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Colombia — how to identify

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Colombian private license plate with a yellow background and black text, featuring a short, rectangular shape.
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Colombian Private License Plates

Colombian private license plates are short with yellow background.

Unlike Israeli or European plates, Colombian plates do not have a blue band or dot. Israeli plates can also be long.

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White signposts — Colombia
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White signposts

Shape: Rectangle

Material: Metal

Color: White

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Yellow taxis — Colombia
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Yellow taxis

Cars: Four-door hatchbacks or sedans

Color: Pale yellow color

Additional licence plate: License number on the side doors and on the roof

Markings: Black numbers near above or under fuel tank. Usually in this format: x.xxxxx like 3.111111

Taxi roof sign: Extremely small white with black text

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Taxi side doors licence plate with city name — Colombia
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Taxi side doors licence plate with city name

Format: Standart licence plate number with city name (Bogota here) under it

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KM marker — Colombia
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KM marker

Shape: Cylindrical/rounded top post

Material: Concrete

Color: White with black text and painted black bottom

Text: Two digits on top between two black horizontal lines, four digits below.

Pro tip: In the lower 4-digit number, the first two digits (e.g., “65” or “90”) indicate the highway number, and the last two digits show the specific section (e.g., '13')

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Green km markers with pr — Colombia
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Green km markers with pr

Shape: Rectangular sign with rounded corners

Material: Metal

Color: Green with white text and white border. White with black text is also possible

Text: "Pr" at top, two digits stacked vertically in middle (4 and 8), four digits in white box at bottom (9009)

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 Buses side licence plate with department name — Colombia
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Buses side licence plate with department name

Format: Standart licence plate number with department name (Caldas here) under it

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Colombian road sign seen from behind, showing a metal cross-shaped reinforcement made of a horizontal bar and a vertical pole.

Colombian Road Sign Cross

Colombian road signs often have a distinctive cross-shaped reinforcement on their back.

Construction: This cross is formed by a horizontal bar and a vertical pole, strengthening the sign.

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Octagonal poles — Colombia

Octagonal poles

Shape: Octagonal

Material: Concrete

Holes: Small circle holes on the top

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Generation 4 grey/silver car — Colombia

Generation 4 grey/silver car

Camera: Generation 4

Car: The rear of the car is visibly blurred

Color: Grey/silver

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Round concrete poles — Colombia

Round concrete poles

Shape: Cylinder (round)

Material: Concrete

Holes: Small circle holes near the top

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Chevron — Colombia

Chevron

Background: Yellow

Arrows: Bold black

Additional details: Almost always on white metal poles. Sometimes with black numbers

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Generation 4 white car — Colombia

Generation 4 white car

Camera: Generation 4

Car: The rear of the car is visibly blurred

Color: White

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Yellow attachment on utility poles with transformers — Colombia

Yellow attachment on utility poles with transformers

Shape: Horizontal plastic rectangle

Attachment: Attached around the pole under transformers

Color: Yellow

Text: Black digits

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Utility Poles Marking — Colombia

Utility Poles Marking

Color: Black-and-yellow or black-and-orange stripes on octagonal poles


Similar markings can be found in Ecuador or Peru but they dont use octagonal poles shape

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Commercial cars reflector/stickers — Colombia

Commercial cars reflector/stickers

Red-and-white striped reflectors/stickers attached to commercial vehicles

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Generation 3 black car with antenna — Colombia

Generation 3 black car with antenna

Camera: Generation 3

Color: Black with red blur around antenna

Antenna: Short black antenna

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Speed limit sign — Colombia

Speed limit sign

Shape: Circle

Color: White background with thick red border

Text: Thick or thin black numbers

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Generation 3 with antenna and not visible car — Colombia

Generation 3 with antenna and not visible car

Camera: Generation 3

Antenna: Short black straight backside

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Pare (Stop) sign — Colombia

Pare (Stop) sign

Shape: Octagonal

Color: Red background, with or without white border

Text: White 'PARE' text

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Hazard sign — Colombia

Hazard sign

Shape: Thin rectangle on a metal pole

Color: Black-and-yellow diagonal stripes

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Bollard — Colombia

Bollard

Shape: Cylinder with flat top

Color: Yellow

Material: Plastic

Reflector: Grey wide stripes

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Commercial licence plates — Colombia

Commercial licence plates

Type: Commercial and buses

Shape: Long or short

Background: White

Text: Black

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Green licence plates — Colombia

Green licence plates

Type: Commercial - trailers, semi-trailers, and heavy container trucks

Shape: Short

Background: Green

Text: Black

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Woden fences — Colombia

Woden fences

Fences in rural areas use wooden poles

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