fuente de oro how safe

webmanco says on Nov 25, 2007, 13:11:

What city?

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Nov 29, 2007, 08:19:

The only Fuente de Oro I know or heard of is In El meta near San Juan de Arama

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Tinto (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Nov 29, 2007, 08:34:

Everytime I see this thread topic, I wonder if he means the airport - Puente de Aereo?

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Nov 29, 2007, 08:38:

well, i hope you deon't get confuse and tell the poor soul it's safe and very close to Bogotá main airport, and that there are plenty of busetas that can take him there.

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Nov 29, 2007, 09:29:

Now to get to the fuente de oro I know in El meta, you have to go Bogota, villavicencio, Acacias, San Martin de Los llanos (been there beautiful town,very colonial, my husband favourite place in Colombia)

then Granada then Fuente de Oro...

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Nov 29, 2007, 09:29:

Yo can flight from Bogota to Villavo, but from then on just buses.

About safety, well, i have been in San Martin de los Lalnos and its been ok, but would not recommended to travel there at night, Granada can be a bit dangerous, so i would recommended you go with someone who knows the area, I never been to Granada someone told me it's beautiful.

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Robert Jorge says on Nov 29, 2007, 18:46:

Just my two cents worth, and from a gringo perspective: Don't fly from Bogota to Villavo. Your missing out on a beautiful ride, and the time it takes is 2.5 to 3 hours, even in the busetas. Once you get to Granada or further, don't be wandering around at night in the countryside. Granada is known by locals as kind of a frontier town. Yes, it is very beautiful. It has a nice park. There is a river that goes through town. Very nice people ... but remember you are out there a ways. If you need a friendly contact in Granada, PM me. I have family there. Spanish only though.

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Robert Jorge says on Nov 29, 2007, 21:07:

I just talked to my better half. She said if a person is a gringo, it is unwise to hang out in Granada for more than a few days. If you are passing through, you'll most likely be fine and have a great experience. The problem is if you spend an amount of time there - one week, two weeks, etc. The locals that come in contact with you will tell everybody that there is an outsider, a gringo, shacking up at such and such a place. They might not mean any harm by chit-chatting with everybody, but the information will eventually make it to the types of people you would not want to know that you are there. As time goes by, and the word spreads there is a gringo living in Granada, your danger level increases exponentially. We are talking a very real risk of kidnapping and death - of course being drained of any funds before said death. I wouldn't hesitate to travel through Granada, stay a day or two, or even visit occasionally. But living there for a while would be very unwise as a gringo or even an outsider who is perceived as having a little money. I assume the same rule applies the farther you get out into the Meta department.

Like I said, if you want to travel in that area, let me know. I would be glad to give you the contact information for my aunt, uncle, and cousins who live there. They could at least recommend a decent place to stay, guide you as to what bus to take, what time, what to avoid, etc. But they only speak Spanish. I wouldn't try this if your Spanish is even moderate without a true, fluent friend - preferably semi-local (from the general area).

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