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bartolo_colon comments on I Am So Happy For The Metro Cable (Line J)

MiamiMike I am almost positive the old system is from Siemens, I think I remember seeing a plaque somewhere. It looks like this line is from Poma.

bartolo_colon comments on Why must you buy the whole bottle?

I think its kind of nice. Bottle, Ice, Cokes. You can mix your drinks just how you like them instead of depending on the bartender. With every table having its own bottle, its as if there are little minnie-parties going on at every table. Good times

bartolo_colon comments on Proud Colombians?

Med you should see some of the barrios in BAQ and CTG, steaming piles of trash, dead animals, open sewers. But for the most part, the majority of barrios are quite tidy. That said, it seems like folks litter like crazy.all over the country. Its nothing though compared to Haiti and Africa, the filth over there is mind boggling.

bartolo_colon comments on Iran To Build $230 Million In Nicaragua; Bush Administration&Condi Arroz Not Pleased,,,

Condi Arroz, LOL!

bartolo_colon comments on favorite petty scams to fleece a Gringo

jeez, these aren't even scams, more like hustles. if you fall for the hustle of a poor hungry costeno, chalk it up to being a knucklehead. its not like you were out smarted by a master criminal, lol.

bartolo_colon comments on Bullfights - for the Anti Crowd

hah, love it, thanks t.m.

bartolo_colon comments on Non Tourist Nightclubs in Cartagena

Surprisingly good advice Cali, especially these last three posts. And toms rule of thumb about cabbing after 9-6 is a very good idea, Getsemani, can be sketchy. Does anyone know the name of the club Suizo mentioned? I have been there several times, but cant remember the name either.

bartolo_colon comments on Non Tourist Nightclubs in Cartagena

Frankly, the best nightclubs are the tourist clubs and you will find many Cartageneros, and Colombian tourists with money at clubs in Getsamani and Centro . There are thousands of places to drink and dance in the barrios, I would highly suggest not going by yourself, hook up with a local and they will be more than happy to take you to the slum they live in., if that is what you are looking for. CTG outside of the tourist areas can be fucking rough man, and down right dangerous at night. Most "real people" in Cartagena cant afford to go out all that often, 3 in 5 live on less than $2 a day. Head to barrio San Pedro, Amberes or barrio Nelson Mandela, the open sewers, rotting garbage and dust adds to the ambiance of the corner store that serves as the local nightclub, tastfully furnished with white plastic chairs and tattered Aguila umbrellas. The dress code is casual, no shoes, no shirt, totally filthy shorts, distended belly, the dark hollow eyes of hunger, thats how the party people roll, in the "real" CTG.

bartolo_colon comments on /

Hah, not even close to my name. Bartolo on the coast, is slang for someone who sits around and smokes. Bart Simpson, Bartolo, mischevious. Bartolo Colon, fat Dominican fireball pitcher with a bad haircut. Its a fun alias when traveling, because if you met me, there is no fucking way my name is bartolo.hah, my english name, Kameron doesnt translate for shit in spanish, thus on a lark everyone I know in colombia calls me bartolo(I even have a bartolo email LOL). My traveling buddy go's by Homero, a much worse name I think.

bartolo_colon comments on /

Not a bad idea, considering some threads turn into quasi chats anyhow.

bartolo_colon comments on Bullfights on Teleantioquia

1.EH drank like a fish, so sniffing a little glue now and then is plausible. 2.last time I checked Mexico was part of North America, and has a very active bullfighting culture 3.Spain and Portugal have very low poverty rates 4.sub saharan Africa, has the highest rate of spousal abuse (and no bullfighting) 5.Spain,Portugal,Mexico, Colombia etc, make you sick? 6.I dont hit my girlfriend poverty and spousal abuse have nothing to do with bullfighting.

bartolo_colon comments on Bullfights on Teleantioquia

Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighter's honor. It is the quintessence of man's destiny to confront and overcome his fear of death. Ernest Hemingway

bartolo_colon comments on

Looks like good times guys! More than a little jealous, it was freakin 8 below zero here this morning, a couple more months of this shit, and I will be on my way back to the land of Pilsen hangovers and hot babes.

bartolo_colon comments on America bashing

Umm,seriously RJ? Iraq had not produced any since 1991 ( Iraq Survey Group). They were used against civillians in 1983, and against the Iranians during the war on a half dozen occasions. If there was a stockpile, which is highly speculative, and it was shipped to Syria pre-invasion, then why not go after Syria?

bartolo_colon comments on America bashing

88,000 documented civillian deaths in Iraq 2003-2007. 3931 U.S Casualties (DoD) Iraqi weapons of mass destruction: 0

bartolo_colon comments on keithlucero

Keith, how did your trip go?

bartolo_colon comments on How can cold weather affects Beer Sales?

