I've been ripped off by taxis twice in Bogota, though never in any other city and never one of these boogeyman "millionaire rides" The first time was my very f

I've been ripped off by taxis twice in Bogota, though never in any other city and never one of these boogeyman "millionaire rides" The first time was my very first taxi in Colombia: I arrived at the airport and naively thought the guy asking me if I needed a taxi was being helpful. Little did I know, that was code for "are you new around here" and then he not only charged me 70k for a 23k ride, but also stole my harmonica and then came back 15 mins later having "found" it and asking for a reward. I was blindsighted. The second time, the guy took me from the airport though some ridiculous route around the city and when he arrived asked me for about 3x the actual cost. I gave him what the ride should have cost, he followed me into where I was going and I just ignored him; he left. I've had bad taxi experiences in other countries, but I concede Colombia, or at least Bogota (I lived in Medellin over a year and never had a problem) has some very unethical drivers. OTOH, I have never had, nor heard of, any problem with a driver that came via EasyTaxi, Beat, or any of the other apps that compete with Uber. I also think it's in the country's best interests to push foreign rent-seeking companies out of the country. If Beat gets hit with these lawsuits my opinion will change.