Cali2005 has written 9 posts

New Furnished Room Available - El Poblado Apartment

B&B Style Apartment No this is not your grandparents B&B, but its more ideal to the young travler who wants to have fun and learn about paisas, and everything the great Paisa Colombian culture has to offer. These apartment rooms are geared toward the traveling gringo (foreigner), as i am a gringo myself. In other words this is the ideal guys apartment. Computer and wireless access included to stay in touch with the world. From ColombiaCupid.com, Amigos.com, Hotmail, MSN chat or what ...

Ouch - Dollar at 1,756 Today - Bounce back in a few months ?

http://www.elcolombiano.com/IndicadoresCorfinsura.asp?numid=49 Last year about the same time the dollar dipped down into the 1800's, but several months later hit 2,194. Comments from the peanut gallery? Will we see 2,000 again this year, or are we stuck in the mud? May 3, 2008 Let's here it from the Poor But Happy Economic GURUS! hehehe (jejeje en español) ...

Medellin - El Poblado - Furnished Apartment Rooms - B & B style

B&B Style Apartment No this is not your grandparents B&B, but its more ideal to the young travler who wants to have fun and learn about paisas, and everything the great Paisa Colombian culture has to offer. These apartment rooms are ideal for the traveling gringo (foreigner), as i am a gringo myself. Computer and wireless access included to stay in touch with the world. Computers have Skype (internet phone) installed, as well as MS Office in spanish and english. This location is in the Zon ...

Keeping Crime In Perspective - New Orleans 2.5 ++ times worse than Colombia

I just got back from my yearly trip to the USA, and i have to say Medellin is doing much better than a few USA cities i visited! New Orleans just published there latest murder stats , and its at 95 per 100,000. Some say its much higher than that because the city is fixing the number of actual residents because they want the crisis to look better than it really is! Back on track, in Colombia the national murder rate was just posted in eltiempo.com and elcolombiano.com at 40 per 100,000 people ...

COP - Colombian Peso Exchange RATE hit 1801 today briefly

Any predictions on how low the dollar will go with respect to the Colombian Peso? Comments from the peanut gallery please! Today the market closed at 1821.50, and let me tell you that sucks! If you have your money in the states and your living on dollars your still doing better than many colombians. However when the peso/dollar exchange rate drops 5% its like watching someone take 5% of your savings out of the bank... OUCH! Well im sure were better off spending billions in the war in i ...

Medellin - El Poblado - Furnished Rooms for RENT - ECONOMY - :-)

Medellin Furnished Rooms Available: 2 great Rooms available in El Poblado, close to Parque Lleras. Roomates are stuck in the USA until later on in the year, so we have 2 vacant rooms available. 1 block from the Park 10 Hotel, Walk to Parque Lleras Room rentals are intended for Gringos or Foreigners / Extranjeros. This is because our apartment has a B&B style environment. Our friendly, traveler orienented space is ideal for travelers with easy access to the best of the c ...

Why the Colombian Health System is better than the USA

Health Insurance Agencies PPOs HMOs, etc, have turned the American Health system into a ruthless heartless money making machine. There bottom line is to cut corners where ever possible, make as much money as possible, and provide as little medical services to increase profits. A SECRET BLUE CROSS MEMO JUST LEAKED REGARDING A NEW MOVIE ABOUT THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BlueCross Secret Memo Re: 'Sicko' ... "You would have to be dead to be unaffected by Moore's movie..." July 6th, 2 ...

USCIS - Board of Immigration Appeals - BIA Procedures

This post contains important updates in reference to the recent changes in the United States Board of Immigration Appeals Courts.....

For those of you who are unfortunate enough to have to deal with the Board of Immigration while trying to obtain residency in the United States, you will find this disturbing.

If you win your your case with the BIA your doing great. Just don't expect an appeal to do well for you unless you have a strong appeal. Ashcroft's recent over ...

Getting Dual Residency In Colombia via Spouse

Due to extreme costs of medical procedures in the U.S., my wife and I are moving to Colombia soon. We are planning on living in Colombia for at least 2 years before we will be able to go back to the U.S.

We would love to here back from any of you that have any information on getting residency through your wife or husband in Colombia:

1.) Besides getting my birth certificate, and our marraige certificate legalized at the Colombian Consulate in Miami, do we need anyt ...

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