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los LLanos ELPAISAJE COLOMBIANO

north of Bogota cool,El poblado ok,north of barranquilla and cartagena old city,bocagrande laguito.wonderful.and Cali(women,and salsa)but is more in Colombia that this parts of the city.Let me tell you about Villavo o (LA PUERTA AL LLANO)I go there often with my british Husband and kids.and although villavo is no a big city is relaxed,You can find nice discos like capachos, is a very trendy nightclub like in any capital and in christmas is full from people from B ogota.we have la grama too is like the zona rosa in Bogota.taxis are very cheap because everything is close.to get there from Bogota is easy either by plane or bus.o mini vans they are like people carriers an very comfortable.the new road to villavo is amazing and you will pass one of the longest tunel in colombia is 8 kilometers long and very modern.the rosd in militarised so you feel safe.people are friendly.My husband was desperate to go in one of those DC3 airplanes we went to the airport and talk to one of the pilot and he took my husband for a ride in one.he went to miraflores and back.If you explore more "llano adentro" you can go to puerto lopez beautiful landscapes you can go the "Obelisco" that is a monument to show you the middle of colombia.Pto gaitan it has beautiful scenary.Pto ayacucho where you can find los "RAUDALES DE MAIPURE"That Humboldt said it was the 8th wonder of the word.and near is the parque del teparro where you can find the most extraordinary fauna AND FLORA and is the territory of the guahibo indians.you can stay in the Inderena Cabanas and quianza inside the park.In the llano is a lot of rivers, balnearios/and festivities.like the festival of joropo and coleo.you can have a picnic by the nice river cusiana too.and remember one of the best sunsetting is in the llano. they are building near puerto lopez one of the biggest ecological parks in south america and a maloka with a 5 star hotel.so next time you go to Colombia peguese la bajadita.this is just a little what i can tell you about the door to the amazones.And don't woory about guerrillas I have been there with my husband every year exploring and nothing happened to us so far.lIKE EVERYWHRE IN COLOMBIA JUST "COMMON SENSE"

By MJ on Oct 12, 2004, 04:12 in Friendly Talkzone.

elmodefoque says on Oct 12, 2004, 06:55:

"Festival de joropo" what in tar nation is a joropo? We got festival de “jopos” (butt/ass for barraqullieros) more known as tanga competitions, were the best jopos are judge for their roundness,texture, firmness and the waist measurements in comparison to the hip. The smaller the waist the higher the score.

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Dolfi says on Oct 12, 2004, 07:21:

Joropo is a kind of music that is played in the Llanos with harps.
I heard it in Venezuela.

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elmodefoque says on Oct 12, 2004, 07:34:

harp?? who hell plays music w harp?? who the hell plays music with a harp and who is walking around a beach in colombia with that thing on their shoulder. dancing to a harp, must be real damn difficult.
wait, is "caballo viejo" considered a "joropo"?

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Dolfi says on Oct 13, 2004, 02:18:

Don´t have any idea what "caballo viejo" is.

It was in Barinas in the venezuelan part of the llanos, a band of three guys, one playing harp, the other guitar and the third playing Maracas and singing. There is a kind of a folcloric dance to this music and I liked it.

It´s nothing to compare to salsa though.

You might want to check out this website:

http://www.mipunto.com/venezuelavirtual/temas/1er_trimestre02/joropo.html

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elmodefoque says on Oct 13, 2004, 07:47:

hey dolfi, thanks! Now, i understand the difference between "joropo" and the barranquillero word "jopo" wich means a butt. i'll use it in a sentence.
"mira hp pelao, no te olivides de traer papel de "jopo" o si no te levanto a cocotazo, tengo una cagadera del puta y se acabaron todos los periodicos!"

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