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Colombia Currency
The Colombian currency is the Colombian peso (COP) and is often written as COL$ or $.
Each Colombian peso is divided into 100 centavos.
Colombian peso bills come in denominations of 1,000; 2,000; 5,000; 10,000; 20,000; and 50,000, and 100,000 pesos.
Colombian peso coins come in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 pesos.
The Colombian peso is a free floating currency, which means that it is not pegged to any other country’s currency. Check exchange rates when you visit Colombia.
Colombian currency can be obtained upon arrival in Colombia at ATMs throughout the country.
Bogota Time Zone
Bogota
Bogota Time Zone
The Bogota time zone is GMT -5.
This means that Bogota, the capital of Colombia, is five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Bogota is five hours behind cities on GMT like London.
It is six behind European cities like Paris and Madrid.
Bogota is on the same time as cities like New York City and Miami.
The time zone in Bogota is called COT, which stands for Colombia Time.
The rest of Colombia is on the same time zone as Bogota.