Why is Colombia's Sea So Murky Brown?

darkangel305 says on Apr 14, 2008, 18:55:

could t be the coal production

nueva york bombero says on Apr 14, 2008, 19:09:

We might need to potty train Elmo in Bqlla......

Bill Turley says on Apr 14, 2008, 19:33:

A look at the run off after a heavy rainstorm is muddy in Bogota and other cities. The concept of preventing soil erosion is foreign to Colombians. Gardners loosen the soil around plants so it looks better, never mind that this frees the soil to run downhill to the sea.

Mr. Bill Somondoco

beisbollover says on Apr 15, 2008, 03:28:

Los árboles estan llorando
son testigos de tantos años de violencia
El mar esta marrón, mezcla de sangre con la tierra

-Minas Piedras by Juanes

Mononoke28 says on Apr 15, 2008, 08:44:

Just try not to go to Buenaventura where you'll see actual poop logs while bathing at the beach.

Diana

nueva york bombero says on Apr 15, 2008, 10:09:

Why would you dare bathe in Buenaventura?!

jaramillo says on Apr 15, 2008, 10:34:

Few of the beaches are of coral origin, especially south of Santa Marta.. It's not the coal production:they were the same 40 years ago.
I also think the water has more organic mater because of the rivers (especially the Magdalena).

Sam Salmon says on Apr 15, 2008, 11:14:

It has nothing to do with coal or coral-it's because the sea is so shallow, some of the Pacific side is the same there are large shelves of sand that extend for miles offshore.

Once you get away from the muddy sandy shoreline the blue starts to show.

' a la orden!'

Mononoke28 says on Apr 15, 2008, 13:12:

nueva york bombero says on Tuesday April 15th, 2008 10:09:
Why would you dare bathe in Buenaventura?!

Dude, when there is no other ocean you can go to due to lack of financial resources, that's the first place you go to when you live there.

Diana

nueva york bombero says on Apr 15, 2008, 14:09:

Not, you personally! I understand if you live there.
I actually have a friend that lives there and no way is she jumping in that mess!!!

nueva york bombero says on Apr 15, 2008, 14:18:

Beautiful beach!!!!

nueva york bombero says on Apr 15, 2008, 15:14:

Oh wait! Beautiful streets as well!!!

nueva york bombero says on Apr 15, 2008, 15:15:

This was the nicest place in Buenaventura. Great lunch!

SiV says on Apr 15, 2008, 15:24:

Tolu has absolutely beautiful blue sea.

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi

Sam Salmon says on Apr 15, 2008, 16:45:

The sea as seen from Santiago de Tolu is rather unremarkable it's only upon leaving the bay and heading toward Las Islas de San Bernardo that it takes on the famous blue hue beloved to many.

Below-sunset from Tolu

' a la orden!'

nueva york bombero says on Apr 15, 2008, 16:59:

Below.... Typical one bedroom condo in Buenaventura......

Simon says on Apr 15, 2008, 17:08:

Hey Nueva York Bombero, I find it in poor taste to make fun of the extreme poverty in Buenaventura by posting pics and making smart-ass comments about them!

"You want to talk to God? Let's go see him together, I've got nothing better to do."---Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

nueva york bombero says on Apr 15, 2008, 17:15:

Aww I guess I touched a nerve!
Are you from Buenaventura?

Simon says on Apr 15, 2008, 17:18:

No, I'm not and that's not the point.

Now how would you like it if someone posted pics of 9-11 'bomberos' covered in dust and ashes and made fun of them?

"You want to talk to God? Let's go see him together, I've got nothing better to do."---Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

nueva york bombero says on Apr 15, 2008, 17:24:

People do!
They're called camelfuckers
But that's not the same thing.
My post is relevant to the topic, which is murky waters on the coast of Colombia.
I've never seen a murkier place than Buenaventura.
But maybe in your bathtub?????

Simon says on Apr 15, 2008, 17:49:

From your profile:

"I live to travel, respect people, religions and cultures everywhere"


I guess you're just full of 'mierda'!

"You want to talk to God? Let's go see him together, I've got nothing better to do."---Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

Lisa Zee says on Apr 15, 2008, 18:11:

I always said B/B is not a pretty place, and if you are not form Colombia, you should not go there. It is hard to explain the misery and poor people, this is a very neglected area of Colombia, and it is one if not the biggest port, it is a shame, bu we Colombians are very sensitive about anything shown or said about our dear country.

