Here I explain the travel safety situation in Colombia. Travel safety must be the biggest concern for people before they visit here. But Colombia is definitely not as bad as it is perceived to be. I've tried hard to get a balanced opinion on safety here. Look at this map with the dangerous areas in Colombia .
Many people worry quite a bit before heading to Colombia.
I had some warped ideas about the dangers here before I came. Colombia seems a favourite target for telling horror stories about. As far as ordinary pickpocketing and robbing are concerned, it's not that bad. Peru seems worse to me. A problem here are the guerillas.