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The Old Night Bus Dilema

Reported in today´s El Tiempo: An intercity bus run by Expreso Palmira left Pereira at 5:30 am on it´s way to Cali and was assaulted by three passengers with guns an hour later south of Cartago. One poor guy was on his way to Alfonso Bonilla to catch a flight to Spain. The robbers got him for two and a half million pesos. The operation was well planned. Two guys boarded the bus in Pereira, a second boarded in Cartago and a forth followed the bus in the escape car from Pereira.

By Atrevido on Jun 18, 2008, 16:16 in Friendly Talkzone.

miamimike says on Jun 18, 2008, 16:28:

How could this be,,,In the Colombia of 2008,,,

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.

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Sam Salmon says on Jun 18, 2008, 17:15:

Happens in Mexico all the time.

' a la orden!'

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lampltr says on Jun 18, 2008, 17:42:

I passed on this warning for this region a few months back as we have seen much change physically and I am getting my family out immediately! There was a PBH person down in Cali that communicated I was blowing smoke. Then just recently a guy asked if region was ok to drive his POV from Bogota down in this region with his family including 2 or 3 children and many told him area now very safe...There is more and more roadblocks, robberies, home burglaries, hijacking of buses and incidents in taxi's outside the immediate region of Pereira.
This is the last time I will post this as I have been keeping my mouth shut as well as others I know that used to be on this site, is really too bad, sorry for the spouting off....
For the last time, this area is not safe and is getting much worse. Best advice fly into Pereira, then get either a pick-up personally or taxi. BUSES ARE NOT SAFE, TAXI"S ONLY IF REGISTERED CITY!! Thanks for the post Atrevido.

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Robert Jorge says on Jun 18, 2008, 19:48:

How often do the buses run between Bogota and Cali?

BEWARE of gold diggers.

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robi666 says on Jun 18, 2008, 20:14:

lampltr, you are not the only one thinking like that...

"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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webmanco says on Jun 18, 2008, 20:23:

It is nice to be kept updated. Pereira here I go, well it will be next year, first Ibague, Villavaina, Medellín.

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

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lampltr says on Jun 19, 2008, 02:43:

Thanks robi y Rubito for backing me up. Super area, much beauty and great old time western flair but without the indians jeje. Pereira is fantastic, one does not need to worry too much as long as business in main areas with not much bling bling for wears. Some larger towns ok in between, but others leave a lot to be desired. One does not need to suddenly appear to walk around to see new sights as, just as quickly this same one will disappear....

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chester says on Jun 19, 2008, 06:58:

multiple bus lines run hourly service between bogota and cali.

probably at least 30 or more busses a day between the cities.

last trip, we were stopped by the police at a checkpoint band all male passengers frisked and id's checked

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Atrevido says on Jun 19, 2008, 10:14:

Chester that happened to us between Bogota and Guaduas. Cedulas checked right there at the reten on a laptop.

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