Medellin... Eterna Primavera or Pollution?

Poorbutsnappy says on Jul 26, 2008, 19:53:

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Colombia tierra querida, himno de fe y armonía!...

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mranderson says on Jul 26, 2008, 23:51:

When it´s not eternal rain it´s pretty hot here. More like summer than spring. And yea, the pollution is pretty bad all over the city.

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dwmte7 says on Jul 27, 2008, 07:55:

remember, shit, like all things runs down hill. live up hill

dwmte

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truthspeaker says on Jul 27, 2008, 08:20:

Yeah... I have seen the Madman running down the hill once...

Remember, I can only tell the truth. No more Sex Tourism in Colombia.

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minina says on Jul 27, 2008, 08:54:

It depends where you live, if you live in an area which is mostly residential you shouldn't have any problem. If you live in an area where there are some factories and major traffic, pollution is gonna be a problem. Anyway I don't know why people here complain so much about pollution in Medellin being that pollution in US cities is much worse, and Medellin is a very green city, surrounded by mountains and full of green areas and trees.

DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS...

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Jul 27, 2008, 09:05:

This was posted in February 2008

http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/post/i-cannot-breathe-in-medellin--ai...

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quantum says on Jul 27, 2008, 20:46:

Just curious! Who might be the majority shareholders of Ecopetrol? Some Colombian in Cartagena told me but I would like to hear it from some of you informed folks out there.

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pedro says on Jul 28, 2008, 00:21:

The Colombian government is the majority shareholder.

que nota!

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manINred says on Jul 28, 2008, 02:18:

The pollution in Medellin is not very nice.
Indeed it is one of the most pressing externalities facing the population, (violence etc... aside)

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august says on Jul 28, 2008, 08:30:

Whoa, Medellín a green city? Even if the city sometimes looks green - there are the occasional trees - the city itself is generally an exhaust laden, grimy concrete and adobe jungle. US cities can be grimy, that´s true, but I can honestly say I have never encountered anything like the amount of blue/black smoke that is unflinchingly and regularly farted out of buses and motos in Medellín. I´ve got plenty of love for the city, but the place will never be a huge tourist draw until it cleans up the air - especially in the Centro. If anything, when you´re on vacay, don´t you at least want to be able to take a deep breath of air and say "Ah, how choice was that? I´m never going back to work." Not in this town man. Gotta hold your breath and run across the street instead.

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 28, 2008, 08:46:

Back in the 70s and 80s Medellín didn't have as much pollution and the weather was perfect, upper 70s, lower 80s all the time with average rain fall. Things have CHAAAANGED big time with all the cars, buses, bikes and dirt they have now in downtown Medellín and it is a freaking cauldron. It's unbelievably hot compared to the Medellín I knew while growing up in Colombia.

Diana

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tejasmarcos says on Jul 28, 2008, 08:53:

i would have to agree with august and the other posters here. medellin (although beloved) has a serious petro pollution problem and it has gotten worse since i first came here 2.5 years ago.

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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SanDiegoSurf says on Jul 28, 2008, 18:02:

"City of Eternal Smog"

Ideal temperature is a preference, but chronic pollution effects everyone. Including the gringos in the hills of Poblado. Like august said do you really want to spend your vacation timing your breath so you do not choke to death ?? No city in the US even comes close. They burn the dirtiest, unrefined diesel in the western hemisphere. So bad the lawmakers have much stricter standards now in Bogota. Also the cauldron effect mono mentioned is a very good description. Combine no wind or rain for a few days and the soup is so thick you can cut it with a knife. Nothing like waking up in the morning to a room filled with diesel exhaust.

I would not even let my puppy visit medellin anymore !

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mranderson says on Jul 28, 2008, 18:53:

Don´t forget how dirty your house gets down here from all the pollution.

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tejasmarcos says on Jul 28, 2008, 19:02:

mr. anderson - i was wondering if anyone would bring that up. i could show people fotos that would scare the tourists away! i have to clean twice a week now.

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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mranderson says on Jul 28, 2008, 19:18:

Yea, same here. Don´t forget the curtains. They get pretty nasty.

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tejasmarcos says on Jul 28, 2008, 19:31:

the rain hit my caked plants not too long ago and the sediment started eating the leaves like acid.

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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robi666 says on Jul 28, 2008, 23:34:

" i have to clean twice a week now."
And how many times do you shower per week?

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

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dwmte7 says on Jul 29, 2008, 05:38:

once every two weeks whether i need it or not.

dwmte

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 29, 2008, 10:08:

tejasmarcos says on Jul 28, 2008, 19:02:
mr. anderson - i was wondering if anyone would bring that up. i could show people fotos that would scare the tourists away! i have to clean twice a week now.

TWICE A WEEK?!!! That's crazy talk. In Colombia my family and I are used to cleaning the house every day because of all the dirt that gets in there. My mom was alwasy mopping some times twice a week.

Now, we live close to el Centro and let me tell ya, the walls and the ceilings have to be cleaned up at least once every three months or they get grayish from all the pollution. It's sick.

Diana

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tejasmarcos says on Jul 29, 2008, 10:37:

the key is to get out of the city if you are here permanently. it seems to be the trend of many locals.

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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