Mayor Announces Militarization Of Cali

Gator says on Apr 9, 2009, 08:18:

Not quite what it said. Would on apply to selected barrios(comunas) 6, 8, 13, 14 y 15. Joint effort between the police and military

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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Ken says on Apr 9, 2009, 08:35:

I dont see any of this where I am- Panamericano, nor El Centro, or near ChipeChape or any other parts of Cali I have been.'

Toda esta tranquila-hasta ahora.

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Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Apr 9, 2009, 12:02:

Miguel_Clavo says on Apr 9, 2009, 13:26:

i think he is referring to your misleading title, which would suggest all of Cali is under militarization......

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Gator says on Apr 9, 2009, 19:07:

I read the article in Spanish. Your post title/heading was very misleading and I was NOT confused nor was Sr. Clavo.
"confused."???? I don't think so

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Apr 9, 2009, 20:16:

Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Apr 10, 2009, 05:04:

billyb says on Apr 10, 2009, 06:33:

Atrevido, i think what they meant by misleading was saying in the title that Cali has been militarized, giving the impression of the whole city being under military control, instead of, in actuality, just some joint patrols being carried in only 5 of Cali's some 150 barrios, but if you think it is accurate, so be it.

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man.

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Gator says on Apr 10, 2009, 15:00:

Comuna 11 of Cali for example contains twenty one barrios.
So? Cumuna 11 was never mentioned in the article. I will raise you Comuna 2 which has twenty-five barrios. Also I would never have guessed the article was in Spanish-thanks for the tip

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Apr 10, 2009, 18:07:

Gator says on Apr 10, 2009, 20:30:

Amigo, I really believe you are not sure if you should scratch your watch or wind your ass! You are a bore, and a very dull one at that. If I had wanted to talk to somebody with your personality, I would be at the damn pet store talking to the parrot. To quote Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."

The Ignore button is a wonderful thing.

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Apr 11, 2009, 04:58:

www.calirentals.net (☼Travelguide writer) says on Apr 11, 2009, 15:39:

Ken says on Apr 12, 2009, 19:26:

i've spent 5 months in Colombia, total, 5 months in Venezuela (which is more dangerous) , 6 in T&T (which is as dangerous as Colombia) and about another 4 in Peru, Honduras and Guatemala, and my ass has still not been bitten.

I stay away from those barrios, and i always avoid these places at night

Another guy I know, on the other hand, spent 2 weeks with his buddy who's wife was in a cartel family in Mexico, had a police or military stick a M-16 down his throat when he was there for only 2 weeks, amongst other tonterias..

Maybe I am tempting fate when I say I am a smarter traveller than most (usually have personal guides). Maybe I've just been lucky.

Still, I think by far the most dangerous thing you do here is drive on the autopistas. This scares the shit out of me, frankly.

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Ken says on Apr 12, 2009, 19:30:

I think I just temptted fate. Guns scare me. Only had one pointed at mo in the past.

Still think the driving is most scary and dangerous part.

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Morrongo says on Apr 13, 2009, 07:07:

Not suprised at comunas 13,14,15 larges amount of Barrios there are no go areas even for the police, unless en force. With regards to comuna 8 that does suprise me, I go into that comuna nearly every day. I did hear that Villacolombia was problematic at present which is within that comuna,but the majority there are really good popular barrios.

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Ken says on Apr 15, 2009, 20:32:

My ass just got nibbled. Check out "Last Day in Colombia"post for details.

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