smells of colombia

adrimm says on Oct 8, 2008, 20:28:

the smell of the air as the buseta climbs from San Gil to Barichara

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Robert Jorge says on Oct 8, 2008, 20:54:

The smell of a farm. It is hard to describe - flowers, fruit trees, pollen, cows and horses, the smell from the kitchen while the ladies are cooking up a meal.

He who farts in church, sits in his own pew.

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Robert Jorge says on Oct 8, 2008, 20:56:

I also love the smell of diesel fumes in the street. Call me wierd, but I actually like it.

He who farts in church, sits in his own pew.

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ujay says on Oct 8, 2008, 20:57:

cow shit
horse shit
chicken shit
and if they are cooking mondongo ...soup shit ,
just cant get away from shit .

i take the 5th.

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rocinante says on Oct 8, 2008, 20:59:

The herbal stench.

I can't stand it.

"World economic indicators point to a democrat winning 2008. It will surely be Obama. Not that the US president actually runs the US." Feb 5, 2008

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Robert Jorge says on Oct 8, 2008, 21:01:

Ujay - how DARE you mention sopa de mondongo with chicken shit?

He who farts in church, sits in his own pew.

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ujay says on Oct 8, 2008, 21:07:

Then there is the smell of dry piss from the old mother in law , you come in my place you think I was just decorating with plastic every where ,
I know shes in-continent,I just wish she was in another continent and not this one.

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ujay says on Oct 8, 2008, 21:13:

and you get on a bus thats packed , armpits smell so bad that if i was a teacher i would give them all an A just for not raising their hand.

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asdfn says on Oct 8, 2008, 23:48:

the smell of cocaine

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Pappassito (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 9, 2008, 03:36:

Cerealkiller says on Oct 9, 2008, 05:23:

Smell of Chocolate santafereno with almojabana and achiras. yum!

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

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webmanco says on Oct 9, 2008, 05:36:

Pino
Tamal
Eucalipto
PomaRosa

the smell of golpe de ala in Transmilenios

The smell of a culebra going after you!! :..........

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 9, 2008, 05:49:

Cafe Aguila Roja, my favourite :)))

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Pappassito (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 9, 2008, 06:18:

kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 9, 2008, 06:18:

Good taste in coffee ;)))

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ietk says on Oct 9, 2008, 06:23:

The smell of the mercado de Barranquilla at noon...

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Tejeringo says on Oct 9, 2008, 10:56:

what about the smell of a Colombianita Skin? any good ? or depends on the region she is from ?

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Desi1 (Moderator) says on Oct 9, 2008, 11:06:

The smell of chlorine mixed with laundry detergent the maids use to mop the floors every day.
The smell of cooking oil, used too many times.
The smell of freshly baked bread, freshly brewed coffee, the melange of fragrances from freshly picked fruit.
The heady, sweet smell of sugar cane being processed that permeates the air around Cali.
The lingering, haunting perfume of jasmine, palosanto, several night-flowering scented trees and plants after dark, Cali (especially in Juanambú and Centenario)
...

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Tejeringo says on Oct 9, 2008, 11:07:

oohh I love all that !! thanks desi

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Mononoke28 says on Oct 9, 2008, 12:08:

I still remember the bad smell from the Medellín river from back in the day before they "cleaned" it out. It was naaaaasty and every time our bus had to go over it I would cover my nose and gag all the way home.

But I also remember the smell of a Premio with an empanada.
The smell of an estadero when going out swimming.
The smell of candles when you walk into a church.
The smell of smog when going to the centro in Medellín. It's nasty but, it's home.
The smell of flowers when going to Campos de Paz.

Diana

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dwmte7 says on Oct 9, 2008, 12:20:

and those wonderful bunuelos cooking at 5:00 am in the morning in envigado, y los papas chips, que fritan in el parke enigado todo las dias. oh! mi abuela y esposa. divina!

you mentioned el rio medellin, diana,...in the late '80's and early '90's...the smell of the bodies rotting and decomposing from primavera and caldas all the way to centro...alli..gaz!

los estaderos con todo la carne en la plancha....yum. el marcado en centro...minorista. no place smells like that. and inside the basilica en centro.

dwmte

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webmanco says on Oct 9, 2008, 12:24:

The smell of Sex, colombian that is :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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gatogris says on Oct 9, 2008, 12:29:

The smell of the street in the city at night after rainfall- stony and layered with human want.
The smell of the ice in the tropics, the Nevados melting under an implacable sun.
The smell of the volcanic rock after the wave withdraws, sweet mineral salt.
Amazonas, dripping with fecundity, the smell of life wrapped like a leech onto death.
The smell of a chiva in the Guajira, people stink caked with endurance.
The smell of chicha on the tejo court, overripe wet clay.
The smell of a corpse pitched in the ditch outside of town - rotten contempt.

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Mononoke28 says on Oct 9, 2008, 13:20:

dwmte7 says on Oct 9, 2008, 12:20 (today): flag
los estaderos con todo la carne en la plancha....yum. el marcado en centro...minorista. no place smells like that. and inside the basilica en centro.
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Oh yeah, estadero grilled meat and fritanga. And that fresh cheese from the plaza where they wrap it in banana leaves... mmm...

Diana

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webmanco says on Oct 9, 2008, 13:53:

cilandro

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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Mononoke28 says on Oct 9, 2008, 15:29:

cilantro?

