What are the health risks for Americans traveling to Colombia?

savvychic21 asked:


I am traveling to Colombia in a week and didn’t realize that I should have gotten vaccinated. I will stick to bottled water but what else should I be concerned about? Also are you allowed to bring packaged snacks into the country?

kerem

Comments (3)

  1. sux_2b_ewe says:
    August 25, 2009 at 11:04 am

    You should be concerned about bullets perforating your body, they are a great risk to your health.

  2. Charlie says:
    August 25, 2009 at 9:44 pm

    You do not need to take packaged snacks…you can buy perfectly good packaged snacks there. Avoid street vendor food. Eating in good restaurants and hotels is fine. Unless you are going to be in remote jungle areas, you will be just fine.

  3. boohoo_Jebus says:
    August 28, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    How about being kidnapped and shot? Not a safe place for Americans.