It is right that according to the US travel.state.gov Colombia is rated as 3 in the Travel Advisory Level, but it is of course regarding the conflict areas, so that is the reason why we recommend not to travel to a place different than Cartagena without consulting with the 2023 ISPRM organizing committee, the US agencies or US embassy.The notice of unrest published by the Department of State is quite pertinent because neither foreigner nor locals should visit those areas. 

 

Unrests commonly do not arise in Cartagena, or when occurring they do not happen around the touristic area nor the airport way to the hotels in Cartagena, even much less over these days of expected tourism that nurture the city and becomes the income of many citizens.

Actually, Cartagena received 48.665 international passengers in 2022, a 33,3% larger than the previous year and was awarded among the five most desirable cities by tourists from all around the Globe, out of Europe and US (Wanderlust Travel Awards)

 

On the other hand, Colombia is still a well desired country to visit due to the charming places, the culture diversity and friendly locals. Indeed, many citizens around the globe are still seeking for life experiences in Colombia, given that 57.567 visas for long or short stay were issued to citizens from more than 140 countries in 2022; from those, the number of citizens were more than 7000 from the U.S, +7400 from the 9 most frequent european countries (Spain, France, Italy, UK, Germany, Netherland, Posrtugal, Switzserland, Belgium), +4700 from 11 most frequent countries of ASIA and Pacific Region (India, China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia, New Zeland), +21900 from 11 most frequent LA countries (Venezuela, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Brasil, Argentina, Cuba, Chile, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama). 

(Anexos section, page 251. 

https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/sites/default/files/FOTOS2020/Informe%20de%20Gestio%CC%81n%202022.pdf)

 

It is clear that every visitor should take security measures as when visiting other countries.