Anyone heard of Fusagasuga?

CLALORENA says on Apr 6, 2005, 02:43:

No idea! Where the hell is that, i never heard of that i could be probably in the Country Side, you should check in the internet go to google and write the name of it and see what you get.

Lorenita

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CLALORENA says on Apr 6, 2005, 03:01:

Hello i have found this pictures of Fusagasufa in Bogotá i hope this can help. http://www.poorbuthappy.com/colombia/image/tid/18

Lorenita

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bufalo says on Apr 6, 2005, 03:32:

I only passed through on a bus once. While I was living in Colombia, I never heard anything really bad about the place. My wife whois from Armenia said she never rellyheard much either. I seem to remember a posting recently about someone who visited there. Check the archives.

"If you don't like it - lump it, take it down the road and dump it." - Archie Bunker played by Carroll O'Connor

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kernow62 says on Apr 6, 2005, 04:17:

Personally I would have no problem going by flota from Bogotá.

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ShazCas says on Apr 6, 2005, 04:32:

Should be fine Travelling to Fusa should be fine, and you shouldn't have any safety issues there either. It's near Bogota, and the road is normally absolutely fine. It's a largeish town, and you can call it Fusa if you have problems pronouncing the whole name!!

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Dan says on Apr 6, 2005, 04:49:

It's a little town on the road going between Bogotá and Melgar. I've seen signs for it while traveling.

God Bless America!

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ixent says on Apr 6, 2005, 06:14:

Very safe It's not far from Bogota, and a lot of traffic passes along this road 24 hours a day. No need to worry.

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LatinLover1 says on Apr 6, 2005, 10:23:

Thanks for all the info :)

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santiBOG says on Apr 6, 2005, 14:28:

I've been there a zillion times during the last 15 yrs. I have friends that own and develop land there. They are wealthy and nothing's ever happened to them. They bring European friends to visit all the time. The town itself is not a nice place to visit; it's on the map only because it's on the side of a major road. Weather is pleasant but not really hot.

It is safe but do exercise caution. Ignore the horror stories.

If you're going to go, you might as well visit Girardot. If you wanna be alone with your girl for a few hours, tell her you wanna drink Naranja Postobon. If she's from Fusa she'll know what you mean.

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Mrblablazo says on Apr 6, 2005, 17:32:

Seemed fine, I was just there this March 24 and 25 to visit my girlfriend's grandmother. Small town, not much to do, but the drive from Bogota was pretty nice. There was a decent military and police presence most of the way as well as in the 'downtown' area. I never once felt uneasy, and as her grandmother puts it, I look 'puro gringo'. Don't know much about the history, passed through on the way to Ibague once in 2001. Other than that I can only recommend La Tabla, a restaurant on the right side of the road before you approach Fusa itself.

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Sr Tertius says on Apr 7, 2005, 14:07:

Scaremongering!! "Everyone knows Fusa was a FARC stronghold for a long time"

And everyone knows that it is a hub for alien spaceships. These are just the facts.

Please, GIB, if you are going to claim expertise in the area, please document yourself a bit before spreading fear. Fusa has historically remained isolated from the influence areas of the FARC in southern Cundinamarca, Sumapaz, and Viotá.

The road between Bogotá and Ibagué is one of the safest rural areas in Colombia.

"When the finger points to the moon, the fool looks at the finger" (Chinese proverb)

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Sr Tertius says on Apr 7, 2005, 15:44:

The Parallel Universe of GIB "But you are not allowed to post anything on here that is not a Disneyland Colombia ideal and all wonderful and always has been"

Have you read any of the stuff discussed in the War & Politics forum? I hope you have, because there are some posts with your name on them. Is there anything there that suggests that Colombia is some sort of Disneyland? Particularly, any of my posts?

"If you want to dispute what I am saying try giving some background on yourself so we will know you haven't a clue as to what you are talking about"

Maybe you actually DON'T read the threads were you participate. I have stated repeatedly (and your name is right next to some of those statements) that I lived in Bogota for 14 years, most of my family resides in Bogota, and I worked with grassroots communities in southern Cundinamarca for 6 months. Not only I have spent plenty of time in Fusa (hell, my driver's licence is from Fusa!!), but the topic of my research in college was the phenomenon of the Union Patriotica in Cundinamarca. I hope this satisfies you. If you want documentation on the topic, pick any book on the recent history of the region.

Your conviction of having "the truth" seems quite characteristic of fundamentalist views, and very consistent with the jingoism and racism of some of your previous posts. This is where the debate finishes for me. The only reason why I spent a few minutes responding to your post is because it may misinform some people. I hope this clarifies it.

"El que a hierro mata..."

"When the finger points to the moon, the fool looks at the finger" (Chinese proverb)

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Mr. Hollywood says on Apr 8, 2005, 07:44:

Just a suggestion GIB GIB, maybe it's your choice of language that sets people off. You called Fusa a FARC "stronghold". San Vicente de Caguan was a stronghold. Fusa was just one of many places where they sometimes operated.

I know someone who was kidnapped by the FARC in La Calera, 15 Kilometers from the fanciest neighborhoods of Bogota. Does that make La Calera a FARC "stronghold"? Or does it mean that the FARC were able to operate there a few years back?

There's a difference and you should know that.

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juanalejo says on Apr 8, 2005, 15:33:

My opinion I think the problem is that no matter where people ask advice about GIB always nows somebody that has been in trouble in that area or nows somebody high up in government who tells him how dangerous that area is. Unfortunatelly a few of those areas GIB has claimed as extremely dangerous are areas very well known by me, so sorry but he has lost all the credibility with me.

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Sr Tertius says on Apr 8, 2005, 19:42:

Juanalejo You don't seem to be the only one:

http://www.poorbuthappy.com/colombia/node/6589

"El que a hierro mata..."

"When the finger points to the moon, the fool looks at the finger" (Chinese proverb)

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David Lee Rose says on Nov 15, 2005, 20:01:

Fusa es cerca de Tolima Sure, I've heard of Fusa. It's in the state of Cundinamarca I believe. I've passed by there as we left Tolima for Santa Fé de Bogotá en una camuneta. Myself, my brother, my sister-n-law and her family visited a farm in Fusa in 2000. It was a beautiful farm with ripe Banana trees and white cattle on it. They had large humps on their shoulders. My sister-n-law's father, the owner of the farm had to call a field-hand before we arrived in order to make sure that it was safe for us visiting gringos, myself and my brother. The guerilla are known to have visited there in the past in numbers of 30 to 50. If you visit Fusa, it is the same as if you visit Tolima, there is some danger, but if you are with a good family, you'll probrably be OK. That is, from my 1st hand experience.

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Crazy4Cali says on Nov 16, 2005, 14:19:

Not to diverge too far but my most recent favorite word is "guacala." Everyone in the family laughs when I say it (with gusto, of course), even those who don't speak Spanish.

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webmanco says on Jun 17, 2006, 10:11:

Fusagasuga FARC "stronghold"



A partir de hoy, viernes 16 de junio el departamento de Cundinamarca se viste de fiesta en la población de Fusagasugá para admirar a las 14 candidatas y elegir a la nueva Señorita Cundinamarca 2006 – 2007, además de dar apertura a ExpoFusa 50 años, una de las ferias agroindustriales más importantes que se desarrollan en esta tierra del Cóndor.

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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Monpirri says on Jun 17, 2006, 10:17:

Ave maria pues! That is what I want for Christmas!

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

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