Volcanic Eruption In Colombia

Lionheart says on Nov 14, 2005, 09:51:

media hype If you have ever been to the Pacific Northwest then you will know how often new eruptions of Mt. St.Helens or even Mt.Rainier are predicted. In the aftermath of the hurricanes WA news makers were full of comparisons and predictions ... according to them Seattle will vanish in a mix of earthquakes, volcanos, tsunamis, and hurricanes any day now.

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Tinto (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Nov 19, 2005, 12:10:

Institute of Geology and Mining www.ingeominas.gov.co/tmsingeominas/ModuloPublicacionPortal/Publicacio...

I wanted access to health care, housing and education, but, no, I get potholes, trash and silicone tits instead. -Desi.

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Lionheart says on Nov 19, 2005, 14:26:

another site http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/

My Cali friend has been telling me about the eruptions since I know her, but I agree, it seems that this current activity has a high chance of becoming real.

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Lucia Rojas says on Nov 19, 2005, 14:44:

The goverement has orderered an evacuation of the regions in higher risk, but people are refusing to evecuate... it happenend all last week...Nobody believes the volcano is going to erupt because it has always been the same... it has made noise but nothing has happened. It`s the old Peter and the wolf....

The goverment has alocated funds to be given for housing to each family that has to evecuate. something like 100,000 pesos a month... (?)

It would be better if your girlfriend takes the necessary precautions...

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 24, 2005, 06:47:

pepster says on Nov 24, 2005, 12:29:

Disaster in the making This volcano is going to blow and alot of people are going to die.

I wonder how much blame they can place on the government,

This is the problem when a government is trying to make a society proactive...cry wolf syndrome.

people will never learn.


The Pepster

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pepster says on Nov 24, 2005, 13:18:

I mean That unless this thing blows now...people will ignore what's going to happen. People have to learn the hard way.

This government is trying to get ahead of this thing and people are just blowing it off. What good is your farm if you're dead.

The Pepster

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eds72pinto says on Nov 25, 2005, 05:49:

Galeras Volcano Eruption I was aboard LAN flight 510 Lima to Miami which departed 23 Nov at 1030. At about 1200 I photographed Mt Galeras erupting. I do not understand the other reports about 24 Nov? I will be posting the Photo's on my web site www.dogartbyed.net later. ED

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platano says on Nov 25, 2005, 06:47:

God Bless GDL's gf NC... I am sure she will be all right.

plátano

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eds72pinto says on Nov 25, 2005, 08:31:

Galeras Volcano Nov 23d Good to hear from you. 1030 hours EST and 1200 hours EST. I am publishing my web site now, but it is taking forever. My wife is the one who first sited the stright collum of black smoke. When I found it the wind hade begun to shear it to the north. The 2nd photo that I posted shows 2nd new collum of smoke. I will put more photos on later once I get my web page strightened out. ED

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eds72pinto says on Dec 9, 2005, 06:04:

GringoDel I have recently downloaded Google Earth, and discovered that it was not Galeras, but Tungurahu in Ecuador. The VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY NUMBER 2005/173 confirms it. ED

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poco says on Apr 3, 2006, 21:38:

March 2006 Recent activity March 2006 bulletin

Talked with my GF yesterday. Colombian T.V. news said there are some leaving the Pasto area. Ha,, asked how they are leaving she said, on foot, carts, donkeys and trucks.

Wrong question. :)

She always was an alarmist.

Suppose the coffee region of Narino has more problems than guerillas. Gosh, I hope the other coffee regions aren't in trouble.

Colombian Chickens are crowing about the new President of the U.S. who will assure that From each according to their ability to each according to their need.

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poco says on Apr 3, 2006, 23:33:

Not to worry,,, much My GF is truly an alarmist. She gets excited about rumors, gossip, hearsay or any unfounded and unsubstantiated report she hears, or THINKS she hears and facts are exaggerated. She believes in ghosts, haunted houses, witchcraft etc. She has the house,, “smoked”,, you got to see this,, old women boil “stuff” on the stove and walk through the house chanting and waving the smoking kettle. I kid you not. Tales of Crypt would be taken seriously.

However, there seems to be some type of evacuation around Pasto,, she usually doesn’t comment on the news but I guess there is some factual truth to the problem.

Honestly she will probably sleep under the bed to keep safe from falling objects.

Coffee growing regions I do believe Armenia in the department of Quindio is the most well known,, but it is TINY. Quindio is only 1/30 or less than the size of Antioquia.

Valle Del Cauca isn’t mentioned in the linked article,, but there are coffee plantations at the correct elevation, large numbers of people where I live, “sort and grade” coffee beans, part time work for those who want a few extra pesos. The street will be full of beans lying in the sun on tarps. The territory has large numbers of coffee bean roasting factories.

Colombia is a diverse group of coffee origins, with Northern and Southern regions staggered in the crop cycle. All told, we have come light years ahead in the last 5 years, offering micro-regional selections from small-holder coffee producing groups, and abandoning the senseless Supremo-Excelso size based grade system. Part of the current crop quality is this: we can wait for the good coffee, not just go out and buy Colombia when we need it. That's the whole way we operate anyway; we wait for the peak of the harvest. And if you cup a lot of these micro-regional lots, in particular the northern Bucaramangas, the South Huilas, the Cauca coffees and Narino, there is always a point where all factors converge, and the cup becomes exemplary.

Coffee is also grown in Cundinamarca,, GIB should know where that is,, might not be able to spell it,, but he knows the location.

Colombian Chickens are crowing about the new President of the U.S. who will assure that From each according to their ability to each according to their need.

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kernow62 says on Apr 4, 2006, 04:50:

Nice to see your GF (I assume that is girlfriend and not grapefruit or grandfather, guyfriend, gay fellow ....) has some sense. That smoking kettle has managed to keep the ghoulies away and you dare to mock!

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poco says on Apr 4, 2006, 13:12:

No activity ? Calm before the storm? The part about volcanic rocks, at 500 degrees and 300 kilometers per hour.... NOW, THAT WOULD GET MY ATTENTION.

Yep,, so they think the cone is plugged and might result in an explosion? I’d hope this explosion is to the side or at least away from populated areas. Nice thing about Colombia is they do get the equipment and experts from all over the world to help monitor the situation. See there K62,, my compassion level is up,, but it’s early.

My GF just called me from Armenia and wanted to know how much “bamboo” (small guadua) she should purchase for some curtains she was making. I thought it better to not ask how she got the courage to go to there during volcanic activity.

She did say the cost per minute from Armenia to the U.S. was 200 pesos,, VERY CHEAP,, this is so unbelievable I think an email is required. A year ago you had to LOOK to find a charge of 1,000 pesos per minute. Things are getting better, survive the explosion and you can afford to call and talk about it.

Colombian Chickens are crowing about the new President of the U.S. who will assure that From each according to their ability to each according to their need.

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