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harocha comments on Search: ST Santa Marta beach rental Eric If you are still looking for a place in Santa Marta w/ a maid and internet service, I think I can help you, go to this page and see the pictures, and if you are interested please contact me at: harocha55 at yahoo dot com.
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harocha comments on Search: place to stay in Santa Marta ASAP Gator The building is ARAWAK, the one next to Hotel LA sierra, is right in front of the water. is one or two blocks down from Santa Maria, and Santa MAria is where it gets really busy, well my apartment is passing that busy area, is nice and comfortable. You can still see what is going on and hear the party not too loud, not too quiet.
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harocha comments on Search: Furn apt in San Andres Rodadero is Very Safe Spectacular view at the 11th floor over the Caribean Sea, 3 bedrooms (spectacular view from master bedroom), 3 full bathrooms, 1 big kitchen, lobby-entrance area, living and dinning room with the best view of El Rodadero.
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harocha comments on Search: place to stay in Santa Marta ASAP Spectacular view at the 11th floor over the Caribean Sea, 3 bedrooms (spectacular view from master bedroom), 3 full bathrooms, 1 big kitchen, lobby-entrance area, living and dinning room with the best view of El Rodadero.
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harocha comments on Colombian Party in San Francisco Sorry about missing the date here The event happened last Saturday, and I have to informe the Bay Area PBH members who are interested on it that it will be anotherone on APRIL 1, 2006, 8:00 P.M California time (not Colombian time)
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harocha comments on Colombian Party in San Francisco SORRY ABOUT THE REPETITION my internet was acting goofy.
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harocha comments on Colombian Party in San Francisco No the first time This happended many times before, the only thing new is the Queen contest, they used to pick the Queen them self but and now they want it to be more organize where people help to decide who is going to be the Queen who will compete with all the other Countries on the Carnaval.
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harocha comments on Colombian Party in San Francisco No the first time This happended many times before, the only thing new is the Queen contest, they used to pick the Queen them self but and now they want it to be more organize where people help to decide who is going to be the Queen who will compete with all the other Countries on the Carnaval.
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harocha comments on Colombian Party in San Francisco No the first time This happended many times before, the only thing new is the Queen contest, they used to pick the Queen them self but and now they want it to be more organize where people help to decide who is going to be the Queen who will compete with all the other Countries on the Carnaval.
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harocha comments on Search: Buying a property in Santa Marta Leonisa I bought something in El Rodadero las January, I can tell you what I saw there. My mom spent 6 months looking for the best place for me, I can show you pictures and advice you with prices on the market.
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harocha comments on My colombian wife is going to kill me! Achiote Lionheart is right Sylviat, I remember that my Grandmother used to call the "Color" achiote instead, she bought it on the tienda and put it to every single thing she made. =)
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harocha comments on My colombian wife is going to kill me! Colombian Cusine Fried food is part of the typical Colombian cusine, but this does not mean that you "MUST" eat buñuelos, patacones, mojarra frita, carne frita, etc. every day of your life. I think the cook thecnics can change with a little bit of education about health, for example Morphus article is great, but you need more than that to convince a woman who has been cooking that way for her whole life. I sugesst that you introduce her somehow to a nutricionist and trainer, there is something you have in your favor and is the fact that "ALL WOMEN" like to look good, we don't want to be FAT and less atractive everyday because the fat rolls are growing more and more around our belly, so you can use that as the excuse, and both of you should join a nutricional program and/or a gym. You will be surprise the diference on the diet when she begins realizing that the food she is cooking is not good neither for her nor for you.
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harocha comments on Colombian Culture - Women jejejeje You guys are Something else, something else!!!!
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Sorry Scarlet Unfortunatly EVERY SINGLE Argentino I met so Far, And I mean A LOT, are just like this one. Mean, Egocentric, Sarcastic, Coward, Head Air, etc, etc, etc, and none of them so far has any authentic and original thoughts about culture, look at this guy's comments just like any other Argentino copying every single thing from Italy, every other country in the world who had foreign people coming to their lands in the pass has it's own costums, folklore, food, alcohol, etc,. Please be original!
