Colombia is a big place. Where are you?
My KLR shock blew out in Suriname after 80,000 miles of use and rude abuse. A local guy cobbled together something out of a Honda shock and a pile of scrap steel which got me to Guatemala, where I bought a new shock for about US$450.
If you're not going the "cobble-together" route, and if you really can't find a shock in Bogota, you need a shipping agent. People import stuff by air freight all the time from Miami, but without someone handling the import for you it might take forever, go missing enroute, or be held by customs for payment of absurd fees. In other words, you need a fixer with a man on the ground in Miami: you have the part express mailed to the guy in Miami, who puts it on a plane for Bogota (or wherever), where it's spirited through customs by something akin to magic.
I'd ask Mike at Casablanca Hostel about it. He gets busier all the time, but still seems to have time to give out good advice and help in various ways. It's going to be easier to find him if you're in Cali or Medellin.
Hope that's helpful.
Mark
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