I guess like the saying says "if you don`t have any thing nice to say, don`t say anything at all"

NY Bombero, this is why you like Medellin and you want to live there.

Simon, tranquilo, he does nor know we don`t like anybody showing the world the places that are no so nice. I think the beaches of Long Beach here in L.A, look like the ones in B.B.!!!! but I won`t take pics.

Maybe NY Bombero would kindly remove them!

Monpirri says on Apr 15, 2008, 18:16:

Lisa, we have similar ugly places in Medellin, and even in some places in New York and other states and in other parts of the world!
We do Not have to rub it in just because the place is deprived of economic development.

MAC

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

robi666 says on Apr 15, 2008, 18:19:

I agree, Monpi

"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."

billyb says on Apr 15, 2008, 18:20:

Lisa, i don't think Simon was upset about the pics, but instead the comments about the poverty there.

la campiña says on Apr 15, 2008, 18:23:

colombias sea or seas, which one, dont let the pacific put you off, pianguita, huanchaco, ladrilleros a must for travelers.

lpdiver says on Apr 15, 2008, 18:27:

Jeeze guys it was just a smart ass comment, y'all take yourselves entirely TOO seriously.

t

"cook some rice!"

la campiña says on Apr 15, 2008, 18:46:

welcome to PBH, so now you know , play with it, you'll have a blast, check out some of my posts, the responses are sometimes priceless. Onwards and upwards and damn the torpedoes with a stiff upper lip................

MaFe says on Apr 15, 2008, 18:50:

How many Colombians here are guilty of at one point criticizing Colombia, or it's people? I have read comments on this board where Colombians marry non-Colombians and post here crap about Colombian men- justifying why they are married to foreigners...

Yeah NYB you was being a smart ass... but I don't necessarily think that NYB was making fun of Buenaventuras poverty-

Lisa I think you are right...we know that some parts in our BEAUTIFUl country aren't so pretty (como todo en la vida) and I agree we don't like people making fun of it, or rubbing it in our faces....

Simonsito, que pelionsito eres..but I am like that too! Y...no me regañes because you know I see eye to eye with you on about 82% of things...

"No comment" is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again." -Winston Churchill

billyb says on Apr 15, 2008, 18:52:

Mafe, I think it's closer to 84%.

MaFe says on Apr 15, 2008, 18:54:

No ter rias Billy...I have a thing for #s!! Je je...

"No comment" is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again." -Winston Churchill

billyb says on Apr 15, 2008, 18:55:

#s and uniforms, hmmm ;)

MaFe says on Apr 15, 2008, 18:57:

Oh Billy...I see that you have a good memory...yeah I am a big nerd, who loves men in uniform....pues algunos...

"No comment" is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again." -Winston Churchill

Lisa Zee says on Apr 15, 2008, 19:03:

I just want every one to get along!

lpdiver says on Apr 15, 2008, 19:03:

Colombia is a beautiful multifaceted gem. Like the beautiful emeralds that come from Colombia it also has flaws. In FACT the flaws are what make it a true gem. If use have an emerald with no flaws it is a fake...no?

t

"cook some rice!"

Simon says on Apr 15, 2008, 19:05:

"Y...no me regañes because you know I see eye to eye with you on about 82% of things..."


Gracias mija, un día de estos te invito para acá para que veamos Thundercats juntos.

"You want to talk to God? Let's go see him together, I've got nothing better to do."---Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

MaFe says on Apr 15, 2008, 19:08:

Lisa.... me too!!

lpdiver...very nicely put!

"No comment" is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again." -Winston Churchill

robi666 says on Apr 15, 2008, 19:16:

The sea is murky because of the alluvial sediment and limestone.
If you want a transparent sea, you have to look for it in drier areas with granite or coral rocks. Like, as an example, northern caribbean. In Italy, the best sea is in Sardinia, granite and dry land.

The sea can get murky in Tayrona too, at least once a year, in the time of stronger rain.

The Magdalena river influences a great extent of territory, from Cartagena to Cienaga and almost Santa Marta. It is a big river, and you have to sail far from its estuary to see some blue water.
The sea gets better in Santa Marta. Rodadero has a blue sea.

About the low Guajira, again there are some big rivers from the Sierra Nevada to take in count: Rio Mendiuacha, Guachaca, Buritaca, Palomino (I may forget some).
The predominant current in the seaside proximity is from South to North.
Also, the sea is usually very wavy, and that contribute to the murky aspect. But, it is not dirty there.

