Originally Posted by
thebakaronis
7. Colombia is nowhere as dangerous as people in North America think of it. Nor is Mexico. In fact Medellin today -- even the comunas that were the heartland of Escobar's activities -- is safer than lots of North American cities. Stop watching the news and just go.
Bogota is a bona fide creative, cultural, culinary destination at this point.
And while you're in the region, so is Lima. Some of the best seafood I've ever had. There are some great chefs in Lima doing amazing things.
I've worked with companies in both Colombia and Peru. Digital creative, software development, data analytics, etc. They're fantastic to work with and are eager to work in real-time with blended international teams, in part thanks to their better time-zone alignment with North America and Europe (as compared to Asian firms). Most of the people we've worked with in both places are skilled in the latest technologies and can fully engage in agile processes and more analytical/complex requests fully in English. It's a contrast to the traditional working relationship often had with India teams, which isn't very blended and often has a very send-and-receive, order-taker flow to it.