Mas Q Alitas, Burgers and Ribs is a restaurant in Sabaneta with good wings, burgers and ribs that opened when the pandemic started and is still operating due to having good food.

 

An expat friend living near this restaurant recommended it about a month ago and I have been to this restaurant three times since it has good food.

 

My friend told me this restaurant mainly has local Colombian customers, as it hasn’t been discovered by many foreigners since it is located away for popular Parque Sabaneta.

 

Mas Q Alitas opened about 15 months ago when the coronavirus pandemic started in Colombia. And it stayed in business due to having good food. It is popular on weekends and also when local sports are on TV.

 

I have tried the ribs, a burger and BBQ ribs at this restaurant and they have all been good.

Many Medellin Guru readers have asked about health insurance and other types of insurance. So, we partnered to offer Colombian insurance services to readers, which has now helped over 130 Medellin Guru readers obtain insurance in Colombia.

 

Features of this Colombian insurance service include:

• Bilingual – English and Spanish.
• Email quotes.
• Free consultations.
• Offers health insurance, travel insurance, auto insurance, homeowners’ insurance, life insurance.

Also, Angela offers a service for signing up with SURA EPS insurance that is difficult for foreigners to do on their own.

Moving to a city in a foreign country is complicated. Medellin Guru offers services for expats in Colombia. In 28 months we helped over 920 clients.

 

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We look at how to be an Expat in Colombia. The rewards of moving abroad can be huge but with unexpected challenges to overcome. We provide 12 tips to be a successful Expat in Colombia.

 

People leave their home countries for myriad reasons: some are looking for adventure, some may be flying the nest and learning to stand on your own two feet and others may be looking for a lower cost retirement location.

 

Medellín in Colombia has been touted for many years as a top foreign retirement location by the foreign retirement publications. And Medellín is a beautiful city in a valley surrounded by mountains.

 

But, when you actually arrive in Colombia, transforming into your new identity, that of a dweller in a foreign country, also known as an expat, you will find this can be complicated. Every expat in Colombia, who’s been there, done that and survived will tell you it’s hardly a piece of cake.

 

The rewards of moving abroad can huge, but also come complete with their own set of unexpected challenges. In this article we look at how to be an expat in Colombia with 12 tips to be a successful expat.

 

Colombia plans to vaccinate 35 million in Colombia for COVID19 this year. To meet this goal, Colombia needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations.

 

If Colombia wants to vaccinate 35 million people this year, the country needs to ramp up the vaccination rate, which it is doing.

 

As of July 12, Colombia had administered a total of 21,911,121 COVID-19 doses, as seen in the following graphic from Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS) with 269,726 daily doses administered on July 12.

 

In 42 days from Jun 1 to July 12, Colombia administered 10,018,999 doses, which is an average of 238,548 per day in the 42 days from June 1 to July 12. So, the vaccination rate in Colombia in June has increased over the rate over the past few months.

 

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Medellín vs Manizales, which of these cities in Colombia is really the better place to live?

 

In our Medellín vs Manizales comparison, we comprehensively compare the two cities in in 16 categories to see which is the better place to live in for expats.

 

We found that Medellín easily wins this comparison by winning in 11 categories against the must smaller city of Manizales. Manizales only wins in three categories.

 

If having a better climate, better healthcare, having good public transportation and better flight access to North America are your most important categories, then Medellín would win for you.

 

IAnd if a lower cost of living with less pollution and less traffic plus you prefer smaller cities are your most important categories, then Manizales would win for you.

 

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We look at 25 of the best restaurants in Sabaneta, Colombia. Sabaneta is the smallest municipality in Colombia and is located south of Medellín and Envigado in the Aburrá Valley.

 

I have lived in Sabaneta for over three years and during this time have eaten at well over 80 restaurants in Sabaneta. The following is our list of the 25 best restaurants in Sabaneta, which is updated for 2021.

 

With my Colombian wife's help, we both collaborated to select and order the following list of the 25 best restaurants in Sabaneta:

 

Colombia’s retirement visa is intended for retired persons receiving a retirement income. This retirement visa is relatively easy to get with a low-income requirement and only a few documents needed.

 

Medellín in particular in Colombia is gaining a reputation as a top foreign retirement location.

 

The visa agency we partnered with has helped 145 Medellin Guru readers obtain Colombia retirement visas.

 

The Colombia resident visa is intended for foreigners who wish to live full-time in Colombia. We provide 2021 updates to the Colombia resident visa rules 

 

There are five categories of resident visas:

The visa agency we partnered with has helped 30 Medellin Guru readers obtain Colombia retirement visas. 

 

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Due to the coronavirus pandemic most regular weekly Medellín events in the next week are canceled.

 

Also, OSLA International normally hosts virtual language exchange online each Wednesday. And there is one upcoming national holiday in Colombia next week on July 20.

 

We decided to include in our calendar this week the regular weekly events that are canceled so readers will know which weekly events were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

We may start to see some events being scheduled in July. So, bookmark this page that is updated weekly so you don't miss any events.