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the beach in medellin.....

in an earlier post about the 'best city in colombia' or something like that, as in most posts, it strayed wide of it's theme until finally coming to rest upon the idea of a beach in medellin (now that's damn near as dreamy as pretty ladies in buenaventura) but anyway, isn't that one hell of an idea.

true, a geographic impossibility, but do we have alternatives. i thought briefly of rivers where one might wet themselves thoroughly and enjoy the water...and of course, rio medellin was definitely out, as shit is cleaner than that. then? where?

well, i mused another moment and thought of barbosa...or north of barbosa, that is. where they pan for gold. stlll not as clean as one would like. especially if you'ld like to strip down with your squeeze and really enjoy. so, for myself, i'm still a bit emptyhanded. for, as you know, colombians are horrible about keeping their rural watershed clean. piss in it, shit in it, slaughter the cows in it, through the trash in it, are the general rules.

maybe some of you others have some ideas. the confama themeparks just don't do it. neither the one above bello nor tutucan by san antonio in llano grande.

let's here some real nice get wet ideas around medallo

By dwmte7 on Oct 8, 2007, 09:34 in Friendly Talkzone.

jaramillo says on Oct 8, 2007, 11:30:

How about El Peñol?

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morphus says on Oct 8, 2007, 11:47:

Rio Medellin gets cleaner as you leave the city:

tyt787

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paisa29 says on Oct 8, 2007, 12:10:

LA PLAYA con la Oriental

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dwmte7 says on Oct 8, 2007, 12:26:

great suggestion, paisa....there's so much cement on the beach.

nice pic of rio medellin...where was that taken?

penol is ok, but i get sick everytime i'm there seeing the homes of govt officials which line the shore from money which was robbed from the public.

dw

dwmte

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dwmte7 says on Oct 8, 2007, 12:27:

morphus...i've been up to amaga and primavera, and the rio medellin is still a shit hole. this must be way up.

dwmte

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morphus says on Oct 8, 2007, 17:17:

Yes, way up in the mountains. Its a very pleasant place. Theres an outdoor bar there too.

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 8, 2007, 20:22:

Morphus, that river is in El Penol, we were just there, I have the same picture This is so beautiful, very clear water and it has an small water fall, and big boulders of granite. I don't know how to post pictures otherwise I would post some really nice ones.

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robi666 says on Oct 8, 2007, 20:26:

Hummm... If Lisa is right, how can that be Rio Medellin (which is supposed to be start in Caldas)?

"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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Lisa Zee says on Oct 8, 2007, 20:43:

Sorry, I see now it is el rio Medellin. And I have seen that picture before.

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morphus says on Oct 9, 2007, 04:24:

The people I went with said it was Rio Medellin. It definately is'nt El Penol. I have more pics.

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dwmte7 says on Oct 9, 2007, 06:24:

as i said, i've been way above caldas to amaga, primavera, et al and the water was still about as nasty as it could get. i don't know if rio medellin has it's origin in el penol but that may well be true. we went up to el penol a completely different way so i'd be lost identifying it's source. the river coming out of the lake didn't impress me as being 'clear blue waters'.

the nicest clear water streams i've seen was on the old road to sante fe de a. when you drove seemingly forever through the mountains. it was up in those mtns that i had my first and last drink from a fresh water stream up the side of a mtn. couldn't give you an exact locale, just up in those mtns.

dwmte

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morphus says on Oct 9, 2007, 06:41:

I prefer swimming pools anyway.

They should make a man made beach lake near Medellin.

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robi666 says on Oct 9, 2007, 06:49:

You go to Girardota and you see it... El parque de la aguas

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love2colombia says on Oct 9, 2007, 15:44:

El Peñol

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dwmte7 says on Oct 9, 2007, 16:35:

must be taken from the rock

dwmte

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robi666 says on Oct 9, 2007, 16:47:

:-)
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eywed says on Oct 9, 2007, 18:07:

I love the area around that rock, Forgot what it's called. I got lots of pictures around that place. The zip line over the water was real cool too.

