By NICK FOSTER for the NY Times - Published on January 28, 2010

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — Once a byword for kidnappings, bombs and chaos, Bogotá has become one of South America’s most attractive cities for foreigners to live and invest in.

Confidence in Colombia's economy and its future is backed up by important international investors. Real estate billionaire Sam Zell is eyeing Colombia as another important location to invest. See complete article at http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1122301420091211

Colombian city Bucaramanga will be not only known for its park, but now will be recognize for being the first city in Colombia to have introduced free city-wide wireless internet.

The capital of the state of Santander is the first city in Colombia and the second in Latin America to offer wireless internet for free. Only Santiago de Chile beat the eastern Colombia city to it.

The 100% wifi coverage in the city is part of a government plan to bolster the city's image and promote Bucaramanga as a city for business. The technology was possible thanks to the efforts of local public owned telecomunication company Telebucaramanga.

The wifi network of the city with 600,000 inhabitants can connect 4,000 users at the same time to the internet, from public places, parks or internet cafes. Good news for all of us living in this beautiful city !
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 Global crisis? A Couple of weeks ago I was talking with my sister in law, who lives in Canada and was spending some days here in Colombia with my brother, and she was telling me that she felt as if there were no crisis in Colombia, watching the positivism of people in the streets, contrary to the general atmosphere that is breathed in Canada and USA.

We are not going to block the sun with a finger, but that's not just one person perception.

Why to retire in Colombia? Here you have 12 reasons to consider living in an a Country that is having one of the most importants recoveries in Latinamerica.