What to pack for Colombia in November

26 rain days a month finds every seam. A real shell, not a windbreaker.

Altitude sickness, insect bites, and contaminated water require basic supplies.

Tap water isn't safe here. A filter bottle beats buying plastic twice a day.

Set it up before you land. Signal drops for long stretches outside cities.

Overhead bins on regional flights are small; checked bags get lost.

Fits the overhead on every airline that matters. Skip the checked-bag line entirely.

For the passport, the chargers, and the one dry pair of socks.

Treat the clothes once and it lasts weeks.

Tap water isn't safe here and altitude sickness causes fluid loss.

Contaminated water causes stomach trouble that spreads through the trip.

One brick charges the laptop, phone, and camera.

Hotel and cafe wifi is shared with everyone else in the building. A VPN keeps your banking and email to yourself.

International border crossings require secure documents and cash separation.

Twenty rain days compress wet and dry clothes into tight spaces.

Twenty rain days a month finds every seam in boots without treatment.

Stinger season in November means insects swarm at dusk and dawn.

Tap water carries pathogens that hand sanitizer stops before they reach your mouth.

Sunburn combines with insect bites to create painful, infected welts.

Humidity at 84 percent corrodes connectors unless you keep them dry.

A few phrases go a long way. Ten minutes a day before you leave is plenty.

High humidity rots paper passports unless they stay in sealed protection.

Hanging storage keeps toiletries dry in 84 percent humidity.