I was in Bogota, Medellin, Cartagena etc in 2019. Travelling solo and minimum Spanish so spent a great deal of time in planning and understanding where I was going, and stuck to uBer, tourist spots daytime, hired guides, and less wandering, and a cheap phone and cheap watch. Was also very aware of my surroundings. IT was a great trip without a hitch (thank goodness). Did spend time on Chartubate and found a Bogota one that ended up visiting me in hotel. Nice guy but not experienced. Had a decent time in Medellin with Grindr guy. So can be done with lots of planning and low amount of risk taking.