The Consulate of Colombia in Puerto Obaldía is a consular office of Colombia in Puerto Obaldía, run by staff of Colombia’s foreign service. Colombia’s embassy is in Punta Pacífica, Panama City.
Contact Details
| Address | Calle Principal, Puerto Obaldía, Panama |
| Telephone | +507 838 5971 |
| cpuertoobaldia@cancilleria.gov.co |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 - 14:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 14:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 14:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 14:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 14:00 |
Hours shown: opening hours, according to the Colombian embassy’s website (October 2026). Closed on public holidays in Panama.
Location of the Consulate
About the Consulate of Colombia in Puerto Obaldía
The details shown come from the Colombian embassy’s website. No procedure requires an appointment, according to the same page. Colombia also has a consular office in Colón, a consular office in Jaqué, a consulate general in Panama City and an honorary consulate in David in Panama.
Documents checklist
The most frequent applications and the documents the Colombian authorities ask for:
Colombian passport (application abroad)
- Abroad, only Colombian consulates issue passports – the application and the collection are in person
- Original cédula de ciudadanía (or the original contraseña receipt if you do not have the card yet)
- To collect the passport: original Colombian ID and the payment receipt
- Ordinary passports are valid for 10 years; processing at consulates takes about 8 working days
- Minors: accompanied by a parent or legal representative with their cédula; a third party needs a special power of attorney from both parents (apostilled and translated into Spanish if made abroad)
Sources: Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – passports, Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – passport requirements (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate.
Closing days
Public holidays in Panama are New Year’s Day, Martyrs’ Day (9 January), Carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, Labour Day (1 May), Separation Day (3 November), Colón Day (5 November), the First Cry of Independence (10 November), Independence Day (28 November), Mothers’ Day (8 December), the National Day of Mourning (20 December) and Christmas Day, plus the day a new president takes office (1 July every five years, next in 2029). Under the Labour Code, a holiday that falls on a Sunday is observed on the following Monday. The office may also close on public holidays of Colombia.
Emergency assistance
In Panama, dial 911 for ambulance, fire and police; the fire service can also be reached on 103 and the police on 104 (GOV.UK travel advice).
Diplomatic missions of Colombia in Panama
Colombia in Panama
Measured in a straight line from Puerto Obaldía, the nearest other Colombian office is the Consulate in Jaqué (about 150 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Puerto Obaldía.
- Panama City (230 km) – Embassy of Colombia in Panama
- Colón (280 km) – Consulate
- Jaqué (150 km) – Consulate
- Panama City (230 km) – Consulate General
- Puerto Obaldía – Consulate (this page)
- David (550 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 26 October 2026. Sources: Embassy of Colombia in Panama – contact details for the embassy and consulates, Labour Code of Panama, article 46 (Law 55 of 2001, Gaceta Oficial No. 24431), Law 291 of 2022 (Gaceta Oficial No. 29507-B), GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Panama (getting help).
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