Colombia current travel conditions | Colombia - Lonely Planet Forum

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Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:12:53 +0000

Hi,

I have a fortnight in Colombia later this year, and after looking at the lonely planet guide, i liked the idea ofa road trip - Bogota-Villa de Leyva-San Gil-Bucaramanga-Mompos-Cartagena.

Does anyone know whether it is reasonably safe/sensible to travel this route (by bus, during the day) at the moment?

thanks
Martin

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Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:05:58 +0000

Yes it is safe. But if you read just one or two pages back you would have found the answer yourself.

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Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:56:02 +0000

It's absolutely fine to travel that road.

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Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:19:08 +0000

I travelled thru Colombia for 25 days last month, mostly by road, and did not find road travelling dangerous at all, including night buses, wich I took from Bogotá to San Augustin and from Medellin to Tolú. I always felt safe and the buses are usually great (except maybe for short trips "busetas", but they aren't all that bad either).

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