REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Passport, visa/tourist card and proof of onward/return ticket required for stay up to 90 days. For information about longer stays, business and official travel, contact Embassy of Colombia (Consulate), 1825 Conn. Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009 (202/3327476) or nearest Consulate General: CA (415/3620080), FL (305/448 5558), IL (312/3410658), LA (504/5255580), NY (212/9499898), PR (809/7541675) or TX (713/5278919).

FOREIGN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: California Colombia Chamber of Commerce, 6100 Wilshire Blvd. #1170, Los Angeles, CA 90048, Tel 2139386755, Fax 2139655029; Colombian American Chamber of Greater Miami, 280 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables, FL 33134, Tel 3054462542, Fax 3054485028.

WEATHER AND CLOTHING: Lowlands are hot and humid. Higher elevations are cooler; knits and woolens are suitable in Bogotá.

TIME: Same as U.S. Eastern Standard Time, and 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time. No daylight savings time.

ELECTRIC CURRENT: 110V

NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Independence Day (Jul 20)

TOURIST ARRIVALS: 857,000

TOURIST RECEIPTS: $410,000,000

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: The Bogota Gold Museum and the Caribbean resort of Cartagena, with its 17th century fortifications. There is a variety of flora and fauna, especially birds. Spanish colonial and indigenous art and architecture. A spectacular site is the Salt Cathedral.

COMMUNICATIONS:

TELEPHONE: When direct dialing to Colombia from the U.S., dial 011 (international access code) + 57 [country code] + (city code) + local number.

Telephone system: 1,890,000 telephones; modern system in many respects

Intercity: nationwide microwave radio relay system; 11 domestic earth stations

International: 2 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth stations

Radio: broadcast stations: AM 413, FM 0, shortwave 28 radios: NA

Television: broadcast stations: 33

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 All requirements/recommendations are subject to change. Be sure to check latest information