While I haven't visited Colombia myself, I worked for a few years (1983-1987) as part of the admin staff for the ESL program at my university, where I met may people from may countries, including from most Spanish-speaking countries. I knew one young woman from Medellín who used usted exclusively with everyone, and she told me that everyone in her family also used usted exclusively. When I asked whether this practice was universal in Medellín and Antioquia, she said no; some families were like hers, and others were not.
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