Bogotá (D. C.) - PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY

• Keep all cash or jewelry in your room´s safe
• If you have a portable PC or laptop, keep your eye on it at time. Make sure you have back up files.
• Bogotá is safer than many other cities in the world, there are plenty of places where locals or tourists can move around quite normally, and nothing strange will happen, the bike paths and routes, some of the parks and the main streets in the north of the city. But of course, there can be pickpockets anywhere.
• Keep a close eye on personal effects such as cameras and cam recorders
• Use credit cards where you can. If you are carrying cash, keep it concealed and don´t let people see how much you have on you.
• There are thieves who pose as tourist police who warm visitors that there are a lot of false dollar bills about. They then ask to see your money, saying that they need to check-it and then run away with it.
• If anyone comes up to you with this sort of approach, or asks to see your personal documents, ignore them, your money and safety maybe at risk. Contact the hotel at once.
• Avoid picking up cabs on the street. If you need one, call 3 111111 or 4 111111; or !01 Park House hotel can let you use one of its own taxis.