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A Safety Guy in Colombia

Note · Worth knowing · 7 September 2026

The key goes in teeth up

Day of the journey
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Locks here are the other way round from what you are used to. The key goes into the cylinder with the teeth pointing up, not down.

It sounds like nothing. You find out otherwise in the dark, on the ninth attempt, wondering why the door will not open.

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