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Avenida de la Rumba - Cartagena

In the Bradt guidebook I read,...

If you want to go where the locals party head to an area known as La Avenida de la Rumba near Castellano. A taxi costs 4,000 peso (I guess 5,000 now considering date of the book if info is correct)

So equipped with this info I head to the taxis of Plaza los duces, Cartagena.

First taxista, "err..Avenida de la Rumba???...Chicas?"
Second taxista, " err... Calle Arsenal... (me) no donde mucho colombianos va!"
Third taxista, "err Plaza los duces!."
Fourth taxista, "err..(con mucho tiempo) si, 16,000 pesos..."

So I gave up on Avenida de la Rumba, went to Tu Candela, squeezed up to the bar by two pros with huge implants, ordered a rum, lady started preparing three drinks! Opa! Told them just one drink (8,000 fokkin pesos). Left, walked round to calle Arsenal, my heart was not in it. Went to sleep.

So Calle de la Rumba. Where is it? Is it? Whats it like?

Muchas gracias

By tropicalshirt on Nov 27, 2008, 10:06 in Friendly Talkzone.

tropicalshirt says on Nov 27, 2008, 10:14:

So the most fun I had was saying "CART- AH- HAY- NA!!!"

Que triste e que verdad!

CART- AH - HAY- NA!

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pedro (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 27, 2008, 10:23:

There's a cluster of discotecas out near shopping centre La Castellana. But they are kind of spread out (not easy walking distance).

I would say they're hit and miss. Depends if there's a special event that day or not.

Try El Escandalo, which is a mega club in that neighbourhood. Get there a bit before midnight. Just tell the taxi driver that name and he should know it. Taxi fare from the centro might be 8k pesos give or take. From Laguito add another 4k or 5k.

If you want to start earlier in the night, try "La Cerveceria" on the Avenida Pedro de Heredia. It's made for groups though... to get a table you need to order minimum a basket of 12 beers, or is it 24?

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