Doesnt seem to effect a thing here in Alaska, oh its cold, lets go get a beer, its sunny, beer, snowy, beer, daylight, beer, tuesday, beer, 9 in the morning, beer, shootin guns, beer, time for work, beer, football, beer, fishing, beer, church, beer........

bartolo_colon comments on Accents/Dialects: Bogota vs. Southern Colombia

This is only my opinion, so dont eat me alive guys. When speaking with someone from Bogota, even folks from the lower caste, there spanish sounds very clean, even the gamines sound somewhat educated. The Paisa accent is hard to describe, but it sounds cool, a little bit more rhythmic and sing-songy, and maybe a bit ruder. Costeno's tend to machine gun sentences at you, they mash the words together, but not as bad as Cubans, they drop the S's sometimes, but not as bad as Guayaquil or Chile. In all parts, there speech can be peppered with hysterical slang. And, like no other spanish speaking country I have been, there choice of words can be stunningly beautiful.

bartolo_colon comments on

What the hell are you talking about? The economy grew by 8% in 07'. And CO has a GDP of 156 billion freakin dollars. The following have major investment in Colombia: Intel, General Motors, Colgate/Palmolive, Texaco, Coca Cola, BP, American Airlines, Citibank, Dole, 3M, Mcdonalds, Microsoft, Merck, Ford Motor Colombia, Gillette, Eli Lilly, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, Sprint, BASF, 3Com, Ernst & Young Ltda,GlaxoSmithKline and on and on and on. You ate at KFC in Thailand? Why? Thai food not totally awesome enough for ya?

bartolo_colon comments on what is it about colombians and coca cola??

Fishermen up here add it to the laundry after a long trip, to get the fishstink out of the clothes.

bartolo_colon comments on waterbed

What is this 1979?

bartolo_colon comments on First Post...Planning Trip To Colombia

Wear a panama hat and a cargo vest over your hawaiian shirt. Always carry your camera around your neck. And wear shorts, in order to showcase your hairy white legs.

bartolo_colon comments on Nightclubs in Cartagena

So, mj you are getting advice on nightclubs from someone who never went to one, someone who doesnt drink, and someone who recommends riding a bus all over town with a fucking band on it, have fun bro.

bartolo_colon comments on Nightclubs in Cartagena

Thanks tom, I thought there was some reincarnation I wasnt privy to.

bartolo_colon comments on

Go to any gun store Tinto, they will hook you up straight away.(Sportsmans Warehouse) The cord is probably the one that attaches to your belt and the pistol that keeps someone from grabbing your sidearm and shooting you with your own damn gun....Robert I know you have better taste in weapons, that is a pretty ghetto 9mm. lol.

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Busch light Robert? So we like guns, Colombia, and cheap beer, your like a brother from another mother.

bartolo_colon comments on First Post...Planning Trip To Colombia

Your friend recommends going to Bogota for a first trip to Colombia, well, that is like recommending New York City for a first time visitor to the U.S....nothing against BOG or NY, both great cities, but try and see the country a little. 1.No shorts....ever, ever, no matter how freakin hot it is, absolutely no shorts, except at the beach. 2.Wear a condom, unless you want to piss toothpaste, and have itchy lesions on your genitals. 3.If you want to surf go to Hawaii.

bartolo_colon comments on Nightclubs in Cartagena

Monpirri, Isn't Escollera closed,like a long time ago?

bartolo_colon comments on CARTAGENA NIGHT LIFE

Your on it D-man ( except for babillas, cant stand that place, pretencious cunts, no hookers and expensive drinks)....There is also a huge club out at by the mall close to barrio espana that is worth a shot on saturdays only. No prepagos, no gringos, cheap liquor and dancing, and you actually have a chance to chat up non hooker girls.

bartolo_colon comments on Beware of taxi drivers and their cell phones

Urban Myth? Thats a lot of damn volts! http://www.safetyproductsunlimited.com/cell_phone_stun_gun.html

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Hmm, Tinto, I am thinking "estuche" or case, probably means a holster, since he specified Bianchi, and he also says " y porta proveedores" so probably a holster that holds extra ammunition clips. Could be something lost in translation, he probably wants a rocket launcher.

bartolo_colon comments on Buying emeralds in Cartagena or Medellin

There is a mine direct emerald discounter in Boca Grande (CTG) , I cant remember the name, it is surrounded by a white security fence, ask at your hotel I am sure they will know the place. My buddies from Florida spent 40K in there and said they where getting about a 50% discount, upon returning to FL, appraisal put the discount closer to 60%! Good luck and be carefull, I was scared to death walkin out of the store, had a taxi driver friend waiting, and watched the street for 20 minutes before I let them come out! Also, they didnt declare them upon returning back to FL, I am not sure but I imagine the tax/tarriff might be pretty stiff, they still joke about being international, emerald smugglers, LOL.

bartolo_colon comments on 10 impressions of my trip to Medellin

Roc, very nice.

