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Colombia: Moving to Barranquilla:

Hello! My wife and I are moving to Barranquilla in the fall and I'm hoping this forum can help answer some of our questions. My wife is Japanese and I'm an American. I have lived in Europe (Sevilla, Spain), the Middle East (Jerusalem and Cairo), and Asia (Tokyo and Singapore) so can adapt to various cultures. My wife and I lived in Hawaii for 15 years and are used to the slower pace of life and constant phrase of "tomorrow". We don't frequent expensive places and enjoy buying and cooking our own food. So we're probably a little below average when it comes to the type of life style the typical expat is used to. We enjoy a few perks here and there. A few questions we have are: 1) I'll have the only source of income, roughly 6 million pesos/month. Would this be enough to support two people? (a 2 bedroom apartment, roughly 900 sq. meters is plenty). We don't want to struggle with living and still be able to save some money for travel, etc. We do not have any expenses other than our living expenses. 2) Which part(s) of Barranquilla should we look at for housing? 3) Is there an expat Japanese community in Barranquilla? 4) Would I need a car or can we get around with public transportation? From what I read there are only buses and taxis, no rail service in Barranquilla. Is this correct? I'm happy to hear there are some sports bars that play American football games as I love football. I really appreciate any information on this transition. Thanks!

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