Is Rodadero the noisest place on the face of Earth

Shortiao says on Jun 21, 2009, 10:07:

no - Lopez de Mesa in Medellin is.

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Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 21, 2009, 10:09:

mranderson says on Jun 21, 2009, 10:29:

I think people are on vacation now, along with 3 long weekends in a row. I´d imagine most are in party mode.

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theflatline says on Jun 21, 2009, 10:34:

When I lived in manizales they used to have a dude that rolled past my apartment complex selling lottery tickets, socks, and pescado.

He would scream it out that terminator voicebox voice they all get from screaming all the time.

I paid him 20k a week to work two blocks over.

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teeo9111 says on Jun 21, 2009, 11:54:

I have a guy in my neighborhood in Manizales selling mangos and other fruits screaming his lungs out every morning. I like your idea of buying him out of the area,I might try it with this guy.

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theflatline says on Jun 21, 2009, 12:42:

teeo9111,

What part of town do you live in?

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Papi de Alejo says on Jun 21, 2009, 13:21:

My first stay in Rodadero was at the end of July 2007; after the high season. I stayed in Santa Maria del Mar and I could hear the parties on the beach until well after 3:00am. I can only imagine how it might be now. Still, all in all, love Rodadero.

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Saltador says on Jun 21, 2009, 13:44:

Ahhh yes, the achilles heel of Rodadero. Love the place, but those drums on the beach until 3-4 in the morning are godawful.

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nueva york bombero says on Jun 21, 2009, 14:38:

just crank the A/C!!!!
Or drink more and pass out!!!!

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marlydog1812 says on Jun 21, 2009, 15:47:

well I took the advice of many people and got a place about 6 blocks off the beach but under block from a huge disco.
Between the nighty 2am to 8 am party two floors down and the disco the AC and ipod strategy dont work. I swear the party went to 8 am two night in a row, that is some endurance....getting old can only last till 2!!

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Londoner says on Jun 21, 2009, 18:05:

For me the noisiest is Buenaventura at carnival and cabalgata time,a whole weekend without sleep in an overpriced ,overfull , Hotel Estacion.

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Chriscan (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 21, 2009, 21:02:

jinksmiester says on Jun 21, 2009, 22:06:

Personally i like the party seen at rodadero....luv the sun ..the beach and the beers.Ive stayed there when its off season for tourists and that was okay too.

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marlydog1812 says on Jun 22, 2009, 06:45:

arrr another night of hell...guess Im getting old at 36 yikes 37 in ten days...I got 22 more days left after paying for a month..going to talk with dude I got the apartment from and try to salvage some of the money I paid. I gotta bail I cant live like this. Thinking of heading off to Medellin on my moto and going from there.

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nueva york bombero says on Jun 22, 2009, 07:23:

Must be nice to come and go like that Marly!!!
I hear ya with gettin older, but SM and Rodadero are so layed back, I'd never want to leave!!!

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teeo9111 says on Jun 22, 2009, 07:46:

Flatline, I live in Palmero. I rent an apartment in one of the new buildings next to the soccer stadium. My girlfriends family lives in San Sebastian so I spend a lot of time there unfortunately as it is a poor neighborhood and robberies are on the increase and being gringo I can't walk around at night and I hate that because where I live in Manizales I can walk anywhere at night.

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larryrn says on Jun 22, 2009, 08:53:

Rodadero is always noisy on the weekends. I came really close to moving there - looked at maybe a dozen places but ended up in Santa Marta. There is more crime where there are tourists - and living in an apartment building where they rent out the place by the weeks - has an major increase in crime since people are coming and going all the time. Let alone the problems of thousands of people on the small beach there.. Larry

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quantum says on Jun 22, 2009, 09:42:

great idea Flatline....buy em outta of the barrio.....like that one. And for thoze of u who dont like noise (like me) dont even bother comin to Panama, cuz its the universal epicenter of raucous noise. They LOVE their noise, thrive on it, bask in it, crave it like a drug and have the god awful worse taste in music in the whole solar system......tell ya the truth, I thought Colombia was comparatively quiet..........

quantum

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marlydog1812 says on Jun 22, 2009, 11:17:

Yeah Bombero one of the joys of being a teacher is the eternal summer....but there is hell to pay the first day of school!!!

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 22, 2009, 11:28:

Miguel_Clavo says on Jun 22, 2009, 11:29:

sure those are not rabbit balls????

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 22, 2009, 11:33:

marlydog1812 says on Jun 22, 2009, 11:56:

yeah I hear its a noisy place but after two weeks of peace and quiet in Bogota kinda surprised

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bufalo says on Jun 22, 2009, 12:07:

Onnly while vacation is happening. Once done the place is a ghost town (or at least used to be like that)

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Miguel_Clavo says on Jun 22, 2009, 12:15:

Those poor rabbits, D.....all so you can sleep better.....shameful!

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Chriscan (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 22, 2009, 22:00:

marlydog1812 says on Jun 23, 2009, 07:56:

ahhh at last a perfect night of peace and quiet!!!

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Papi de Alejo says on Jun 23, 2009, 09:26:

Looks as if it's just a wekend thing. And I understand that yesterday was a dia feriado which would explain Sunday night. Hopefully the weekend doesn't start Tuesday night.

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gringcolo says on Jun 23, 2009, 12:17:

I lived in Rodadero for 2 years (1985-1987). It's been awhile, but it was always lively for 3 day weekends and holiday periods. During a normal week, it was very laid back and tranquil. In fact, it was so tranquil that I got bored and moved back to Barranquilla where I had lived before.

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marlydog1812 says on Jun 24, 2009, 19:37:

haha papi its starting to rev up in my condo and can feel the steam building....Im going on a preemptive strike and getting out for the weekend and going on a road trip on my moto...

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Papi de Alejo says on Jun 24, 2009, 20:26:

And it's only Wednesday. Good luck.

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marlydog1812 says on Jun 25, 2009, 06:06:

haha was given one more night of perfect quiet last night....now gotta get past tonight

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