WORLD TRAVEL SAFETY ASSOCIATON NOTICE
ISSUE DATE NOV 2024
PROPERTY: EDIFICIO HOJARASCA
LOCATION: MEDELLIN COLOMBIA
Edificio Hojarasca located in Laureles Medellin Colombia with multiple short-term rentals listed on BOOKING.COM has been scored a D- travel (HIGH RISK / AVOID ) rating by UK based World Travel Safety Association. EDIFICIO HOJARASCA has received the highest risk scoring of any type of short-term rental property barring those with verified homicides that have occurred on their premises as shown in public police records.
*DRUG TOURISM ROUTINELY REPORTED ON AN ONGOING BASIS ON THE PROPERTY
*DRUG PARTIES HOSTED WITH KNOWLEDDGE OF PROPERTY MANAGER AND AIRBNB OWNERS
*SEX TOURISM OCCURRING REGULARLY IN SHORT TERM RENTALS
*REGULAR ON-SITE PROSTITUTION WITH KNOLWEDGE OF AIRBNB OWNERS(1)
*ON-SITE THEFTS
*HOMICIDES WITHIN 100 METERS OF EDIFICIO HOJARASCA PROPERTY
*TOURIST DRUGGINS WITHIN 500 METERS OF PROPERTY
*SECURITY RISKS REPORTED TO GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES
*UNCONTROLLED PUBLIC ACCESS TO PROPERTY ENTRANCE
*NO SECURITY GUARDS ON-SITE / UN-MONITORED SECURITY SYSTEMS
*CRIMES AGAINST TOURISTS REPORTED IN ADJACENT PUBLIC PARK TO EDIFICIO HOJARASCA
*NO POLICE PRESENCE IN VICINITY OF PROPERTY
*POLICE HAVE FAILED TO REPONSD TO TOURIST CALLS RELATED TO DCRIMES ON PROPERTY
AGES OF PROSTITUTES COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. REPORTS SUGGEST SOME GIRLS NOT OF LEGAL AGE HAVE BEEN EXPLOITED ON THE EDIFICIO HOJARASCA PROPERTY VIA THE AIRBNB RENTALS WITH KNOWLEDGE AIRBNB OWNERS.
A – PROPERTY SAFE FOR TOURISTS
B – PROPERTY SAFE FOR ADULTS ONLY
C – PROPERTY WITH MODERATE RISK DUE TO SECURITY ISSUES AND LOCAL CRIME
D – HIGH RISK PROPERTIES INVOLVING DRUGS, PROSTITUTION, THEFTS, UNCONTROLLED ACCESS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND/OR MULTIPLE TOURIST CRIMES IN VICINITY OF RATED PROPERTY
F – PROPERTY WITH SAME RISKS AS D RATING AND WITH ON-SITE HOMICIDE(S) AS SHOWN IN PUBLIC POLICE RECORDS.
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