Articles that expose what life is like here both for locals and expats
The tropical climate does NOT make people lazy! Colombians work more hours than the vast majority of gringos and get paid much, much less for their sweat! Let’s roll out the factoids… The official work week here is 48 hours. Some work […]
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FACT: THERE’S NO SEASONS IN COLOMBIA The entire country is tropical (meaning between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn), so wherever you go the temperature range is consistent year round (“isothermal”) and that range only depends on the elevation of where you are. Temperatures are […]
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If you like walking and window shopping, Envigado is great for both. The city largely kept its old downtown intact, so it has hundreds of shops of every kind imaginable, and it’s very safe and it’s unlikely you’ll see beggars. The central […]
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