Ay Hombe!!!!!

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robi666 says on Oct 9, 2007, 18:21:

La Piedra de El Peñol or El Peñon de Guatapé

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eywed says on Oct 9, 2007, 18:25:

That's the place, Had a great day out there. Good eats, drinks and Cheap. Very relaxing!

Ay Hombe!!!!!

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morphus says on Oct 11, 2007, 08:37:

How about this? After you get wet, you can get drunk in the little house.

pop909

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morphus says on Oct 11, 2007, 08:40:

How rude! Somebody threw a tire in the river.

popo90

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morphus says on Oct 11, 2007, 08:44:

This was nice, in route to La Pintada. I forget exactly where it is....too drunk.

uiu787

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dwmte7 says on Oct 11, 2007, 10:29:

morph...not sure, buddy, but that looks like the bridge over the river comin down from el penol. si o no?

dwmte

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morphus says on Oct 11, 2007, 11:06:

No...very far from Penol. i was'nt THAT drunk :)

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LA_MONA says on Oct 11, 2007, 12:20:

Nice pics.

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

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goin_south says on Oct 11, 2007, 22:28:

WHERE are those pics from Robi666 and Love2Colombia from???

Where do we go from here?

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goin_south says on Oct 11, 2007, 22:29:

I know; it says El Penol... where is that? what's it close to?

Where do we go from here?

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 12, 2007, 19:25:

El penol is close to Rionegro, Marinilla, and right next to Guatape.
I spend a lot of time there everytime I go. 2 of my brothers have a "Finca "there, and they have all kids of water toys, like a catamaran, wind surf, speed boats, sail boats, conoe, etc.
You should take Nadia there next time you go to Medellin. Or she shoudl take you.

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poco says on Oct 15, 2007, 16:29:

Quote: El penol is close to Rionegro, Marinilla, and right next to Guatape.

According to Google Earth, El penol is in southern Colombia. However, maybe I spelled it wrong?

This is where rio negro is located (two words BTW).

Google earth has updated many populated areas in the last several weeks. I know that Los Gaviotas has been updated recently but just a sliver,, don't want to give the bad guys a spotting map now do we? Anyway, using the scale and estimating the tree density a relatively accurate tree count can be made.

Not that I did that.

"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." Quote - General Tommy Franks

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robi666 says on Oct 15, 2007, 17:01:

El Penol is not THAT close to Rionegro. 40 minutes away by car, more or less.
Actually, the real, original El Penol is... underwater!
The rock is nearer to Guatapè. A fool tried to write the name Guatapè on the rock itself, some years ago. You can still see the mess that he did...

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pedro says on Oct 15, 2007, 22:57:

poco -- I think the place is also known as El Peñon.

When you bus there from Medellin, you have to be specific about if you want

"El Peñon" (village before the rock, sp?),
"La Piedra" (the rock itself)
"Guatapé" (the village after)

que nota!

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 16, 2007, 07:01:

Sorry poco, but it is one word only, RIONEGRO, and you pronounce only one word.
I know it should be rio negro but it is not.

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john_stark says on Oct 16, 2007, 17:42:

I wonder why I get so many more hits when I google rio negro than rionegro even limiting my search to Spanish only pages?

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Man Tequila says on Oct 16, 2007, 17:48:

Because there are lots of other Rio Negros (Argentina, soccer club, etc.). I get about the same, searching for medellin and rionegro/rio negro.

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 16, 2007, 20:42:

You will always wonder where some people here get their information and nerve to think they are an authority about a country they know nothing, and argue with the locals.

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coffee beaner says on Oct 16, 2007, 21:04:

Look who's talking... how ironic! LOL

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Man Tequila says on Oct 16, 2007, 22:03:

Yeah. I wonder if Lisa Zee argues with the locals.

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goin_south says on Oct 16, 2007, 22:06:

....but, she has a nice photo for avatar

Where do we go from here?

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john_stark says on Oct 17, 2007, 05:21:

I don't argue with the locals. And I really don't care if it's rionegro or rio negro.

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