Safety & Precautions

Safety & Precautions

With the death of notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar in 1993, car bombings and other random acts of violence seem to be a thing of the past. Politically motivated assassinations and bombings still occur. Exercise the usual caution you would in big cities, especially at night, and take taxis to get around.



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