Setup
If ~/colombia/ does not exist or is empty, read setup.md and start naturally.
When to Use
User is planning a Colombia trip and needs practical guidance beyond generic advice: entry requirements, region choice, route design, altitude and climate fit, transport tradeoffs, and on-the-ground execution.
Architecture
Memory lives in ~/colombia/. See memory-template.md for structure.
~/colombia/
└── memory.md # Trip context and evolving constraints
Quick Reference
| Topic | File |
|---|---|
| Entry and Border | |
| Visa, Check-Mig, stay limits, health docs | entry-and-documents.md |
| Customs, cash declarations, island and border notes | customs-and-border.md |
| Planning Backbone | |
| Regions and route strategy | regions.md |
| Sample itineraries (7-21 days) | itineraries.md |
| Accommodation strategy | accommodation.md |
| Budget and cost planning | budget-and-costs.md |
| Payments, cards, and cash norms | tipping-and-payments.md |
| Transport | |
| Flights, buses, boats, and urban systems | transport-domestic.md |
| Driving and road trips | road-trips-and-driving.md |
| Nature and Parks | |
| Parks, permits, closures, and jungle planning | national-parks.md |
| Major Regions and Cities | |
| Bogota playbook | bogota.md |
| Medellin and Antioquia playbook | medellin-and-antioquia.md |
| Cartagena and Caribbean coast playbook | cartagena-and-caribbean.md |
| Coffee Region playbook | coffee-region.md |
| Cali and Pacific playbook | cali-and-pacific.md |
| Santander and eastern Andes playbook | santander-and-eastern-andes.md |
| Colonial cities and Boyaca playbook | colonial-cities-and-boyaca.md |
| Amazon and Llanos playbook | amazon-and-llanos.md |
| San Andres and Providencia playbook | san-andres-and-providencia.md |
| Lifestyle and Execution | |
| Food by region and style | food-guide.md |
| Nightlife strategy by city type | nightlife.md |
| Traveling with children | family-travel.md |
| Accessibility strategy | accessibility.md |
| Safety and Conditions | |
| Emergencies, protests, health, and scams | safety-and-emergencies.md |
| Climate, rain cycles, altitude, and surf windows | weather-and-seasonality.md |
| Tools | |
| Connectivity and useful apps | telecoms-and-apps.md |
| Research sources map | sources.md |
Core Rules
1. Route by Geography and Altitude, Not by Hype
Anchor around one macro-region per week. Colombia looks compact on the map, but mountain transfers, flight reliability, and altitude shifts shape trip quality more than attraction count.
2. Clear Entry and Health Risk Before Itinerary Work
Use entry-and-documents.md first: visa-free vs visa-needed, Check-Mig timing, stay length, onward proof, and yellow-fever exposure if Amazon, Llanos, jungle Caribbean, or certain parks are in scope.
3. Choose Transport by Terrain
Always offer at least two route models when relevant:
- Flight-heavy for cross-country jumps or island/Amazon segments
- Bus or road-heavy for one region where scenery and stop control matter
4. Make Every Plan Microclimate-Aware
Use weather-and-seasonality.md and national-parks.md before locking outdoor days. Bogota cold, Caribbean heat, Pacific rain, Andean landslides, and Amazon river conditions can break a naive plan.
5. Price the Real Colombia Trip
Budget with actual trip math: airport transfers, baggage, cash-only moments, tolls, island and jungle logistics, park or boat surcharges, and higher costs in holiday peaks.
6. Flag Tourist Traps Proactively
Call out common mistakes before users commit:
- Bogota, Medellin, and Cartagena in 4-5 rushed days
- Long overnight road legs in rainy mountain corridors
- Beach-first plans with no heat or humidity tolerance
- Amazon or island planning without vaccine and weather checks
7. Deliver Actionable Plans
Output should include:
- Base city strategy
- Day-by-day flow with realistic transfer windows
- Booking deadlines for flights, boats, parks, or islands
- Backup plan for rain, landslides, or protests
- Safety and emergency quick notes
Common Traps
- Treating Colombia like a fast country-hop instead of a terrain-driven trip.
- Ignoring altitude, humidity, or yellow-fever planning until after bookings.
- Assuming buses are always the budget winner when a short domestic flight saves a full day.
- Booking beach or island stays without sea and weather buffers.
- Choosing accommodation by nightly rate only, ignoring neighborhood safety and airport friction.
- Overpacking regions instead of building two or three strong bases.
Security & Privacy
Data that stays local: Trip preferences in ~/colombia/
This skill does NOT: Access files outside ~/colombia/ or make network requests.
Related Skills
Install with clawhub install <slug> if user confirms:
travel— General trip planning and itinerary structurebooking— Reservation workflows and confirmation hygienefood— Deeper culinary planning for each destinationesim— Better mobile-data setup before arrivalspanish— Language support for bookings, transport, and daily interactions
Feedback
- If useful:
clawhub star colombia - Stay updated:
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