bartolo_colon comments on 10 impressions of my trip to Medellin

Punt Arena bar Cra.70 No. 46-08

bartolo_colon comments on 10 impressions of my trip to Medellin

Mango's? Really? Not really my cup of tea. Kind of like going to Hooters when in Miami. Or Senor Frogs in San Juan? Why?

bartolo_colon comments on Last minute trip to Cartagena. Please advise

whoa, that is way to much keith. give javier a call, he has multiple options, from hostile to 3 bedroom apt.

bartolo_colon comments on Oliver Stone in Colombia

lol, its all good diablo. actually kind of a pussy on the computer, kind of scary in real life. i normaly dont give a damn, but mr. stone needs to fuck off back to hollywood. he is havin him self a nice little publicity stunt to promote his next movie, mean while this is real life. hard hard tragic stuff going on every day.

bartolo_colon comments on Oliver Stone in Colombia

thanks GIB. fool is the word....he has no idea the profound effect these "peasants" have had and continue to have on this country.

bartolo_colon comments on Oliver Stone in Colombia

nice pic by the way tomtom, looks like good times......

bartolo_colon comments on Oliver Stone in Colombia

mr.stone enlisted, the draft has nothing to do with anything. he has no business down here. this is a moot point.

bartolo_colon comments on Oliver Stone in Colombia

the U.S. army is an army of "peasants". poor kids from all over the country make up the enlisted ranks, a long time ago one of them was me. oliver stone is a vietnam vet, he should know a little bit about fighting peasants. He is a humungous idiot hollywood delusional ass for making such absurd statements. "what a jerk"? I stand by my statement, I would knock the fucker out.

bartolo_colon comments on In all the bad there is good in the year 2006

Lowell, it is good that you are gettin your shit straight, but go get some help if you start feelin like you might slip. no shame in reachin out. a few months is great, but you got a lifetime in front of you. buena suerte bro.

bartolo_colon comments on Oliver Stone in Colombia

seriously, I would punch this fucker in the face, instantly no questions asked no hesitation. "it looks like they are a peasant army" oh, thats news, enlighten me, is there an army of the affluent any place on the planet? what a jack ass

bartolo_colon comments on Mortgage loan rates

I believe it is about 25% APR and 5-15 year term, primarily for Colombians. Your best bet is home equity loan in your own country.

bartolo_colon comments on Last minute trip to Cartagena. Please advise

Have her find a place for you. And actually now that I think about it, even during the holidays and festivals there are plenty of places to stay around the city. Here is another number if you dont get through on the others. 57-095-656-7298

bartolo_colon comments on Last minute trip to Cartagena. Please advise

Try Javier, he has a bunch of aprtments, but I dont know about availability, but its worth a shot. 57-311-589-3299 57-310-222-2764 javier_ribon at hotmail.com

bartolo_colon comments on CARTAGENA NIGHT LIFE

A typical weekend night should go something like this: wake up around 11 PM, go eat fried salchichan and a couple burgers on the street (greasy food will insulate your insides for the night of heavy drinking ahead) head over to Cafe Del Mar for a cocktail, don't eat anything, the food is terrible. Catch a taxi to La Dolce Vida and gamble until you have a couple hundred thousand pesos, to finance the rest of the evening, and get a couple free drinks while your at it. Head next door and have a couple more drinks, chat up a couple of the ridiculously hot woman, but absolutely do not leave with one. Catch a taxi to La Triplatera. buy a little bottle of Ron Medellin, the girls that were just at LDV will soon be showing up, feel free to chat them up and waste there time, but dont settle, just keep getting comfortably intoxicated. By this time, it should be geting late, stroll over to Giomata, you should be quite buzzed by this point and have a couple girls in tow. Lose them once you are inside, and switch to beer. Get annoyed with the techno music, and stumble your way over to the Miami Club, this little gem is like heaven at 5:00 in the morning, the last of the LDV girls are here, all manner of illicit activities are transpiring around you. Spend the last of your gambling winnings on something nice.......

bartolo_colon comments on Hotel Las Vegas

If you are talking about the one by the University in Cartagena, its between 25-35K per night, its on a sliding scale of how much they think they can get out of you. Good deal considering it has A/C.

bartolo_colon comments on CARTAGENA NIGHT LIFE

I think you are talking about Cafe Havana, in Getsamani: Cartagena de Indias Calle Media Luna con Calle del Guerrero Getsemani Phone 57 315 690-2566 The other one I am not so sure. In a fort? Mr. Babilla is over there. If every one was dancing on the bar and it was really expensive and loud then that was it. Getsemaní Calle 24 No 8B –137 Avenida El Arsenal

bartolo_colon comments on Catching the train in Colombia

dwmte7, you just set off a light bulb in my brain. I worked maintenance of way, transportation, and passenger service as a railroader. Been all over hell and back out in the REAL world. Maybe I could consult down in Colombia, help build a rail network, and satisfy my unhealthy fascination with prepagos all in one fell swoop.