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Colombia: Anyone else having postal problems?:

In almost 7 years living in Colombia it is my estimate that somewhat less than 50% of mail sent to me from Canada (that I know was sent, most of it from Revenue Canada) reached me. The average time in the mail was 30/40 days. Glad to see it's not just me they have been picking on. Also there is no discernible logic as to what eventually made it here and what didn't. I now have everything I can think of sent to my daughter in Edmonton, although even that's not foolproof as I have to rely on her to open it and figure what's important and what's not. What happens to the "missing"? I imagine a giant furnace and some frustrated postal employees gleefully keeping the fires burning.

Colombia: visit:

Great idea to spend a week in four different cities, and to travel between them by bus to see something of the countryside, but if you don't have a strong stomach be sure to take a pill to prevent travel sickness before you set out. Colombia is mountainous and the roads are full of curves. Many bus drivers give the impression that they have a death wish!

Colombia: Home Invasion:

I am a new member to this forum, having come across it in search of some specific information a couple of weeks ago. I have been in Colombia for 7 years, the last 4 living in my casa/finca in a gated parcelacion outside Medellin. This topic is obviously of great interest to me. I will say at the outset that I have been in some "unusual" parts of both Medellin and Colombia, so far without having experienced any of the bad stuff. Lucky, perhaps, but I do know that there are many Colombian owners in my parcelacion who are quite clearly far wealthier than I am, so perhaps that has helped me to stay under the radar in my home. The OP's experience is a warning to us all that Colombia isn't a paradise for the many "pobres" living here, earning minimum wage or not even that. Thanks for sharing.

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