Disfrutaba mucho Una conversación pendiente de Ingrid Betancourt y expresidente Juan Manual Santos. Aprendí mucho de la historia colombiana reciente.
Relatively speaking, Colombia (AQI notwithstanding) is safer. More sun, lots of UV - which kills bacteria/viruses.
but of course..people will get sick...because many have been led to believe the sun is evil - sunscreen, sunglasses, etc... ....and there are other factors. but PM me for that.
Wise Multi-Currency account (https://wise.com/us/multi-currency-account/) may be an option worth looking into, not sure what the opening requirements are though. There are also neobanks…but none of these address your concern about the currency devaluations.
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Turns out they're actually $14.99 for two. I'm not sure if you can get them sent to medellin but at least it gives you an idea of you want to get. So far the one I brought seems pretty good but I'm sure they drain batteries fast based on how powerful it is. But it's not for general use so shouldn't be a big problem.