The real ones / very informative thanks /
[QUOTE=Knowledge;2764009]If you think Medellin has an image problem now ...............Today, as far as tourism officials and the government in general is concerned punters don't exist. That's the real answer for guys who keep asking "why doesn't the government do something. " The government will step in if and when missionaries, NGO workers, or ecotourists (the real ones, not punters pretending to be for the benefit of their families back home) start turning up drugged / robbed / dead. We are a subculture and therefore not a priority.[/QUOTE]I too have friends who have not forgotten those days during and after Escobar. Buildings blowing up. They seem to think I will disappear there. Casacol wants to see most of the "mongers" to stay home. Because those eco tourists and digital nomads bring in a lot more $. So I hope we can all get along. When I see them I will NOT mention our secrets.
$ exchange at airport per [URL]https://en.casacol.co/blogs/where-to-change-money-in-medellin/[/URL].
Honest Response to an Honest Observation
[QUOTE=Knowledge;2763872]I am not judging. This is an honest observation. This post strikes me as more plausible as trolling victims than a serious product pitch.[/QUOTE]Not trolling anyone. I lived part-time and later full-time in Medellin for 9 years and hung out with dozens of locals. The expression, "There but for the grace of god, go I," fully applies. Everything in my product suggestion / collection of safety protocols is the result of thinking through now, in full view of the details of these appalling crimes, how one could conceivably defend against them. I am certainly not implying that I would have implemented these protocols during my time in Medellin, absent the knowledge only now coming to light of the modus operandi of these criminals.