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Beginning my retirement in Colombia

Well, I have arrived in Bogotá with my wife, dog and our furniture somewhere between here and LA. We looked all over Bogotá for houses including the burbs and didn´t find much that we liked. The existing ones are expensive or have problems and the new ones are all three story with bedrooms so tiny my shoes won´t fit in the closet....ugh!!

So we went on vacation to the coffee area around Armenia. We took one day and looked for a house in Armenia and BANG! We found the most beautiful home. Four bedrooms with 3,000 sq.feet for $92,500.

Now I would like to know if there is anyone out there from Armenia that I can make contact with. If so, please write me at rdpaul_col at yahoo.com.

Also, for those of you in or going to Bogotá, there are some great place to go. This past weekend we took a day trip to Chiquinquirá. Wow! Don´t miss this town. It is one of the more attractive towns I have seen and far better than Villa de Leyva. It has an incredible Basillica that rivals anything in Europe. It is about 120 km from Bogotá and the paved basckroads offer incredible view.

Ok nuff on the travel...anyone from Armenia, please let me know.

Later

By Rikito on Jul 31, 2007, 08:20 in Friendly Talkzone.

msaucey says on Jul 31, 2007, 09:37:

I think that we have one member that lives in Armenia... LatinLife.... But, I haven't seen him log on lately....

I'll be in Pereira in September for a couple of weeks... Not to far from Armenia... And I've been looking at Finca's in the regions of Pereira and Armenia....

Enjoy your retirement...

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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arthur brode says on Jul 31, 2007, 10:34:

I have a Realtor contact in that area.If anyone is interested PM me.

http://www.calirentals.net/

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Peter (Moderator) says on Jul 31, 2007, 11:20:

Interesting, could you post some pictures or details about that house, just so people can get an idea? :) And congratulations!

Poor but snappy

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robi666 says on Jul 31, 2007, 11:33:

Best wishes, Rikito!

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

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Rikito says on Jul 31, 2007, 15:37:

I will put some pics up next week

It is not life that matters, but the journey.

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Atrevido says on Jul 31, 2007, 20:00:

Msaucey I´m interested to hear what you think about the fincas you´ve seen there. My wife and I made a trip up there from Cali to look at fincas a few months ago. It didn´t seem to me there was anything with a native stick of wood on it. We looked to the north around Circasia and Filandia and that seemed to be all milk cow farms then we visted Montenegro and Quimbaya which was all coffee and platano. The only area I saw that appealed to me was that valley below Salento that has the Rio Quimbaya running through it but I´m guessing that´s pretty desirable and all spoken for.

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arthur brode says on Jul 31, 2007, 21:54:

Atrevido,would that be Valle de Cocora?

http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/post/valle-de-cocorasalento/

http://www.calirentals.net/

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msaucey says on Aug 2, 2007, 10:44:

Atrevido.. Well, it's definately going to be somewhere in Risaralda....I've been thinking about the area of Marsella which is like 50 minutes from Pereira... or maybe by Morelia.... Not too sure yet.... I'm starting my research, but I have a few years, before I actually decide.... I'm spoiled... I'll want all the little luxuries... pool, couple houses on the property... things like that.... Keep me posted if you come across something interesting....

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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LDW says on May 30, 2008, 13:46:

Bump

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LDW says on May 30, 2008, 13:54:

I googled this and bumped it. I would like to revive the topic.

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LDW says on May 31, 2008, 14:33:

Rikito....What, if anything, are you doing about health insurance? If you have it, how much are you paying and what coverage does it offer? Is it from a Colombia provider or from North America?

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