Colombia,Brazil,Mexico which country is the safest to travel alone.

[It'sAutomatic]

Colombia is okay for safety aside from street crime. If you're only following the tourist circuit you're not going to be in danger of being kidnapped, and besides that most of the country is fine anyway. If you're near a place you want to see and aren't sure, just ask around. And Colombia is such an amazing place, between the insane topography, huge variety of cultures, climates & scenery, beautiful well-kept old towns, and great unplanned urbanism (i.e. awesome feeling on the streets for someone wanting to walk around and explore, better than other countries I've seen in Latin America).


Infrastructure, my guess is that Brazil is the best since it's the richest; Colombia could definitely use a lot of upgrades. Not many people speak English in Colombia. Both of these things make it more of an adventure to go there. Plus it's very cheap.

[Pueblofuerte]

Originally Posted by It'sAutomatic

Infrastructure, my guess is that Brazil is the best since it's the richest; Colombia could definitely use a lot of upgrades. Not many people speak English in Colombia. Both of these things make it more of an adventure to go there. Plus it's very cheap.

Nope. I've been to Brazil and road networks from Minas Gerais all the way to up north are sub-par. In fact the road network outside Sao Paulo is generally sub-par, even in the South like Parana we're talking about single-lane highways connecting major cities. Despite Colombia's far more topographically difficult challenges, you're seeing more and more dual carriageways connecting the main cities not to mention the longest tunnels in Latin America recently inaugurated with more currently being built.

[cebuan]

Stay outside the cities and you'll be fine, but nobody can speak English. Rent your car from a well-known global company -- breakdowns are common and a fly-by-night rent will leave you stranded for a week. Police wages come in the form of bribes, but they accept a small counter-offer.