In one of the luxury hotels that line the chic El Poblado neighborhood of Medellín, Colombia, a 25-year-old American citizen was found dead last Thursday. Matthew Watson Croulet had hopped into a taxi early in the morning disoriented, remembering nothing but the name of his hotel. According to police reports, hotel staff noted that Croulet appeared drugged and unwell. His body was discovered in his room at 9:30 a.m.
State Department has an active a travel advisory classifying Colombia as a 'Level 3: Reconsider' destination, citing crime, terrorism, civil unrest and kidnapping, one notch below the most serious 'Level 4: Do not travel.''Drugs, narco-culture and prostitution'Colombian authorities say that visiting Medellin is safe. They attribute the violence to tourists seeking out drugs, narco-culture and prostitution.
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