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Cali, Colombia: Your Next Nearshore Tech Hub – An Insider’s Guide for Digital Leaders

October 31, 2025

Beyond the Salsa Capital: Why Cali is Colombia’s Best-Kept Tech Secret Welcome to Cali – yes, the city known for its vibrant salsa scene and perfect year-round weather. But here’s what most visitors don’t realize: this city is emerging as a key tech hub with growing fintech, software development, and BPO sectors. The Colombian tech scene is transforming alongside major

Investing·Plan to stay

The Frustrations of Banking with Bancolombia — And Why I Switched to BBVA

As an expat living and doing business in Colombia for over a decade, I’ve had my fair share of experiences with local banks. But none have been as consistently frustrating as my dealings with Bancolombia. For the past 12 years, both as an individual and through my businesses, I’ve been

12 Business Ideas to Launch in Cali and Colombia in 2025

As a business owner in Colombia, I’m always on the lookout for

Rare Opportunity To Own a Portfolio of Cash-Flowing Airbnb Properties in El Peñon, Granada & Centenario

Having spent years helping international investors navigate Cali’s vacation rental market, I’m

Airbnb in Cali and Colombia – Part 2

March 8, 2024

Investing·Plan to stay·Rent / buy apartment

9 years ago, in 2015, I wrote a post on how I was planning to earn a 75% ROI with an apartment on Airbnb in Cali, Colombia. Fast forward to 2024 and I have an update for you. I have renovated or built from scratch 79 units for the short-term

We are selling two of our Airbnb units

February 3, 2022

Investing·Plan to stay

UPDATE – BOTH UNITS ARE SOLD. If you’re looking to purchase in Cali for the vacation rental market, then feel free to reach out via the contact section as I may be able to help. So this is a first time for me. With investors we have been accumulating a

Lessons Learned About Colombian Real Estate

July 9, 2020

Investing·Plan to stay

August 2020 will mark my 7-year anniversary of living in Colombia as a resident – soon to become citizen. I’ve always loved real estate, but in northern Europe, just before the crash in 2008, prices were so inflated that properties were being sold with a negative yield. That meant taking

Dollar Earning Ideas During Pandemic – Part 1

April 4, 2020

How-to guides·Investing

By now, I’m sure most people will have felt some sort of economic repercussion from the COVID-19 pandemic. Maybe you’re lucky enough to still have a job, to still be making an income. But how are your stocks doing? I know that a big part of my portfolio took a

Investing in Colombian Coffee

March 9, 2018

Investing

My mom called me the other day in shock. She had just walked out of the bank after a long meeting with her advisor about the future of her savings. Starting January 1, 2018, her bank began charging a NEGATIVE 0.5% interest on her savings. That’s 50 cents for every

5 Advantages To Buying an Old Apartment in Colombia

April 11, 2017

Investing·Plan to stay

The traditional model of selling apartment towers in Colombia, and many other places around the world, is based on pre-sales. The builder buys a lot, constructs a sales office that doubles as a demo unit, and begin to sell apartments until they reach a breakeven point and begin the construction. Anything sold

Own A Piece Of Cali Yielding 10,2%

December 4, 2016

Investing·Rent / buy apartment

I’ve been asked several times about how my first furnished rental is doing in Cali. The short answer is: really good! But could it have done better? Yes, and here is why… My unit has been on the market since mid-May of this year. For the year, it will be

The Best Investment I’ve Ever Heard Of…

May 25, 2016

Investing·Plan to stay·Rent / buy apartment

I have a friend in Cali. Let’s call him Jack. Jack is from the UK and moved to Cali in the early 80s. He has lived here ever since. Judging by his appearance, you may not think that Jack is among the best investors that you’ve ever met. Jack likes

Go Green Salad Bar

November 28, 2015

Investing·Restaurants·Things to do

Do you ever get enough of the Colombian fritanga? Empanadas, papa rellena, chicharrón, picada and chunchulo might taste good, but isn’t good for you. Enter Go Green, a salad bar and newcomer on the Cali restaurant scene. The restaurant is built kind of like a Subway. The menu includes salad bowls, rice bowls, sandwiches,

Dollar-earning in Colombia: Selling Colombia as a Destination for Specialty Experiences

October 1, 2015

Finding work·How-to guides·Investing

This is my last post in the series on how to earn dollars in Colombia. Here’s what I wrote in bullet point 9 of the original article: “Selling Colombia as a destination for specialty experiences. I met an American woman the other day who has a yoga certification retreat. Foreigners

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Investing

Cali, Colombia: Your Next Nearshore Tech Hub – An Insider’s Guide for Digital Leaders

The Frustrations of Banking with Bancolombia — And Why I Switched to BBVA

12 Business Ideas to Launch in Cali and Colombia in 2025

Rare Opportunity To Own a Portfolio of Cash-Flowing Airbnb Properties in El Peñon, Granada & Centenario

Airbnb in Cali and Colombia – Part 2

We are selling two of our Airbnb units

Lessons Learned About Colombian Real Estate

Dollar Earning Ideas During Pandemic – Part 1

Investing in Colombian Coffee

5 Advantages To Buying an Old Apartment in Colombia

Own A Piece Of Cali Yielding 10,2%

The Best Investment I’ve Ever Heard Of…

Go Green Salad Bar

Dollar-earning in Colombia: Selling Colombia as a Destination for Specialty Experiences

Our Vacation Rentals in Cali

Colombian Visa Services

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