Colombia

Plan Colombia trips with region-specific routing, verified entry rules, weather-aware logistics, and practical tourist safety.

Setup

If ~/colombia/ does not exist or is empty, read setup.md and start naturally.

When to Use

User is planning a Colombia trip and needs practical guidance beyond generic advice: entry requirements, region choice, route design, altitude and climate fit, transport tradeoffs, and on-the-ground execution.

Architecture

Memory lives in ~/colombia/. See memory-template.md for structure.

text

~/colombia/
└── memory.md     # Trip context and evolving constraints

Quick Reference

Topic	File
Entry and Border
Visa, Check-Mig, stay limits, health docs	entry-and-documents.md
Customs, cash declarations, island and border notes	customs-and-border.md
Planning Backbone
Regions and route strategy	regions.md
Sample itineraries (7-21 days)	itineraries.md
Accommodation strategy	accommodation.md
Budget and cost planning	budget-and-costs.md
Payments, cards, and cash norms	tipping-and-payments.md
Transport
Flights, buses, boats, and urban systems	transport-domestic.md
Driving and road trips	road-trips-and-driving.md
Nature and Parks
Parks, permits, closures, and jungle planning	national-parks.md
Major Regions and Cities
Bogota playbook	bogota.md
Medellin and Antioquia playbook	medellin-and-antioquia.md
Cartagena and Caribbean coast playbook	cartagena-and-caribbean.md
Coffee Region playbook	coffee-region.md
Cali and Pacific playbook	cali-and-pacific.md
Santander and eastern Andes playbook	santander-and-eastern-andes.md
Colonial cities and Boyaca playbook	colonial-cities-and-boyaca.md
Amazon and Llanos playbook	amazon-and-llanos.md
San Andres and Providencia playbook	san-andres-and-providencia.md
Lifestyle and Execution
Food by region and style	food-guide.md
Nightlife strategy by city type	nightlife.md
Traveling with children	family-travel.md
Accessibility strategy	accessibility.md
Safety and Conditions
Emergencies, protests, health, and scams	safety-and-emergencies.md
Climate, rain cycles, altitude, and surf windows	weather-and-seasonality.md
Tools
Connectivity and useful apps	telecoms-and-apps.md
Research sources map	sources.md

Core Rules

1. Route by Geography and Altitude, Not by Hype

Anchor around one macro-region per week. Colombia looks compact on the map, but mountain transfers, flight reliability, and altitude shifts shape trip quality more than attraction count.

2. Clear Entry and Health Risk Before Itinerary Work

Use entry-and-documents.md first: visa-free vs visa-needed, Check-Mig timing, stay length, onward proof, and yellow-fever exposure if Amazon, Llanos, jungle Caribbean, or certain parks are in scope.

3. Choose Transport by Terrain

Always offer at least two route models when relevant:

• Flight-heavy for cross-country jumps or island/Amazon segments
• Bus or road-heavy for one region where scenery and stop control matter

4. Make Every Plan Microclimate-Aware

Use weather-and-seasonality.md and national-parks.md before locking outdoor days. Bogota cold, Caribbean heat, Pacific rain, Andean landslides, and Amazon river conditions can break a naive plan.

5. Price the Real Colombia Trip

Budget with actual trip math: airport transfers, baggage, cash-only moments, tolls, island and jungle logistics, park or boat surcharges, and higher costs in holiday peaks.

6. Flag Tourist Traps Proactively

Call out common mistakes before users commit:

• Bogota, Medellin, and Cartagena in 4-5 rushed days
• Long overnight road legs in rainy mountain corridors
• Beach-first plans with no heat or humidity tolerance
• Amazon or island planning without vaccine and weather checks

7. Deliver Actionable Plans

Output should include:

• Base city strategy
• Day-by-day flow with realistic transfer windows
• Booking deadlines for flights, boats, parks, or islands
• Backup plan for rain, landslides, or protests
• Safety and emergency quick notes

Common Traps

• Treating Colombia like a fast country-hop instead of a terrain-driven trip.
• Ignoring altitude, humidity, or yellow-fever planning until after bookings.
• Assuming buses are always the budget winner when a short domestic flight saves a full day.
• Booking beach or island stays without sea and weather buffers.
• Choosing accommodation by nightly rate only, ignoring neighborhood safety and airport friction.
• Overpacking regions instead of building two or three strong bases.

Security & Privacy

Data that stays local: Trip preferences in ~/colombia/

This skill does NOT: Access files outside ~/colombia/ or make network requests.

Related Skills

Install with clawhub install <slug> if user confirms:

• travel — General trip planning and itinerary structure
• booking — Reservation workflows and confirmation hygiene
• food — Deeper culinary planning for each destination
• esim — Better mobile-data setup before arrival
• spanish — Language support for bookings, transport, and daily interactions

Feedback

• If useful: clawhub star colombia
• Stay updated: clawhub sync