The most delicate subject matter I have ever approached is about how Gringos End up Dead in Colombia. No sunshine, arepas and jeep willys here. This is dead serious. How To Avoid Winding Up Dead in Colombia Dark though this idea may be, we recently heard about a foreign resident who may have been shot down for not paying bribe money. It came to us from one of our followers via a news flash in Cartago, Valle del Cauca. In our opinion based on a tiny investigation by a friend of ours, he went to the wrong place and went the legal route without fixing his “cola de paja,” or a straw tail – something which can be set on fire easily.  We lost sleep trying to think of a way to help prevent this situation from happening again. Choosing a Pueblo Because It Looks Good Unfortunately, there are places here which lend themselves to a bit more violence than the usual. The first time I heard a shooting it felt almost surreal. I seriously though it was a car backfiring. Actually it was 5 shots to the body of a man who apparently needed killing.  There are many … Continue reading How Foreign Residents End Up Dead in Colombia