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The Real Pirates of the Caribbean

Since 1908 Hollywood has been romanticizing and idolizing the pirate – http://en.wikipedia.org...
Medellin Real Estate Workshop

We have chatted about the importance of using a Real Estate Professional. Nowhere is it more importa...
Oceanfront Condos in Ecuador ??

No – you are not lost, this article is about oceanfront condos in Ecuador. Please read on ! G...
Investment Visa

Advertorial We are often asked what is the easiest resident visa to obtain for Colombia ? This o...
Welcome to EscapeArtist Colombia !

One of the most interesting features of Cartagena de Indias is the doorways to the large Colonial ho...
Colombian Visas

As of July 2013, the Colombian Government released a new set of criteria for Colombian Visas. Below ...
Real Estate Closing in Colombia – ...

If you are planning to buy or sell a property then you should make yourself aware of what the approx...
Transferring Money to Colombia

Managing Money Due to the years of clever techniques used in laundering money, transferring m...
Banking in Colombia – Opening a Ba...

Banking in Colombia can be an adventure in frustration for a foreigner. The regulations are strict ...
Real Estate in Colombia

Unlike some Latin American countries, foreigners can own real estate in Colombia. Anyone com...
Mortgages in Colombia

A common question we hear is, can foreigners obtain mortgages in Colombia ? Generally the answer is...
Fincas – In Search of Paradise

Dotted across the countryside throughout Colombia, are literally thousands of small parcels of land ...

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The Real Pirates of the Caribbean

Real Estate Closings in Colombia

The Volkswagen Diaries

Living in Colombia

Technical Revision – Driving in Colombia 5

Article 202 of Decree 19 of 2012 states that in Colombia, once your vehicle reaches 6 years old (dated according to its matricula/registration), you must take it yearly for a technical revision. There are locations designated by the government as official sites to have the tests completed. If your vehicle does not pass all of the tests, you are giv...

The Volkswagen Diaries

The Volkswagen Diaries – Part 2 Expat stories are a popular item. It is fascinating for the readers to s...

Corruption in Latin America

……and what you can do about it. Corruption still exists, ´´big time´´ in Colombia but to be entir...

Jardines Envigado

Jardines – A place to watch Sometimes one hates to give up secrets. Living in the Colombian community yo...

Working in Colombia

Main Streets Across the World – Bogota

In November 2103, Cushman and Wakefield, the world’s largest privately held commercial real estate company, released its study, ”Main Streets across the World – 2013/14”. This report examines the costs of rents in the top 334 shopping areas in the world. Bogota ranked as having some of the most expensive retails rents worldw...

Doing business in Colombia made easier

Over the past 4 years the World bank has reported a number of changes that have made doing business in Colomb...

El Retiro – A Place to Live, Work, and Play

A Place to Live, Work, and Play by Greg Farrell For the past 10 years, we’ve been looking in Europe, C...

Working in Colombia

If you intend to be working in Colombia you must have a work visa to do so. There is no law which prevents the...

Playing in Colombia

Santa Fe de Antioquia

On the Road to Santa Fe de Antioquia Many people come to Colombia in search of the Colonial architecture of Spain. Approximately 80 kms. to the north of Medellin, you will find the charming but bustling city of Santa Fe de Antioquia. The city was founded in 1541 by Field Marshall Jorge Robledo with the name – The City of Antioch – La C...

Day Trippin’ – Sites to See in Colombia

Some of the Sites to See – Colombia Day Trippin’ Here are some suggestions of day or short trips t...

Daytrippin’ Colombia Style

To Bus or not to Bus – That is the Colombia question Not so long ago, a colleague and I needed to trave...

Laureles Medellin

Across the river, to the west of the popular sector of El Poblado, lies the neighbourhood of Laureles Medellin...

Investing in Colombia

A Real Estate Consultant is not a Tour Guide

When you begin to search for real estate in North America, generally you go to your computer and search the local Multiple Listing Service. Whether it is for curiousity, looking for comps or initiating research on a pending purchase, virtually all of the information can be found on the web. If the municipality is fully integrated you may be able to...

Real Estate Closings in Colombia

WHEN YOU SELL YOUR PROPERTY, DO NOT FORGET… Usually people do not realize that when they sell their property t...

The easiest way to get a Colombian Visa ?

by David Steckenreiter and Rich Holman Any visa application takes time and preparation. The least expensive Co...

It’s that time of year – Tax Deadline !

It just seems to be human nature that we leave things until the last minute – especially when it comes t...

Retiring in Colombia

Cartagena International Music Festival

The old city of Cartagena is never more alive when music fills the streets. Set against the backdrop of spectacular colonial buildings, in the streets, in its churches and the beautiful Adolfo Mejia Theatre, the Cartagena International Music Festival fills these venues every January with 20,000 music enthusiasts in a classical music event that i...