The sea gets better in the high Guajira, a dry land.

"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."

la campiña says on Apr 15, 2008, 19:23:

the good things out the bad things thats why I'm here prefering colombia to england, however this thread now is going somewhere else and this is why I leave this site alone at times for a month or so because how many times can you repeat yourself, regurgitation leaves a boreing taste in my mouth

lpdiver says on Apr 15, 2008, 19:28:

this is true...of course many here post under many names so a seeming vacation is often but a dormant trojan horse. The diver has only ever posted under one nombre. How many in this post much less PBH as a whole can say the same.

t

"cook some rice!"

Lisa Zee says on Apr 15, 2008, 19:41:

So just in case you all don`t know: ..... the last pic or B.B. (I think it is nice, like a painting) that is not really a beach, it is low tide, the tide goes out like 200 meters.

I used to go to Juanchaco, since I was 5 years old `till I came to live here, we had a house there, actually Ladrilleros, so we had to go to B.B. And if you came back with low tide, it was not pretty, and difficult to get out of the boat. Oh the memories!!!!

la campiña says on Apr 15, 2008, 19:44:

I've read this before, people using more than one clave, code , name, pseudonym, enlighten me por fa, my PBH clave is mine and rather funny because I use the barrio I first lived in and people that know me try to abreviate to la camp which is ironicaly even funnier, get me, ha

lpdiver says on Apr 15, 2008, 19:49:

I wasn't pointing the finger just making a general statement.

t

"cook some rice!"

la campiña says on Apr 15, 2008, 19:56:

Got it, but why hide behind a lie, listen I've written some complete rubbish on this site and will continue to but hey whatever, come sea, haha

lpdiver says on Apr 15, 2008, 20:01:

That is me. Anyone can look up my past posts...they are all here under ONE name. I'll own up to the good the bad and the ugly.

Why I lit the fuse on a moderators tampon just last night and had a post deleted...I am still clueless as to why but it was MY post....lol.

t

"cook some rice!"

la campiña says on Apr 15, 2008, 21:09:

tampon says it all , haha ........... ooooppss

Desideria (Moderator) says on Apr 15, 2008, 21:19:

Peter uses tampons? That was news for me....
Your post was not deleted, just demoted.

"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

poco says on Apr 15, 2008, 21:23:

Quote: could t be the coal production

Ha,, just wait until the Chinese trade deal is resources for motos. Will it darken? :>)

"Violence is the first refuge of the incompetent" - Isaac Asimov

lpdiver says on Apr 16, 2008, 01:27:

wrong fuse

t

"cook some rice!"

nueva york bombero says on Apr 17, 2008, 07:23:

Speaking of Tampons.... I think a lot of people need 'em here, not just the mods!!!!
Anyone need a vaginal rub???

nueva york bombero says on Apr 17, 2008, 07:55:

Okay... Here's better pics of the other coast to help your period .....
Hope you feel better!

robi666 says on Apr 17, 2008, 08:21:

Using my original pictures from the plane, eh bombero? :)
http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/post/nice-aerial-photos-of-santa-mart...
Good, I forgot about that.

It is nice to prove what I was telling in my comment.
Look at the post above.
The sea at Irotama, on the way to Barranquilla, still looks murk. The more you get North-East from there, the more the sea looks nice. Of course, better in calm water, like in bahia Cintho.

"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."

nueva york bombero says on Apr 17, 2008, 09:11:

Great pics Robi, I had to save em.
How's your vagina today?
I don't think you need a massage, you sound ok!

robi666 says on Apr 17, 2008, 12:57:

LOL, your vagina? you know what it means right? you probably mean "vaina"... pretty different.

"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."

kat1 (Moderator) says on Apr 17, 2008, 13:09:

Nice pictures NYB

nueva york bombero says on Apr 17, 2008, 13:17:

No Robi, it was a joke....
People are whining like they need a rub.

MaFe says on Apr 17, 2008, 18:43:

Simon says on Tuesday April 15th, 2008 19:05:

"Y...no me regañes because you know I see eye to eye with you on about 82% of things..."


Gracias mija, un día de estos te invito para acá para que veamos Thundercats juntos.

Don't tempt me...you know how I feel about Thunder cats!
Si? I will take u up on that cuando salga la pelicula!!

NYB...que chistoso eres!

Que fotos tan bellas!! Ay! Que bellesa es Colombia!

"No comment" is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again." -Winston Churchill

la campiña says on Apr 18, 2008, 22:41:

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