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harocha comments on Colombian Culture - Women Why? -¿Por qué algunos científicos para sus experimentos prefieren utilizar argentinos en lugar de ratas?
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Typical Argentino Has to hide under a different title in order to say something, you can't just start with a title like "Argentina is Paradise- Colombia is Hell", typical Argentino, you cowards even behid the keyboard when nobody can see them... You are just like anyother Argentino around the world, with this stupid superior feeling about them self. Do you know that the conclusion from the complex you guys keep is inferiority, because someone who has to be bragging about what they have or not have is so so so incredible insecure and feel inferior to rest of the world. But you have to much BS to deal with to be smart enough to realize that, I know. Where do you bring up that this is a grown up conversation??? Do you really, really think that the way you express your stupid thoughts is a grown up way???? Geeezzz honey, you really need some help.
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harocha comments on Colombian Culture - Women Well I think some people here need a little exposure to the San Francisco Down town area at night, maybe come by and enjoy the launge areas at night, maybe you can stop by at the Top of Hill, or the latest bar that opened one of the Pier at Down Town, But first remember don't show up if you didn't achive the MBA or don't have the Stanford or Harvard Law Degree yet just like Rene says.
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harocha comments on For Rent: Apt in Rodadero (Santa Marta) Photos http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/harocha55/album?.dir=/mail&urlhint=actn,ren%3as,11%3af,0
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harocha comments on Colombian Culture - Women Final product of the enviroment Women are phisicly women any where the are, meaning have the same parts, two legs, two boobs, a pussy and etc, etc, etc,. However, when we become adults we are the final product of our own enviroment just like men all around the world. Or you guys are going to tell me that a woman from Afganistan is just like a woman from Rusia??? or a man from China is just like a typical Costeño like Elmo????
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harocha comments on I need some help please!!! Ask your family to mail you one back Or someone who is coming back to the states who lives on your same home town, here there are many people who are coming back from Colombia.
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harocha comments on Does apartment with a Maid work for you? I have an apartment for rent in Rodadero, right in front of the beach (You can see the pictures on the below link). I can set everything up with a maid who can go every mornings to make breakfast for you, lunch and dinner if is your wish, laundry, and clean. If you or anyone is interested let me know the date of the trip and days that you will be there.
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harocha comments on education level in Colombia, various cities Barranquilla, Santa Marta, Cartagena Barranquilla by it self, has more profesionals than Manizales. Barranquilla has one of the best Universities in the health education as it is Universidad del Norte, and there are other good colleges at this city, has the best public conservatory of the whole country and their musical - educational level is very very high.
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harocha comments on Colombian Culture - Women 20K COP Well Rat, as you know I wasn't talking about COP, to tell you the truth Colombian women who are middle class and lower do not know what is the big deal about a dimond, plus I honestly doubt that YOU can buy a dimond for 20k, well maybe you are talking about afording a piece of plastic that looks like a dimond on any street artesiania shop in Colombia, and after reading your posts THAT I don't doubt, for sure YOU can afford it.
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harocha comments on Colombian Culture - Women Tremendas??? What did they do to you guys? did make you spent 75k on a wedding, with the excuse... This is about me, me and me, The Bride, this is the most important moment of my life... bla bla bla, Or maybe they told you that they leave you because you are a looser who can't aford a 20k diamond for her, no no maybe they told you that you better pay for a brand new car because if you are driving a big truck they can not have less than you, or perhaps they are just so competetive that you can't put up with their speed anymore, they just think that it is impossible that you are making more money than they are because it is not fair, IS this happening in Colombia???. I know, I know, you are just talking about few Colombian women who got a plastic cirgury and have 3 BF at the time.
