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If you stay in Bogota, Chapinero is the best place to stay for a first-time visitor. And teatron is a great disco. I'm into the same type of guys and had no problem finding them in Bogota or Medellin. Still I would go to Medellin. The city is more attractive, the climate is better and plenty of things to do (and an exciting gay nightlife as well). I also suffer from altitude sickness in Bogota (I come from a country at sea level). Always be wary about the location of guys on webcam. What's mentioned in the profile, is often not their actual location.

A bit of a late reply on this topic, I was having a great time in Colombia 😊 If you want to spoof your location in grindr, the only way that works fine (or better said, that I know of) is using bluestacks on your PC / laptop. The 'mock location' apps don't work well with grindr and can even get your phone blocked. A small tutorial I wrote for another user a while ago: My take on this: Only use it a couple days before your arrival (instead of weeks) When I chat with an interesting profile, I ask for their Whatsapp and take the conversation to there. Most guys react almost immediately on Whatsapp messages, while grindr messages are often ignored. You can always wait until you are in Colombia, like @speedoo1 proposes. There's no shortage of guys willing to meet you. Instagram: if they are not following you, you can only send them one message that arrives in their 'spam' mailbox. To be honest, I never had much success with instagram. Nobody seems to read those messages.

I can't vouch for all of them, but the couple guys I know are definitely 18+

A soon to be published photo book with gorgeous photos of Colombian guys (mostly twinks): https://igormattio.com/ Some more pictures from the book: https://igormattio.com/skin-and-under-the-book I recognise at least a couple guys from Medellin and one guy from Bucaramanga.

Regarding prices: The guy who quoted you 100USD maybe asked for 100$ ? The dollar sign is sometimes used for pesos as well, in that case 100$ = 100 COP = 100 mil = 100.000 pesos. This 'misunderstanding' only happened to me once though. Their asking price normally does not include transport costs. Always tell them to take a motorbike taxi, it's faster and cheaper. From my experience, paid sex for pollos (18-24y/o), boy-next-door, not overweight or ugly: Cheapest cities (40mil - 70mil): Cucuta, Ibague, Baranquilla, Villavicencio* Cheap cities (50mil - 100mil): Pereira, Armenia*, Manizales, Bucaramanga Average priced cities (100mil - 150mil): Bogota**, Medellin, Santa Marta* Expensive cities (150mil+): Cartagena*, San Andres* For webcam models / very fit & handsome guys, add +- 50% (although what webcam models ask can vary a lot). * I only met or contacted one or two guys there ** Only a couple guys that I liked in Bogota asked for less than 100 mil, but they were far away (Soacha, Bosa, ..) - I've been told multiple times that Colombians pay maximum 50 mil for sex .. - If I have to pay less than 100 mil and I had a great time, I give them 100 mil anyway. I still haven't visited Cali.. it's high on my 'places to visit' list

I enjoyed my visits to Bucaramanga (BGA). I was also combining doing remote work and hollidays. The city vibe feels a bit like Medellin, but without provenza or the metro. The climate is also moderate. Cabecera is the more upmarket part of town and a good place to rent an Airbnb. It's the Laureles of BGA, but without the gringos. Prices are moderate and plenty of good coffeeshops & restaurants. There are large shopping malls as well. Gay life (bars / discos) is a bit limited, the only (gay) disco I visited was 'Deja Vu'. You can visit Giron, 30 minutes from BGA, a nice colonial town. An other nearby town, Piedecuesta, was a success for boy hunting and I made a couple nice nature walks and a visit to small waterfalls with a local guy. San Gil is a must visit if you like adventurous sports (rafting, parapente, ..), but it's a 2,5 hours bus ride from BGA. There's also a natural park that is worth visiting, Chicamocha. It has a small water park that the uni guys love to visit. The area just before the airport is nice to visit as well. Take a coat, since it can get cold, but there are a couple restaurants with impressive views there. That's probably my main beef with BGA. The airport is in the mountains and when it rains, the clouds hinder air traffic. In both occassions I had to fly out of BGA, it was raining and my flight was delayed.

