Colombia - Bio Security

COVID-19:

Our thanks to Club de Pesca, John Halley, Cartagena, and Marina Santa Marta for providing updates throughout the Pandemic.

Resources:

• https://www.clubnauticocartagena.com/
• https://coronaviruscolombia.gov.co/
• https://www.minsalud.gov.co/
• The Colombian Way

Reports:

• Caribbean Bound 2020/21 - Yachting Protocols
• Retreat from Paradise (December 28, 2020)
• Long-Distance Cruisers Helping Locals: With the Lockdown comes Hunger (August 25, 2020)

History:

• Colombia closed to international vessels on March 17th, 2020.
• Maritime borders opened on December 1st, 2020.
• The National lockdown (stay-in-place order) ran from March 25 to May 11, and the state of emergency ended August 31st, 2020. Since then Colombia has cautiously been bringing itself out of lockdown.
• Into 2021 and the PCR testing requirement for arriving travelers was suspended during April - and then reversed.
• Finally on June 8th, 2021, a PCR test was no longer required, making Colombia one of the easiest places to enter in the Caribbean region.
• From December 14th, 2021, stricter restrictions were introduced mandating that only vaccinated travelers could enter the country.
• From January 5th, 2022, further restrictions were introduced with the requirement to arrive with a negative PCR test (or be tested on arrival while quarantining on board).
• January 15th, rules changed again with the vaccination requirement suspended.