mantis has written 4 posts

Looking to buy bed, sofa, table...Medellin

I am looking for a bed and a sofa (nothing extravagent but modern/European style would be nice). I will be in Medellin on 26 April for a week and want to buy it as soon as I get there. If anyone knows a store that has used furniture or moderately priced stuff let me know.

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Is the peso weakening?

Just got back from Medellin and purchased an apartment. I still need to wire the remainder of the money to finish the deal. i have a few weeks to to this and have been watching the peso slowly lose value. I imagine this is tied to uncertainty about Uribe getting the chance to rerun for president. Good for investors but bad for Colombians. What does anyone think, will the value continue to decrease? What if he is not allowed to rerun, could we see a drastic devaluation? ...

Another one needs advice on buying property (Medellin, Bogota, or Cartagena?)

I have been researching everything I can on buying property in Colombia. There is enough info out there for me to have decided that with a decent lawyer, someone who knows the area (and is honest), some cash, and a "be ready for anything" attitude, I should be ready to take the leap and buy some property. My problem is deciding where to buy. I have been to Bogota and loved the city. Medellin sounds like it has the type of climate I am looking for whereas Cartagena seems like a pretty low str ...