Colombia Visa

Colombian consulate website
Visa cost for Indian citizen: 44$ per person
I sent an email to the consulate to get an appointment but did not receive a response. Hence I decided to do a walk in one day. It was also buzzing with people (like Brazilian consulate) and I was thoroughly confused upon getting there. No-one in the waiting area seemed to know English. I could totally envision how the Colombian travels were going to work out without knowing Spanish!
There was a counter with a line of people waiting to be helped. Waited in the slow moving line patiently. The lady at the counter told me to speak to someone else who apologized for not responding to my email regarding appointment. She listed the documents I would need and gave an appointment for the next day to review the paperwork. The following day I returned and my application was accepted. She would be returning my passport in 48 hours- I would need to pick it up from the embassy on Christmas morning! I was skeptical about reaching someone on Xmas day but decided to try my luck.
I returned as instructed at 10am and the embassy doors were locked ( as expected). Frantically tried calling them but no one answered. After 15 minutes of waiting, I saw someone inside and try to get their attention. I am allowed inside and the consulate officer asked if I had issues getting into the building. I did not have an issue, which bothered her since she had informed security not to let anyone in after 10 am. HA! I finally got our passports back and we got a 30 day multiple entry visa. PERFECT.