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The best guidebook to Colombia has just come out.. Guia Rutas de Colombia.... I've just got a copy delivered.. Should be available for sale at around15.000 in bookshops and peajes pretty soon....if not now..

By gorgonabob on Dec 15, 2008, 08:24 in Friendly Talkzone.

Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 15, 2008, 10:55:

Do you have an Amazon link or something?

Poor but snappy

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durito2 says on Dec 15, 2008, 12:07:

i'll look for it.

any idea when is the footprint colombia coming out?

i mistakenly pre-ordered it at amazon about a year ago thinking i'd be getting it soon

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Alma del Norte (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 15, 2008, 13:14:

Ain't no one paying attention?

I put it in the Travel Book link a couple of weeks ago. Comes out annually:

http://www.rutascolombia.com/

As far as I know you can only get it at the peaje or Panamerican Bookshop.

Hmmm....can't find that thread. Don't tell me that has been deleted aswell!

La vida es una rutina

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gorgonabob says on Dec 15, 2008, 14:38:

those who subscribe to Semana, which must be hundreds of thousands of people get it delivered with there copy.. just got mine today.. other than that in book shops and peajes... always seen it in Libreria Nacional. For the amount of information in it its a bargain.. i was surprised that they only had four accommodation options in Medellin in the book and my humble abode was one of them

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Alma del Norte (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 15, 2008, 14:44:

"my humble abode was one of them"

blimey, you are honoured! - congrats.

La vida es una rutina

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Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 15, 2008, 18:35:

Ah yes...the motive behind the post...

https://sites.google.com/site/colombianaturesite/nature-images

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muffiemae says on Dec 16, 2008, 04:51:

I bought it at a book store in El Tesoro shopping center (Medellin).

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gorgonabob says on Dec 16, 2008, 07:26:

does there have to be a motive behind my post.. ive made hundreds of posts.... most just trying to help.. that book is very good, better than any other guidebook out and its cheap... and yes i am happy to be in it.

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Alma del Norte (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 16, 2008, 14:43:

In fairness to Kelvin, he has never gone in for big-time self promotion here, and has made some very useful posts.

I can understand his pride in being included; "Rutas" is a very Colombian product and signifies the "crossing over" of a business. Frankly, LP etc are much better earners. Did you pay for the privilege Kelvin? hmmmm?

La vida es una rutina

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gorgonabob says on Dec 17, 2008, 08:31:

no need to pay to be in any guidebook. lonely planet certainly do not charge... and in fact the writer stayed in the hostel and paid the same as any other guest. 'lonely planet rules'.... the lonely planet colombia guidebook should be out in august

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durito2 says on Dec 17, 2008, 08:37:

i only actually stayed there once... but there's a reason his hostel is in there... it was almost the first and probably the best (always used to stay at the palm tree) ... i have never seen him promote it online compared to apartment folks here with a thousand adds....

tons of places i've been in colombia that i never would have known about without his website

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