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<text>
<title>
Colombia: Travel
</title>
<article>
<hdr>
Background Notes: Colombia
Travel
</hdr>
<body>
<p> Travel Advisory: Because of sporadic guerrilla activity,
travel in certain areas may be hazardous. Before traveling to
Colombia, it is recommended that persons check with the nearest
U.S. Consulate or with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, in Washington, D.C., for the latest
information.
</p>
<p> Climate and clothing: Climatic variations depend on
altitude. Knits and lightweight woolens are suitable in Bogota.
</p>
<p> Customs: A passport is required for travel to Colombia.
Tourists may enter and stay in Colombia for 30 days on a
tourist card provided by the airlines serving Colombia,
providing the tourist has a booked round trip passage. For a
stay beyond 30 days, tourists must obtain a visa from the
nearest Colombian Embassy or Consulate.
</p>
<p> Health: Medical facilities are satisfactory; many doctors
have been trained in the United States and speak English.
Common medicines are available. Tapwater is not always safe in
large cities; food should be prepared carefully.
</p>
<p> Telecommunications: Long-distance telephone and telegraph
service is available. Colombia is in the eastern standard time
zone but does not use daylight saving time during the summer.
</p>
<p> Transportation: Flights to Bogota, Barranquilla, Cali,
Medellin, and Cartagena are easy to arrange from the United
States, Europe, and Latin America. Local air service is also
available. Buses provide service throughout the country. Taxis
provide the most reliable public transportation in cities.
</p>
<p> Tourist attractions: The Bogota Gold Museum and the
Caribbean resort of Cartagena, with its 17th century
fortifications.
</p>
<p> National holidays: Establishments, including the U.S.
Embassy, may be closed on the following days:
</p>
<table>
New Year's Day January 1
Epiphany January 11*
St. Joseph's Day March 21*
Holy Thursday March 31*
Good Friday April 1*
Labor Day May 1
Ascension Day May 16*
Corpus Christi June 6*
Feast of the Sacred Heart June 13*
Saints Peter and Paul July 4*
Independence Day July 20
Battle of Boyaca August 7
Assumption Day August 15*
Columbus Day October 17*
All Saints' Day November 7*
Independence of Cartagena November 14*
Feast of the Immaculate Conception December 8
Christmas Day December 25
</table>
<p>*Date given for 1988; exact day varies each year.
</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
1990.
</p>
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</article>
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