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harocha comments on Colombian Culture - Women Don't Agree with Marcus How do you explain then that a Colombian woman who makes enough money to live good, takes care of the family and have some luxuries, who lives in the USA but grew up in Colombia, who tecnicly (based on what you said) does not need a man still considerate a man very important on her life and meets all the description that Southernman mentioned above???? If this is a money isue, I think things will change with the first big fat check... Not happening.
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harocha comments on Homologacion de titulos colombianos en el Exterior. Depende de si tu profesion necesita licencia yo estoy homologando mi titulo de Arquitecta, aca en USA necesitas una licencia dependiendo del Estado en donde residas. Las empresas no piden homologacion de titulo tampoco en este pais, pero si quieres ser independiente y trabajar disenando edificios comerciales necesitas una licencia.
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harocha comments on Holes in suitcases? Desi if you are going to the coast you maybe interested on metting a Colombian retirated guy who lives in a small town nearby. He used to live for half of his life in Estocolmo, you may know him, his name is Ricardo Bonett, he is a nice nice person, very into cultural growing and with a big history from family and great stories about how the coast becomed coast. He is working in helping the comunity and recovering a lot of wasted areas, and he loves Golpe de Tamboras (Costena/Afrocolombian music)
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harocha comments on Holes in suitcases? Delsey Meridian Hard Case Suitcase in Panama Last december I went to Panama leaving from Barranquilla Int. Airport and found out that my brand new *Orange-RED* suitcase arrived with some holes on it just like the ones you guys are describing, however my large suitcase had about 12 or more of them, so I complainted to the Airline who I traveled with and they told me that they knew some airports did it so they asked me to open my suitcase and make sure the holes went through the hard case to the inside because that is the only way the insurance will pay for, and went i open it it did went trough so they paid me for a brand new suitcase, same model, same brand.
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harocha comments on Child Prostitution From what I see Mr. Hollywood is right about the ages and reasons that will define Child Prostitution, If a young girl between 15 and 17 years old decides to sleep with a/some men because she wants to have access to the latest cloth and the latest cool things that fashion puts on the market, that should not be considerated Child Prostitution, you will be amazed how much these young girls know about life and how to manipulate a man more than anyone at this forum. I know few cases of 16 and 17 years old girls who go to a diferent city and play the perfect game home, liying to the family in order to leave for a week, so they can have a luxurious life on a 5 stars hotel, with everything paid,I can asure you that these girls are very consiensous of what they are doing, no one is forcing them to do so, and they are having what they considere the best time of their lives... I also can tell you that these things are not happening just in Colombia, they are happening everywhere you go, I heard from a Dad in France who told me few things about his little 14 YO girl who was doing similar things with a group of friends, and she said they did it "JUST FOR FAN" they like sex, and they like to be spoiled by men, I am talking here about some girls that didn't need any thing, because Dad is rich enough to pay for anything, but they want the excitement and pleasure of the situation. Also there are several documentaries on the American TV, where young girls between the ages of 13 to 16, play the finger and oral game with the older boys at the high schools, and the reason why they do these things is because they want to be virgens, but like the wild games, sex in exchange for bear and pot, and here we are talking about girls caming from American families, who are the perfect daugthers and who said that these are the games they play at the parties, because everyone does it, you are not cool if you don't do it, it is about been ahead of the game, and the one who gets to be fingered and licked by the biggest amount of cool kids in the school, is the winner that summer of fall. So in my opinion todays days, is really hard to describe what case can be considerate "CHILD PROSTITUTION" and it is even harder to decide what countries are the number 1.
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harocha comments on Colombian restaurants in California Good & Bad If your friend is 100% colombian, I recomend that you do not take her to El Majahual, because I went there and as a Colombian I didn't like their food, a partner (wife i think) is salvadorean, so the food is a bad mix of Salvador and Colombia cussine and does not have a Colombian caracther.
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harocha comments on Barranquilla Carnavale Elmo is almost right! Things are just like he described them, however you have to buy a "PALCO" no a fish the name PArgo... any way, the PAlco is the best way to see the parade and enjoy it, but there are the comfortable hotels that have live music that charge a lot of money for you to get in as well, that is just if you are looking for high class events, or you can go to murillo o las nieves, rebolo or so to a CASETA de barrio to be like a sardin on a can to hear a bunch of people screaming in front of a vallenato band playing loud music.
