Colombia - Health & Safety

Vaccinations
Recommended vaccinations
None
Medicines
Availability medicines
High

We suggest to bring always a small travel pharmacy and to stipulate a health insurance which covers medical expenditures, the eventual airplane emergency repatriation or transfer to another country.

Cautions
Diseases - infections
Chikungunya, Dandy fever, Yellow jack, Malaria
Diseases - infections risks
Medium
Food and beverages

It is advisable to drink mineral water and bottled drinks without ice or, before drinking running water, to boil it especially in peripherical areas. Furthermore, it is better to eat only well cooked food and peeled fruit.