I've now been to Colombia 4 times and it remains on the top of my list! Everytime I go to the country it's more developed and more safe! Bogota is a city that seems to have no limits on it's growth and expanison as a South American Capital. This time I found time to visit some of the museums like the Museo del Oro(Gold Museum) deemed the largest collection of gold artifacts in South America. Or the very interesting National Police Museum showcasing the arrest of Pablo Escobar! The city center never lacks luster and pride with an outstanding ice-skating rink in the central plaza in the 86degree sun this winter!
Only on this last trips departure was I disappointed with Colombia due to mistakes on the fault of lazy immigration officials on the Ecuadorian border. Within an hour of entering Colombia I experienced a life altering 36 hours of hell, like an opening scene of a movie.
Just one day after that I found myself both arrested and interrogated as a result of an immigration official giving me an exit stamp rather than and entry upon attempted departure. Several of my Incan clay masks were smashed while looking for drugs. I understand the safety they try to bring their country and the world. However somethings can just never be fixed or replaced.
It will take more than just one bad experience to tarnish my perception of a country that I love.
