living in Colombia

lpdiver says on Jul 16, 2008, 09:31:

Congratulations, keep us posted. I am very interested as I plan on making a similar move soon.

ts

"cook some rice!"

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Waterdawg says on Jul 16, 2008, 09:54:

Much happiness ! ... Welcome to Living on Latin Time ...

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papiChulo says on Jul 16, 2008, 10:10:

Pereira and area is an execllent choice to live. What was the decision maker for you to choose living there? just courious.

I'm not greedy I just want a lot.

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ColombianoGringo says on Jul 16, 2008, 10:32:

Ha Ha. Esanch, My uncle jokes that Armenia is the "Miracle City" because it is so close to Pereira and yet all the women aren't whores.

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papiChulo says on Jul 16, 2008, 10:42:

now now fellas... lets not generalize the good women of Pereira. If it wasn't for biz interests in Medellin I would move there. The people are really nice and the city has everything Medellin has mas o menos and hotsprings 1/2hr drive away for me tired worn out ol' body.

I'm not greedy I just want a lot.

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ColombianoGringo says on Jul 16, 2008, 10:43:

Relax. It's a joke.

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papiChulo says on Jul 16, 2008, 10:45:

I know buddy. I'm not bothered by the joke... heard them all before.

I'm not greedy I just want a lot.

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quantum says on Jul 16, 2008, 10:58:

Pls friends, tell me more about this area, especially Armenia. And if I wanted to drive down to the Pacific Coast to Nuqui where supposedly the best surf in Colombia is. How is the road, and the security status? Best girlfriend Ive ever had in many years in Costa R. and Panama was from Armenia. Plus I have met other Colombians from that area and have found them exceptionally nice and friendly and anxious to help. I appreciate your insights........

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papiChulo says on Jul 16, 2008, 12:34:

lookatmepee...lol, thats a crazy name.

In what way to you mean "bitches"? bad temper women or sluts?

I'm not greedy I just want a lot.

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papiChulo says on Jul 16, 2008, 12:43:

esanch36... LOL thats right! thats what they are being bitchy about in the 1st place. women r women everywhere... so o no? jajajaja

I'm not greedy I just want a lot.

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papiChulo says on Jul 16, 2008, 13:01:

esanch36... you got to tell me why you are doing this?... "unfortunatly im taking my gringa girlfriend with me too" I have never heard of any guy doing this... should be an interesting trip a real relationship tester... jeje.

hope you have fun anyway.

I'm not greedy I just want a lot.

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ColombianoGringo says on Jul 16, 2008, 13:11:

Talk about bringing a sandwich to a banquet.

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nueva york bombero says on Jul 16, 2008, 13:16:

Bringing sand to the beach.

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Nucknfuts says on Jul 16, 2008, 14:00:

Kind of like " Making a turd sandwitch "

The Nuck

You are never lost, unless you don't want to be where your at.

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august says on Jul 16, 2008, 14:48:

Quantum, about surfing in Nuquí:

http://www.elcolombiano.com/BancoConocimiento/S/surf__si_y_se_ve_en_nu...


It´s not a technical article or anything and it is in Spanish, but it did come out today, which is pretty cool. I´m hoping to get there later this year myself, definitely some good buzz about it.

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Rikito says on Jul 16, 2008, 18:08:

If you want to live long and happy...forget the moto, they are nothing short of complete danger. Check with your local hospital and they will tell you that if you get in an accident with a moto you will be lucky of you do npt come out alive. 99.5% of the people who drive motos in Colombia have a combined IQ of 4.

It is not life that matters, but the journey.

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Iowano says on Jul 16, 2008, 20:39:

Hey, I'm normally a pacifist, but I'm married to a Pereiran woman (who got married a virgin, buy the way. It wasn't my idea.)

So I'd like to cyber-punch some of you smart-alecks in la jeta (your big mouths).

Seriously, this is one odd defect in Colombia: the regionalist stereotypes. Everyone in Colombia knows what the ________ (fill in blank with any Colombian region but your own) are like.

Oh yeah, unless you like death, forget the moto.

I plan on moving to Pereira someday, so keep me posted OP.

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quantum says on Jul 16, 2008, 20:55:

August, thnx for the lead. Checked it out. Oh no, los Brasilenos ya han llegado. If Souza brings all his amigos from Sao Paolo o Rio, the FARC will be clearly outnumbered and outgunned.......theres supposed to be an islita out there close by with even better and bigger waves. But with the price of fuel, costly to get out there. If u get down that way and get a feel for it, post a thread, porfa.........

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Robert Jorge says on Jul 16, 2008, 22:27:

Well, if riding a moto was an automatic death sentence in Colombia, I don't understand how there can be that many motos left. My theory is - if it is your time, it's your time. But, there are plenty of things you can do to GREATLY decrease your risk. Like, don't ride 50 mph through a neighborhood going through stoplights - red OR green. Even more than in the States - ride defensively and always assume the other person doesn't know your there. Expect the unexpected. Then, chances are you'll be OK. Another thing is to buy and use a US market helmet. Don't buy the crap they sell in Colombia. The average Colombian helmet is about equal to a fake baseball helmet you buy at the Red's game. Wrapping tin foil around your head would be almost as protective in an accident.

BEWARE of gold diggers.

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papiChulo says on Jul 16, 2008, 23:07:

lowano... its just da boyz havin a little locker room talk... sometimes it gets worse... ;)

I went out with a wonderful pereirana for 3 months... estas hombre paciente tambien...? jijiji congrats man you'll love living there with your new bride but just don't make her celosa... chit mine almost stabbed me... jeje.

