about it but the option of a debit card is only available to peeps with a Social Security Number and proof they are resident of the good ol' US of A. Everybody else in the world will just have to go and f*** themselves as ... Read More
300,000,000 COP...enough to live? by Cmeyers186
Hello I currently live in the United States and am considering a move to Columbia ... either Cartagena or Medellin. I have an annual pension of 108k USD...about 300 million COP. How does this compare to local salaries and can I expect it to support ...
""The new reforma tributaria has more tax brackets than 3, the top bracket being 35% and the lowest tax bracket starting at about $1000 USD (a little under 2.9 million COP).""" I'm sorry but this is also misleading. ... Read More
300,000,000 COP...enough to live? by Cmeyers186
Hello I currently live in the United States and am considering a move to Columbia ... either Cartagena or Medellin. I have an annual pension of 108k USD...about 300 million COP. How does this compare to local salaries and can I expect it to support ...
In a first world country, an average salaried employee might reasonably anticipate the 30:30:30:10 ratio for the distribution of their income. 30% accommodation : 30% taxation : 30% food and 10% discretionary spending (or some such variation). In ... Read More
Buying/Selling Gold and Silver in Colombia (Barranquilla and Medellin) by JRC410
OK, I know this might seem like a wierd post to many, but bear with me. I am looking to find out if there are places in Colombia, particularly in Barranquilla and Medellin, that someone could buy and sell gold and silver. Now, I am not talking ...
I was very interested in buying a share in a Gold based ETF but then I read a little more deeply into the prospectus (written to exonerate the ETF if the s hits the f) and it gave me reason for pause. I didn't really like that the purchase of ... Read More
Your best business development ideas in Colombia by Priscilla
Hi everyone, As a foreign entrepreneur, launching a business in Colombia is a fantastic project and an exciting challenge. Some ideas are likely to succeed. Some others are promising but may not work as well as intended. In your opinion, what ...
You're so right. You can serve the best food in the world right here in Colombia and you're still going to be competing solely on price. I have a small restaurant here in the middle of a booming tourist town and I sell delicious food (if i ... Read More
Cost of living 2018 in Colombia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, As per our annual tradition, we invite you to share your experiences and tell us more about the average prices of products and services in your town/city/area, so that we have updated information regarding cost of living and ...
Dumluk, I am really interested in the outskirts (the surrounding areas) of Medellin too. I'm also very interested in Ecuador. Do you have any insights you might like to share from your traveling in these two areas ? If anybody else has some ... Read More