Melgar Anyone?

Tinto (Moderator) says on Jun 29, 2007, 14:33:

There is definitely an American military presence in Melgar because of the very large military base - Tolemaida - just outside of town.



Helicopters, the Lancero school, Plan Colombia, other training courses - there are a number of reasons for the Americans to be at Tolemaida. And they're not the only ones, a number of foreign military VIPs pass through, too.

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Atrevido says on Jun 29, 2007, 14:44:

Thank you. Learn something new every day.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 29, 2007, 15:02:

I always avoid melgar all together, i hate that place!

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analyzethis1 says on Jun 29, 2007, 16:18:

enlighten me please, why do you hate it?

There are two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we receive, and the larger kind we feel for what we give. E.A. Robinson

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 29, 2007, 16:21:

it looks cheap, full of drug addicts, i hate it , it's not special at all unless you just want to go get drunk and sh** which i bet many here will want to do

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 29, 2007, 16:23:

And now that Villavicencio is so close to Bogota I will hate if it become like Melgar, Hope not!!!

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analyzethis1 says on Jun 29, 2007, 16:43:

"Melgar...NOT WORTH VISITING!" ...added that to my travel itinerary for next time. Thank you!

There are two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we receive, and the larger kind we feel for what we give. E.A. Robinson

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Lowell says on Jun 29, 2007, 17:08:

kat, such a bad opinion you have of us. For shame, for shame, for shame.

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

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analyzethis1 says on Jun 29, 2007, 17:13:

Lowell, don't leave us hanging with that comment! Can you tell the other side now?

There are two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we receive, and the larger kind we feel for what we give. E.A. Robinson

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 29, 2007, 17:13:

of who???????

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 29, 2007, 17:14:

Melgar is horrible never and will never like it i rather go to Girardot

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 29, 2007, 17:21:

I agree

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Jun 29, 2007, 17:38:

It has a river

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Jun 29, 2007, 17:40:

and leaf cutter ants (I don't know if that's what they're called but it sounded good)

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Jun 29, 2007, 17:42:

and if you're a Viet-Cong fishing in the river (playing, in this case) watch out those choppers are comin' after YOU!

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Atrevido says on Jun 29, 2007, 17:43:

Wow that river looks great! Looks like platano in the forground and some yarumo on the far bank.

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analyzethis1 says on Jun 29, 2007, 17:46:

I noticed the cross at the right side of the photo. Drownings perhaps?

There are two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we receive, and the larger kind we feel for what we give. E.A. Robinson

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Jun 29, 2007, 18:05:

If you look hard, you can see a bird waiting for a fish, I imagine. That river is cold, even though Melgar is quite hot. It's also fast and you can see from the stones that during the rainy season it gets quite a bit larger (photos taken early Jan 2007)

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miamimike says on Jun 29, 2007, 22:31:

Kat, My Ladyfriend and her Family have a Large Farm in Melgar. I 've never been there bit she always talks the place up about how scenic and Tranquil(peaceful) it is.LOL Now you write this! Interesting Info to know for our next phone call! I cut and pasted that first post and sent it to her. I see this so much-denying the risk&danger of an Area by the residents. Is the endemic to the culture???

On Sept 17, 2008: Senator John McCain said, as he had many times before, that he believed the fundamentals of the economy were "strong."Hours later he backpedaled, explaining that he had meant that American workers were Strong.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 30, 2007, 01:22:

Miamike if you live outside the town on a farm like your friend then yes it is pretty like any other countryside in Colombia, but the town itself is ugly and as i said unless you kind of holiday is just drinking and swimming all afternoon then melgar will suit, but is a place i will never put on my list as a holiday anymore i get claustrophobic after 2 days!


Ok I prefer Girardot but again over Melgar although it is not on my favourite list either.

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miamimike says on Jun 30, 2007, 02:22:

Kat--Thanks for that answer but on the other part of my question, what is your opinion?
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"I see this so much-denying the risk&danger of an Area by the residents. Is the endemic to the culture???"

On Sept 17, 2008: Senator John McCain said, as he had many times before, that he believed the fundamentals of the economy were "strong."Hours later he backpedaled, explaining that he had meant that American workers were Strong.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 30, 2007, 09:53:

i never though it as dangerous, I dpon't think is dangerous apart from the pickpockets, to me is not an interesting place, apart from swimming is nothing much to do, even the shops are c**p, i don't like the place that's all , but maybe some like it..

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 30, 2007, 09:54:

all the hippies in Bogota go to Melgar to sell their jewelry and to get high !! jijij

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 30, 2007, 09:55:

And some go to Silvania to get magic mushrooms

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Lowell says on Jun 30, 2007, 10:21:

what kind of fish?

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

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 30, 2007, 11:59:

eh?

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Cerealkiller says on Jun 30, 2007, 12:11:

Im with GIB and Kat on this one. Melgar is possibly the nastiest place in that area. If you want to have a nice relaxing time, rent a villa in Anapoima. People are nice, weather is great. Id take girardot over melgar ANYTIME at least girardot has some decent places to hang around...melgar is a big black hole full of prepubescent horny greasy teenagers, and old horny greasy gringos.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 30, 2007, 12:11:

be careful how you talk boy jjajaja.... worm wet jijij is that fisherman talks?

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 30, 2007, 12:12:

jajajaj CK

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Cerealkiller says on Jul 1, 2007, 02:28:

Theyre probably still pissed off at the sex videos of American Soldiers having sex with what seemed to be underaged girls and the fact that they were never prosecuted. If Colombian justice does not apply to americans, 3 kidnapped gringos prove that FARC's will does, and they might even get a couple million for them as well. Not that I am condoning FARC, I hate the bastards, but surely that is the way they look at things.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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Lowell says on Jul 1, 2007, 07:43:

When US citizens are hostages in other countries, it's a big deal. Why have the 3 US citizens hostages in Colombia been forgotten?

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

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Jul 1, 2007, 08:19:

They haven't been forgotten, Lowell. Keep in mind two things, 1) the U.S. government has a policy of not paying ransom because it only encourages more kidnappings and 2) they're not soldiers.



I imagine some things are happening behind the scenes that need to stay quiet for good reason, but if Colombia cannot find hundreds/thousands of their own kidnapped citizens in their own backyard after years of looking, what makes you think the U.S. is going to have more luck?



With or without big cash rewards for tipsters, no one has much success.

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Cerealkiller says on Jul 1, 2007, 11:37:

GIB i never said what theyre doing is moral, right, understandable or anything of the sort. Yes they recruit kids, yes they rape women, kidnap children, kill people without any remorse. But does that change the fact that THEY believe they are entitled to all that in order to resist a State that does nothing for its people and remains on its knees when it comes to bilateral relations with the US?
It can piss you off, as is is not necessarily that way. But does it matter how you see it? Does it matter that it pisses you off? I dont think so, it does not change the way they see things. So chill out and dont get pissed off at me because I am not supporting any of those views. I can however, express that is the way THEY see them...didnt know that was so offensive.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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Miamigo says on Jul 2, 2007, 04:58:

It's been a while, but getting this thread back on topic, what is the deal with this warning, we were planning on going to CAFAM in Melgar in a couple of weeks, which is gated so I'm not worried about safety there, but on the road to Melgar from Bogota you're sometimes stopped by the army, so I'm wondering if FARC is going to be stopping cars on the way o Melgar or whether they are just targeting U.S. militarios in bars in Melgar itself.

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Philly says on Jul 3, 2007, 16:59:

I FEEL LIKE A MALE WHORE NOW, I WAS PIMPED. LOL

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