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gecho comments on LYRICS!!!

las caleñas son como las flores
que vestidas van de mil colores
ellas ¿tienen? sus amores
cuanto estan correspondidas

Caminando van por las aceras
contoneando llevan sus cinturas
ellas mueven las caderas
como los cañaverales

Chorus
Con las mujeres de Cali me voy a goza...

The lyric is almost like this!
Fruko y sus Tesos salsa band, featuring Piper "Pimienta" Diaz

gecho comments on Help me! Need advice on how to deal with f.....g latin NOVELAS, I can't stand it

to lockheed This is the real deal: latin american novellas shows a post-traumatic version of latin Cinderellas based in old mexican soup operas. This is a common for most of them, BUT NOT ALL; moreover, main novellas consumers are mexican a latin people in US. For example, here in Colombia, we had no more than 2 hours of novella per day (only monday to friday), so Latin american people are smarter than you think... it is just a cultural difference.

gecho comments on What are the general things to know about life in Bogota?

more advices As I red in your post, you speak spanish. I hope you read spanish as well. Bogota es una ciudad de mas de 7 millones de habitantes, es una metropoli gente de fuera del pais y especialmente de otras ciudades y pueblos de Colombia. Esta a mas de 2600 metros de altura, asi que sentiras algo de mareo los primeros dias mientras su cuerpo se acostumbra a la altura y la presion atmosferica. las temperaturas son estables, alrededor de los 15 grados, pero en epoca de verano (diciembre a marzo y mitad de año) las temperaturas pueden ascender a 20 grados en dia o bajar a -3 grados en las noches, el resto del año es homogeneo, pero entre marzo y abril, asi como de septiembre a noviembre, se puede presentar una temporada de invierno o lluvias. En agosto corre mucho viento. La ciudad tiene mas seguridad que ciudades como Mexico D.F., Sao Paulo o Buenos Aires. Como en cualquier otra ciudad grande, no sobra ser precavido en la calle, en los buses publicos y en el downtown de la ciudad. pero tambien existen amplias avenidas, con parques recreativos, centros comerciales y pubs en diferentes partes, asi como museos, teatros y cinemas.
Para trabajo es comun emplear vestido completo con corbata. La ventaja de un pais tropical como Colombia es que a solo 2 horas de distancia en bus, el clima cambia a mas calido (por debajo de los 2000 metros de altura) o mas frio (por encima de los 3000 metros). La ciudad y sus alrededores poseen varios sitios turisticos. Cada 1 o 2 años se celebra el festival iberoamericano de teatro (el festival de teatro mas importante de esta parte del mundo) asi como "rock al parque" (el festival gratuito al aire libre mas importante del rock latinoamericano)... y esto que son solo 2 de los muchos eventos que ocurren en esta ciudad.
Se puede conseguir trabajo temporal los fines de semana pero no tengo informacion al respecto.

I hope this could be a good information for you! Good Luck

gecho comments on Being called "Doctor" in Colombia ?

real reason, please take note!!! I´m not an historian, but I know some things...

Because our spanish based teaching structure (school and university) some Diplomas during XIX and part of XX century were written with DOCTOR based in latin word DOCTO, which means "skillful in certain subject", so they were several DOCTOR´s or well-prepared students such as lawyers, philosophers, literature, and all related subject, including medical.
So, for ignorant or low level academic people, they used to say DOCTOR to a university graduated man, most of them (first half of XX century) lawyers who worked to and for goverment (national or local) despite the fact they didn{t had any PhD.
Another version of this "word" its the mexican "Licenciado".

So, in this time, DOCTOR is irregulary used by poor people talking about well necktie dressed men, lawyers or high rank people no matter its academic diploma... and, of course, physicians.

That´s it... It´s just a colombian social phenomena, nothing strange.

Hope this info had cleared your curiosity

gecho comments on Comcel cell phone for emails

advice Have you sent a mesage to Comcel asking for help? The have a help desk -I think- where you can try.

www.comcel.com

Godd luck!

gecho comments on buying a emerald wedding ring

advices I recommend you to go to "Hacienda Santa Barbara", and old fashioned but inner modern mall at Bogota (north part), there are several and good jewelry stores. Please, be adviced that the emerald is certified! If you want a REAL GOOD EMERALD, not a simple green-like stone, this should be certified! I Recommend DH Joyeros stores (several emeralds and other stones, several sizes and prices) in that mall.

gecho comments on La Chiva, Colombia’s pride and joy

to modefoque Mr Modefoque, if you felt ashamed is because your ignorance: I´ve been in NY and I could feel the opposite. And I would say to my co-workers YES!! THAT “THING” IT´S A COLOMBIAN PIECE OF PRIDE, BECAUSE THAT “UGLY-TOO-BAD-FASHIONED-OLD-BUS” BROUGHT ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENT TO SO-FAR TOWNS HIDDEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COLOMBIAN ANDES, TAKING OUT THE BANANAS AND COFFE BEANS FROM THERE TO YOUR GRANDPAS AND DADS MOUTHS IN PAST TIMES…! The “Chiva” is a Colombian ICON, just like the Venecian boats, wild west horses, or Indian elephants.

TAKE YOUR IGNORANCE OUT, MAN!!!

gecho comments on Travelling to Bogota on Business

cost of living A normal lunch could cost between 2 dollars (cheap) to 10 dollars in a good restaurant
(even more depending what you want). A cinema ticket cost 4 dollars average. Bus ticket cost around 50 us cents. A magazine could cost 2 to 8 dollars. A 1-minute cell phone call cost 10 to 15 us cents. I hope this info its enough for you!
I recommend this hotel:
http://www.southtravels.com/america/colombia/casamedina/

There are fun things to do for a single guy at the "Zona Rosa" in Bogota, there you can find "Palos de Moguer", "Bogota Beer Company and other several pubs, restaurants and party places, or you can go to "parque de la 93", another good place to go to!

gecho comments on Escuelas (Facultades) Medicas

respuestas Hola Gabi, te escribo desde Bogota (Co)
Al grano...

1- Si (hasta donde se) el nivel de la medicina colombiana es bueno en la region: el metodo del bypass gastrico y la valvula coronaria de Hakim son 2 aportes colombianos a la medicina mundial, sin contar con el paraiso de cirugias plasticas que se a vuelto el pais ademas de respetables medicos oftalmologos y odontologos.
2-Infortunadamente NO, en este tipo de carreras medicas (medicina, odontologia, microbiologia o enfermeria) las homologaciones medicas internacionales son muy escasas y complicadas sin importar la facultad (especialmente de latinoamerica hacia USA)
3- En Bogota hay 3 facultades muy fuertes por su calidad: la de la Universidad Militar "Nueva Granada" (privada, regida por las Fuerzas Armadas de Colombia), la de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (publica, la mas reconocida) y la de la Pontifica Universidad Javeriana (privada, regida por los Jesuitas). Tambien esta surgiendo la de la Universidad de los Andes (privada, con una facultad implementada recientemente pero de alta calidad). No recuerdo si en la Universidad del Norte, situada en la ciudad de Barranquilla, tambien tengan Medicina, porque esa es otra universidad de prestigio.

Espero esta info te haya dado luces, suerte!!!