Free and Poblado, you never see those words together. But I'm biased, I'm not a big fan of Poblado. Manila (in Poblado) has some charm, but overpriced like everything else in Poblado. Laureles is imho a better & cheaper option.

I've stayed in Belen, Medellin serveral times and had a great time. Don't expect anyone to speak english though. I would consider to stay in the northern part of Belen (around cc molinos, pq bélen, San Bernardo, Rosales). For meeting local guys and enjoying the local paisa life, the area around parque de la Floresta and Calasanz (lower part) is also fine (there are nearby universities) and reasonable safe (and the metro is nearby). the metro is safe, even during night time (but watch out for pickpockets). Bucaramanga isn't that small. Together with Floridablanca, it has a population of 1 million. It would have been a good option for a week. Plenty of things to do and see and lots of university students eager to practice their English (and more). I would strongly advise against visiting Cucuta nowadays. Neighborhoods that were rather safe a few years ago became no-go zones. The Cucuteños are still the nicest people I've met in Colombia and it's almost too easy to meet friendly, good-looking guys, but the security situation is dire.

1. To be honest, I've never searched for gringos over 40 years old in Medellin. It's not my preference . Grindr is the most popular app for hookups. 2. In theory, Venezuelans need a passport (valid/expired < 10 years) or a residence permit (PEP/PPT). In practice, their venezuelan ID card is almost always accepted. If not, you can use a love motel. I don't think Venezuelans have digital cedulas. The only guys I met with digital ID cards were Colombians. For some reason, they can't take a screenshot of their digital ID, so I normally take a picture with my phone of their screen and send it to the hotel / airBnB. Until now, that has always been accepted. 3. They are scattered around town. Poblado is probably the commune with the fewest studios. Most models still work in webcam studios. 4. Sorry, I have no idea what their attitude is towards PreP.

You already have a 'no'. The only way to get a 'yes' is by asking him. The worst thing that can happen is that he declines your offer. I would contact him on X.

1. I personally prefer to stay in Laureles. It's less touristy (although only a bit less nowadays) and the prices tend to be lower than in Poblado. It's considered safe, with the usual precautions (like not walking alone at night or flashing your latest iphone). 2. Like floridabob already said, uber is the safest option, but I used didi, easytaxi and indriver in the past with only the occasional, minor problem. 3. No GP sauna afaik, but you can subscribe to @EventosGayMed on twitter X to get the latest updates on finca parties, popper sales, gay massages, ..

Indeed a handsome bunch of guys! Any idea what the T/B stands for? I would think 'Top / Bottom', but at the other hand, all of them are 'chaay the', real men. Always confusing.

I am always interested in an update on gay life in Medellin, although I don't normally visit saunas

In my (limited) experience, the offerings in Cartagena were not to my liking or exorbitant prices were requested. Another option, if you want to stay in Cartagena, is to import the guys from Barranquilla. It's only a few hours by bus and the guys from Barranquilla love to visit Cartagena. One webcam model from B came by for a day & night for a tip of 250 kCOP + 50 kCOP (bus fare). It was worth every peso. I found several handsome guys on grindr in B who were more than willing to spend some time with me in Cartagena for free. After a few video calls, I selected a cute guy to spend the next few days with me. I used bluestacks to spoof my location (for the apps) and I prepaid both guys the bus fare (round trip). They both had nequi (a mobile payment solution). You just need to go to a bancolombia corresponsal where you can send cash to their mobile phone number. I would normally never pay upfront but in this case I can understand these guys wanting to make sure they can get back to their place if I would not show up. In the worst case, I lose 50 kCOP and that didn't happen.

regarding the love motels in Avenida Colombia: I was refused access to plenty of them (collins, eva, ..), because they don't have a 'lcense for foreigners', whatever that means. Eventually ended up in 3D suite motel, pricey at 95k COP, but great looking rooms with jacuzzi and hassle free. The only other motel I ever used for short time is hotel roma, very LGBT friendly, rooms are simple and a bit noisy at 60kCOP, in centro. There's also a cluster of motels on av 33 in Laureles, but didn't try any of them.