diff --git a/common/utils/__init__.py b/common/utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/common/utils/timezone.py b/common/utils/timezone.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b40a268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/timezone.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import pytz
+import datetime
+
+
+def now():
+    """
+    Returns a timezone-aware datetime representing the current time in UTC.
+    """
+
+    return datetime.datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=pytz.utc)
+
+
+def bogota_now():
+    """
+    Return a a timezone-aware datetime representing the current time in Bogotá, Colombia.
+    """
+
+    return now().astimezone(pytz.timezone('America/Bogota'))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a581949..6f5a930 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(name='common',
-      version='0.1.1',
+      version='0.1.2',
       author='Unascribed',
       author_email='tech@polymathventures.co',
       description='Code intended to be used across Polymath Ventures repositories.',
       license='BSD',
       url='https://github.com/PolymathVentures/common',
-      packages=['common', 'common.test'],
-      install_requires=['PyYAML>=3.11', 'Flask>=0.10.1', 'Flask-SQLAlchemy>=2.0'],
+      packages=['common',
+                'common.test',
+                'common.utils'],
+      install_requires=['PyYAML>=3.11',
+                        'Flask>=0.10.1',
+                        'Flask-SQLAlchemy>=2.0',
+                        'pytz>=2015.4'],
       classifiers=[
           'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
           'Topic :: Utilities',