I brought some USD and compared rates at Gran Estación Mall (bad), El Dorado airport (worse), and downtown Bogotá (much better). Around Carrera 7 &...

My Revolut Visa didn’t work at Servibanca or Davivienda, even with funds and all settings enabled. I called Revolut and they confirmed some Colombian ...

Did Colombia on a shoestring. Carried 80,000 COP per day in smaller notes. My daily routine:Street lunch: 10k. Dinner: 20-25k, Buses: 10k. Hostel beer...

In Bogotá I used Uber and Cabify with a card no problems. Card linked to the app, clean cars, and no haggling. But if you flag down a taxi on the stre...

Bancolombia had the worst value - low limit, high fee. Davivienda was a little better at 26k fee and higher limit up to 2 million COP at some ATMs but...

Thought my ANZ Amex would be fine in Colombia - wrong. Even an art gallery in Cartagena didn’t take it. It worked at an ATM in the Marriott and a majo...

Needed cash urgently and went to a 24-hour ATM near the Walled City after midnight. Sketchy crowd nearby and no security. Didn’t feel safe, and ended ...

Mine was taken by a Servibanca ATM inside a supermarket in Cali. No staff nearby, just a generic help number. They said they could maybe recover it in...

Booked 3 hostels in Medellín (El Poblado area), all said they accepted card, but added a 4-5% surcharge for card payments. They clearly preferred cash...