NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TOP DESTINATIONS FOR 2008 - Colombia

Colombiche says on Dec 14, 2007, 10:28:

This is excellent news but they spelled it "Columbia"....

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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Colombiche says on Dec 14, 2007, 10:29:

Colombia is experiencing a much speedier image recovery than I ever dreamed was possible. I remember a couple of years back NG published a real sour (yet sobering) article on Medellin, how times change.

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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nueva york bombero says on Dec 14, 2007, 10:34:

Yeah, things are looking up, but would you pay over $4000? Not I!

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manINred says on Dec 14, 2007, 10:36:

That article was not well-received. I know several people in Medellin who were outraged and wrote to the national geographic about that terrible march 2005 article. Uribe wrote to them as did the alcalde of medellin. Ironically this was after the Bloque Nutibarra Cacique demobilized, and homicide rates had been plummetting, so the article, given that, was even more disingenuous.

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Colombiche says on Dec 14, 2007, 10:43:

Disingeneuous and very outdated.

Nueva York Bombero - I don't think $4,000 is that steep for a 22 day tour... I mean, I find this is pretty much in line with the prices for similar Costa Rican ecotours...

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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nueva york bombero says on Dec 14, 2007, 10:59:

For people not interested in doing research and viewing maps, I guess it's good. I find planning trips/ itineraries/ etc. part of the fun.
I'll be in many parts of Colombia in 2 weeks and I'm staying longer than 22 days.
$4000 is not the price tag for me.....

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Atrevido says on Dec 14, 2007, 17:58:

It seems ecotour´s upcoming tour is for five days at a (their?) reserva near Santa Marta including one day birding in Bogotá. It includes a 3 hour horseback hump to a rustic cabin and costs a whopping $4300. Geemanee that´s steep! I wonder, do the reservas shown on their google earth page belong to them or do they just arrange access. They show a lot of reservas I´d like to get to but not for $8´000.000 pesos plus per pop.

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getting better says on Dec 15, 2007, 09:05:

Sorry if it's not very clear. EcoTurs arranges visits to the reseres of ProAves and it costs between 55 and 85 dollars a day full board at the reserves (less for Colombian nationals and researchers).
The typical PBH reader will arrange their own transport, and maybe ask for a guide from the local communities to be arranged. The tours that cost around $200 a day are specialist tours with top-level guides and a driver/internal flights etc. They're not intended for the average PBH reader, but hopefully people will be pleased to see that Colombia is starting to attract this sort of tourist as well.

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Robert Jorge says on Dec 15, 2007, 10:24:

Good clarification getting better. And I think it is great news also. (except for all of the 55 year old, bird-watchin' hippy gringos that will be in Colombia) jajajaja

--"I believe in making the world safe for our children. But not for our children's children, because I don't think that children should be having sex." - Jack Handy

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nueva york bombero says on Dec 15, 2007, 13:34:

Tourism will do wonders for the economy of Colombia.
For us travelers? Not so much!!!

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lpdiver says on Dec 15, 2007, 20:50:

The less gringos the better!

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"cook some rice!"

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goin_south says on Dec 15, 2007, 23:08:

No soy un gringo

I'D RATHER BE.........IN COLOMBIA :-)).... (No Quiero Conozco Gustav)...(TEMPORARY NAME CHANGE: RUNNIN_NORTH! JEJE!!!)

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Medellin Traveler says on Dec 15, 2007, 23:16:

The one thing gringos know about other gringos, is that they sure know how to fuck up a good thing once they discover it.

It's the "way of the gringo."

"Huevos Rancheros en Medellin, No Quiero Taco Bell." - www.medellintraveler.com

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lpdiver says on Dec 16, 2007, 01:05:

Yeah...We miss Burger King and Starbucks...so let's bring em with us!!!

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"cook some rice!"

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