I'm not greedy I just want a lot.

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Robert Jorge says on Jul 16, 2008, 23:10:

But if you make her celosa - she will love you even more. (according to past comments) I heard the ultimate way to really get her to like you is to sleep with her sister, cousin, or best friend - and then make sure she knows about it. It is sick, I know, but many people say that is what is necessary.

BEWARE of gold diggers.

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papiChulo says on Jul 16, 2008, 23:15:

RJ... it only took a phone call to a chica on my cell to make her pissed off enuf to try to stab me... I'm not gunna push it anymore...;)
BTW... did u get my msg.?

I'm not greedy I just want a lot.

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El Vato Loco says on Jul 17, 2008, 01:30:

Hmm.. Watch out they don't pull a "Lorena Bobbit" on you... You know she was born in Ecuador and that's right next door to Colombia!

Sounds like it is best to keep all knives under lock and key!

Also Pereira is where the book "Sin Tetas No Hay Paraiso" is based.

Hey, what's the air quality like? Medellin sounds pretty bad, very smoggy much of the time :( and some pictures I have seen have not made me very excited about visiting even though the climate is a lot cooler and looks nicer than both Cali and Bogota (Bogota being too cold)

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papiChulo says on Jul 17, 2008, 01:52:

el vato... pereira is bit warmer than and rains more. I like a little higher up like santa rosa de cabal. cooler climate slow pace and near the most amazing scenery, thermal hots springs and only 30min from pereira.

I'm not greedy I just want a lot.

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lpdiver says on Jul 17, 2008, 03:42:

Lorena Bobbit is a pacifist next to Clara Harris. She "accidently" ran over her husband about five times and she is from Colombia.

ts

"cook some rice!"

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tomtom33 says on Jul 17, 2008, 03:42:

Good plan, RJ. Except that I promised that I wouldn't touch any of her family or friends. And I intend to keep that promise. However, that still leaves a lot of hot chicas I can play with.

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papiChulo says on Jul 17, 2008, 05:40:

LOL... man when r u going to be there... my shout (I buy the drinks in mde)??? I got to see this... you crazy hpta...lol

I'm not greedy I just want a lot.

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dwmte7 says on Jul 17, 2008, 05:59:

lucky schmoes.......

dwmte

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papiChulo says on Jul 17, 2008, 07:55:

if all goes to plan amigo I'll be there by then!

I'm not greedy I just want a lot.

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papiChulo says on Jul 17, 2008, 07:56:

dwmte... get there for x-mas you got family there right?

I'm not greedy I just want a lot.

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dwmte7 says on Jul 17, 2008, 13:01:

that's right, it's all money.....like i said, now days we're on fixed income...if my son or the family will pick up the tab, we'll be there. if not, it's daytona the dull for one more xmas.

anybody on the home front come christmas DONT MISS THE FESTIVAL OF CANDLES IN PORVENIR.....starts late november and continues. nothing like it on earth,,,world class.

i been tellin you about it for years and noone has gone and seen it. i'm tryin to figure out what part of f you i don't understand.

dwmte

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lpdiver says on Jul 17, 2008, 13:08:

douglas,

I'll put it on my list. Have you written about it in the past and do you have any pictures?

ts

"cook some rice!"

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Lowell says on Jul 17, 2008, 13:16:

Forget Cartago, the heat has fried many brains here. From what I've seen in my barrio, 5 years with my wife, her 3 sisters and mother, it isn't good, pleasant or pretty.

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

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Gator says on Jul 17, 2008, 13:28:

Lowell, I asked Mrs. Gator if she ever thought of moving to Cartago. I took the severity of the beating as a ¡NO!

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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Lowell says on Jul 17, 2008, 14:24:

FOOL!!!!!!

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

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Gator says on Jul 17, 2008, 18:38:

??????????????? Who me?

¿Por que? No soy bobo.

That's where she was born. Personally I would never live there nor return to that area (Cali) to live.

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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dwmte7 says on Jul 17, 2008, 19:30:

yeah, lp...i've written about it countless times. you can call the mayors office in porvenir or rio negro and get actual dates.

you'll never forget it.

i don't know if you've ever been to sante fe n.m. during christmas. they put the candles in the paper bags all over town. in comparison to por venir, sante fe new mexico is like a childs birthday cake. it is absolutely spactacular. really world class.

and if you know anything about por venir, you wonder. this, here?

enjoy. tell a friend.

dwmte

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lpdiver says on Jul 18, 2008, 04:49:

Douglas,

I am planning on an extended visit around Christmas of next year ( six week to the rest of my life). I will sure plan on it. I have only been to Rio Negro one time to some theme park to watch some folk dancing.

We were supposed to go to El Penol but the taxi driver said it was too dangerous and suggested Rio Negro instead. It was a very nice day trip.

ts

"cook some rice!"

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dwmte7 says on Jul 18, 2008, 07:19:

i don't like the penol area much myself...for a number of reasons. as for the lake, it is a showcase of govt corruption and the egotism of the rich.

por venir is the edge of rio negro on the back way to the airport. it's a kinda nothing place, but come christmas, it's lit up like heaven, with literally millions of candles in paper bags.

carmen de viboral is kinda sorta out that way...you just don't go to the airport. a really nice place where one can grow old in peace. a nice area.

dwmte

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