HOW TO GET TO RIONEGRO?

HOW TO GET TO RIONEGRO? The José Maria Córdoba International Airport which serves Medellín, is located in the city of Rionegro, forty minutes from Medellín. Rionegro is also connected to the main cities of Colombia by main highways. 1. - BY AIR: There are several international direct flights to Rionegro from the following cities: Departure Arrival Airline MO TU WE TH FR SA SU TOTAL Quito Rionegro LAN 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Panamá Rionegro Aerorepública 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Panamá Rionegro Copa 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 NYC Rionegro Avianca 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Miami Rionegro American 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 Airlines Miami Rionegro Avianca 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Caracas Rionegro Aerorepública 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Bogotá Rionegro Avianca Avianca Domestic Terminal Bogotá Rionegro Aerorepública Four daily flights 2.- BY BUS There are many bus routs to Rionegro from Bogotá. As the capital city of Colombia, there are more direct flights that connect Bogotá to many others cities in the world, as the following table shows. Going by bus takes 8 hours, and it crosses beautiful landscapes from the Andean Region. On Sunday the 26 th of July there will be a bus route from Bogotá to Rionegro special for OM participants. If you are interested please get in touch with Clemencia Rodriguez (clemencia@ou.edu). Flghts to Bogotá ORIGEN DESTINO AEROLINEA LU MA MI JU VI SA DO TOTAL Toronto Bogotá Air Canada 1 1 1 3 Sao Paulo Bogotá Avianca 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Sao Paulo Bogotá Vrg Linhas Aereas 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 S.A. Santiago Bogotá Avianca 1 1 1 1 1 5 Santiago Bogotá LAN 1 1 1 3 San José Bogotá Avianca 1 1 1 1 4 San José Bogotá LACSA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Quito Bogotá Avianca 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 27 Punta Cana Bogotá Avianca 1 1 Porlamar Bogotá Avianca 1 1 Paris Bogotá Air France 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7

Panamá Bogotá Aerorepública 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 Panamá Bogotá Avianca 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 Panamá Bogotá Copa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 Panamá Bogotá TACA 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 New York Bogotá Avianca 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 New York Bogotá Continental 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 New York Bogotá American Airlines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 Miami Bogotá American Airlines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 Miami Bogotá American Airlines 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Miami Bogotá Avianca 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 Miami Bogotá LAN 1 1 1 3 Miami Bogotá Spirit Air 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 México Bogotá Avianca 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 México Bogotá Mexicana 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 12 Madrid Bogotá Air Comet 1 1 1 1 4 Madrid Bogotá Avianca 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Madrid Bogotá Iberia 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 10 Los Ángeles Bogotá Avianca 1 1 1 1 4 Lima Bogotá TACA 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 Lima Bogotá Avianca 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 Lima Bogotá LAN 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 La Habana Bogotá Cubana 1 1 Houston Bogotá Continental 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Fort Bogotá Avianca 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Lauderdale Curacao Bogotá Avianca 1 1 2 Curacao Bogotá Dutch Antilles 1 1 2 Caracas Bogotá Avianca 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 33 Buenos Aires Bogotá Aerolíneas 1 1 1 1 4 Argentinas Buenos Aires Bogotá Avianca 1 1 1 1 4 Barcelona Bogotá Avianca 1 1 2 Barcelona Bogotá Iberia 1 1 1 3 Atlanta Bogotá Delta 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Aruba Bogotá Avianca 1 1 1 3 AVIATUR will be the official travel agency for OM 8 Conference. If you need information or help for your flights, pleas contact: ludivia.ocampo@aviatur.com.co Fees for participants will be as follows: REGISTRATION FEES International academics/participants with support of their institutions: US$ 200 International students.. US$ 100 Colombian academics/ participants with support of their institutions: COP$ 200.000 Colombia students.. COP$ 100.000 We will announce later how and where to pay.

WHERE TO STAY IN RIONEGRO? Recinto Quirama is the official headquarters of OM 8. It is a gorgeous old hacienda in the middle or the Andean mountains, which has been very meaningful for the citizen and community media history over the past 20 years in Colombia. It has enough room for our activities: lodging for 200 people (in single, double and triple accommodation), discussions and group work. We will be surrounded by gardens and natural woods; and our location is 40 minutes away from the city of Medellín, the transportation is very good. We will be also in the midst of many communities and citizen media experiences in peace building. Prices of Recinto Quirama are: US$ 65 single room, US$35 double room, US$ 25 triple Room. Contact Maria Eugenia Pérez: reserves.quirama@parquetpa.org Phone: 57-4-561 31 11 Mobil: 57-311 765 20 62 Web: http://www.parquepta.org/index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=34&itemid=48 Coffee breaks and lunches will be served for all participants at the Recinto Quirama, as part of their registrations costs.

OTHER HOTELS IN RIONEGRO LUXURY HOTELS Hostal Santiago de Arma o Phone 574+5361111 Single: U$: 65; $143,000 Double: U$: 70; $155,000 o Taxi Airport-Hotel- Airport: Included o Taxi Hotel-Recinto Quirama-Hotel: U$ 10; $20000 Hostería Llanogrande o Phone 574+5370511 Single: U$: 68; $148,500 Double: U$: 75; $165,000 o Taxi Hotel-Recinto Quirama-Hotel: U$ 10; $20000 o Reservas intenacionales: SI Hotel Las Lomas o Phone 574+5360440 Single: U$: 165; $245,400 Double: U$ 123; $270,800 o Reservas intenacionales: SI Hotel Dorado o Phone 574+5312030 MIDRANGE HOTELS o Yaneth García Fax: 574+5311135 Single: U$:15; $35,000 Double: U$ 20; $40,000 Triple: U$: 30; $60,000 o Taxi Hotel-Recinto Quirama-Hotel: U$5; $10,000 Hotel Gutier o Phone 574+5610106 o Beatriz Gutierrez Fax: 574+5610106

Single U$ 15; $30,000 Double: U$20; $40,000 Triple: U$: 28; $55,000 o Taxi Hotel-Recinto Quirama-Hotel: U$5; $10,000 Hotel Oasis o Phone 574+5611624 o Sandra Sibaja Fax: 5611624 Single: U$ 22; $44,000 Double: U$28; U$56,000 Triple: U$: 35; $70,000 o Taxi Hotel-Recinto Quirama-Hotel: U$ 8; $15,000 Hotel Torre Real o Phone 574+5315844 o Ferdinando Trejos hoteltorrereal@hotmail.com Single: N/D Double: U$23; 45,000 o Taxi Hotel-Recinto Quirama-Hotel: U$10; $20,000 Hotel Torreón o Phone 574+5611331 o Beatriz Escobar Torreon.hotel@hotmail.com Single: U$23; 45,000 Double: U$25; 50,000 o Taxi Hotel-Recinto Quirama-Hotel: U$8; $15,000