Poorbuthappy, the world’s largest English-language website on Colombia will be permanently closed, the website’s owner announced.
Founder and owner Peter van Dijck decided to close down the site because “unfortunately, during the last few years, there has been a (very) small minority of people who thought it was ok to personally attack, threaten and harass, both on phb, on other websites and in real life, other members that they disagree with.”
The website, founded in 1998, was one of the first ever websites that covered traveling and living in Colombia and has been the largest Colombia-related website for years.
The website’s forum posts, pictures and a travel-guide will stay online, but the site will no longer be maintained or updated and members will no longer post content.