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Need a little 'Bogota' help here.....please and thankyou!

I must send some documents to a notary in Bogota but my Spanglish is not too good and I can't resolve an address for DHL. My fiance gave me this addy:
Bogota D.C.
Colombia
Notaria 73
Avenida El Dorado
69C-03 Local 103

.......and that's all. For some reason, I have a problem with this. Perhaps because I am Canadian and it doesn't fit in my understanding of a viable address. Also, these documents have cost dearly and I do not want them going astray.

The website for Notaria 73... gives this information:

Direccion: Avenida El Dorado No.69C - 03 Local 103
Localidad: FONTIBON
Barrio: Esperanza Norte

and I'm assuming... Bogota DC, Colombia.

Is the foregoing correct?....or should there be some additional information such as the Localidad and Barrio included?

Really appreciate any assistance here as it is terribly expensive even to send a simple envelope from Canada.

Thanks
Terry

By Terry2 on Apr 28, 2008, 17:40 in Friendly Talkzone.

Lauthra (☼Travelguide writer) says on Apr 28, 2008, 17:50:

Notaria 73
Avenida El Dorado
69C-03 Local 103
Bogota D.C.
Colombia - South America

That is all you need and it will get there, no probs.

Nato (='.'=)

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Gator says on Apr 28, 2008, 18:24:

Be sure and include the South America.

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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Terry2 says on Apr 28, 2008, 18:33:

Many many thanks all..... appreciate this!

Terry

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Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Apr 28, 2008, 19:55:

Really this is a more complete address than we use in the US. It says that Notaria 73 is on Avinida El Dorado 3 meters from the cross street 69C and in unit #103

Mr. Bill Somondoco

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Gator says on Apr 29, 2008, 06:48:

Better than Costa Rica-in San José sometimes the directions were given "so many meters past the old Coca Cola plant." Problem was that the plant had been gone for years. Once you become accustomed to the above post by Bill it become simple.

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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sloopskipper says on Apr 30, 2008, 05:14:

A bit like Panamá, Gator. We don't have street numbers, but the postal system doesn't deliver so is not so important, unless you want to find a location.

But they give directions like that in Puerto Rico also, but if you don't know where the old Coke plant is (or was), you're basically screwed. And if you did know, you probably wouldn't need the damned directions.

Seems that some people think "everybody's outa step but me".

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