Diana

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webmanco says on Oct 9, 2008, 15:35:

cilandro el principal ingrediente para el ají casero, para la changua, para el caldo de papa, etc

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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dwmte7 says on Oct 9, 2008, 19:00:

diana....the best queso del campo i ever had was up above llano grande from one of the fincas by the airport. dripping wet, delicious, con huevos....alli DIOS.

and for the horrible....the garbage mounds across rio medellin from primavera. the stench of the decaying rubbish and corpses. horrible. gallinazo in the zillions, filling the air, covering the ground and finding nourishment and new life in death.

dwmte

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adrimm says on Oct 9, 2008, 19:53:

Robert_Jorge, I wasn't referring to the diesel smell at all.. The air has a very unique scent on the climb to Barichara.. I don't know what it is.. sort of sweet.. but it stands out to me from the smell of the air in other outdoor places in Colombia. It is the smell of relaxation and tranquility to me... if you haven't been, I reccomend it.

the smell of the upper floor of the old family house.. cottage-like with the aged timbers.

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goin_south says on Oct 9, 2008, 21:22:

How 'bout .... Cali?
It smells.....like Tijuana ;-(

Why Colombianitas? Personally... I just don't like pink areolar tissue.

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Robert Jorge says on Oct 9, 2008, 21:57:

Adrim - I wasn't referring to what you said. But when I smell diesel, I guess it reminds of Colombia. Europe too for that matter. I really like the smell I guess. I wasn't trying to be a smartass.

He who farts in church, sits in his own pew.

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goin_south says on Oct 9, 2008, 22:21:

How 'bout something more, on a positive nota: the smell of LaGuna de la Coche, not so far from Pasto: THE AROMA OF AN ALPINE VILLAGE, ... similar to something I've experienced High in the Rocky Mountains! RICO!!!

Why Colombianitas? Personally... I just don't like pink areolar tissue.

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casa_de_norte says on Oct 9, 2008, 22:45:

Coca??

"Why cain't we all jus' git along?!?! "----- The great Rodney King

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goin_south says on Oct 9, 2008, 23:06:

I wished.

Why Colombianitas? Personally... I just don't like pink areolar tissue.

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dwmte7 says on Oct 10, 2008, 08:03:

nowadays...la coca smells like diesel. the old ether wash days are gone. but then again, you could smell ether in use a mile away.

dwmte

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Sonny says on Oct 10, 2008, 08:50:

ujay.
Do your self a favor and stay away from anything relating to the Church. Try to maintain a little integrity for yourself here

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ujay says on Oct 10, 2008, 08:52:

if there was any integrity in the church ,....may be

but i do stay away from them as far as bloody possible. parasites.....

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Sonny says on Oct 10, 2008, 09:32:

Ujay, You like to be a trouble maker on this site and you do it well. You have no class at all. You have no respect for yourself or others. And you do it so well!!

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dwmte7 says on Oct 10, 2008, 12:19:

southbound.....was that "WISHED" or "WASHED"?

dwmte

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ujay says on Oct 10, 2008, 12:24:

sonny ,
class,
like you would know about it,i would buy and sell you 10 times over.

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Desi1 (Moderator) says on Oct 10, 2008, 12:27:

A Colombiana's hair smells just like anybody's hair: Clairol, Prell, Wella, Alberto VO5, LÓreal.

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casa_de_norte says on Oct 10, 2008, 13:05:

si... A half a gallon of Shampoo and conditioner a month.... IT SMELLS ALOT LIKE Alberto VO5, LOreal, etc.. My wife's hair is very thick and she uses ton of hair products to condition her hair... Thank God she loves the cheap stuff:)

"Why cain't we all jus' git along?!?! "----- The great Rodney King

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Mononoke28 says on Oct 10, 2008, 14:03:

I just remembered the smell of that city you hit right before Cali. Is it Yumbo? Or Jumbo? It smells like DEATH!!!!

Diana

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Desi1 (Moderator) says on Oct 10, 2008, 14:11:

Yumbo, but it's been getting better.

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Mononoke28 says on Oct 10, 2008, 14:13:

Thank God because up until two years ago I thought I was literally going to puke inside the bus I was in. And the smell lingered for like 20 minutes.

Diana

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Desi1 (Moderator) says on Oct 10, 2008, 14:19:

Sooo....perhaps it's NOT getting better then. It was two years ago when I was last in Cali and I thought it was MUCH better...compared with the vile smell from about 15-20 years ago....but we do have a different time frame, diana.

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dwmte7 says on Oct 10, 2008, 14:38:

you think it was bad for you, diana...what about the folks that live there? i'm not familiar with there, but primavera, when the wind blows south across the river medellin, the smell of death is overwhelming. i remember years ago....maybe 1990 when we went to the church to get my wifes birth cirtificates/baptisimal records, i thought i was gonna die from the stench. the dead bodies would be dumped daily in the river and they'ld back up along the banks there. really horrible. couldn't get it outta your nostrils. the poor folks that lived there.

dwmte

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dwmte7 says on Oct 10, 2008, 14:42:

on a sweeter note....across from theatro pablo tabon, the flower market. smells so fresh.

dwmte

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ujay says on Oct 10, 2008, 15:36:

when i leave here soon ,i will miss the smell of my house.but alas sold it.

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