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harocha comments on Avianca Baggage to Barranquilla Tinto The policy about 1 suitcase arrives with you and the other one 48 hours later is just for Barranquilla International Airport, due to the planes are smaller from what i was told and the most important reason is that high seasons affect directly this airport more than any other in the rest of the country, remember Bogota does not have a Caribean Sea, does not have life music on the street and does not have a Carnaval.
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harocha comments on Avianca Baggage to Barranquilla My Experience 12/05 I was told the same thing by AVIANCA so I asked to speak with a manager and he told me that I get to pick the one I want to be deliver on my apartment in El Rodadero due to I asked for, I wasn't going to pay a private Express car to go and pick up my suitcase at the Airport 2 days later, so I asked them for my suitcase on my apartment door or my money back with interest and they ovbiusly pick the first option, so I got my suitcase next morning first thing.
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harocha comments on Christmas Music in Colombia? What do they play? Villancicos y Novena de Navidad Normally you will hear Villancicos that are Christmas Carols, mostly around children, in the Malls you will see few Santas here and there, and in places like Unicentro, Hacienda Santa Barbara and others in Bogota you will see the Carols Singers at lunch time and after work singing villancicos with the Novena that is the celebration of the Nativity nine days before Jesus is born. In the Coast like Cartagena, Barranquilla, Santa Marta, you will hear villancicos as well and novenas but not as funcy as in the malls in Bogota, parties will be every where, as someone posted earlier most of the cities (not all) in Colombia celebrate "El dia de las Velitas" or Dia de la Virgen, which is december 8th and means "Candles day", normally the tradicion is that the Virgen walks all over the town and bless the houses that are ligthing candles, people dress up on the evening of december 7th and party go to bed around 1 or 2 a.m. and get up around 4:30 to start ligthing the candles on the sidewalk, is beatiful in my opinion, you get to see hundreds of candles lighted on each house. Then december 24th the typical party everywhere with buñuelos and natilla and of course cena de navidad, presents and more party, the music is all kind, start with villancicos for the kids, then the baby Jesus is born and you pray and then merengue, vallenato, salsa and more becomes the spirit of the party. And the best part is New Year, is the biggest party of the X-mas season down in the coast at least, family stays together and we make sancocho, and a huge great dinner, friends come from all over to party and say Happy New Year, we do not sleep that night and in the morning after a 2 hours nap we go to the River to get rid of the Guayabo...
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harocha comments on Feliz Navidad para todos. Caballista Gracias por tus buenos deseos y al igual que tu les deseo a todos un Aguacero de Felicidad y Amor.
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harocha comments on Cost of a decent pair of shoes? If I like the shoes I will buy them It all depends in how much mony I make.
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harocha comments on The sunshine city of Rio Hacha Juan Since you said floklore before the word "BALLENATOS" i assume you are talking about the style of music "VALLENATOS" and not about the Whale Calf, am I right?
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harocha comments on true or false It is not just the MACho part the concept of Colombian women not liking so much Colombian men involves a lot more than just the Macho thougts.
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harocha comments on cartagena accent Cartagena Accent You will find in Cartagena all kind of accents, depending where you are coming from, for example if you come from Bogota you will ALWAYS speak Rollo no matter where you are, as well as people from MEdellin (Paisas) do.
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harocha comments on vallenato en vivo Vallenato in the coast Colombiano_Divino, in July is high season, so it is very common to see conjunto Vallenatos peforming at the night clubs in El Rodadero, even at the strets you can see things happening.
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harocha comments on Here we ___, in Colombia they ___ No Necesarilly I do now, and know a lot more people who do, depending who good the taxi driver is with the service, if you are in Cartagena, and they drive you to one place to another to find apartment, and they don't charge you more than the initial price, I always treat them well with the tip ($$) but if they charge me a lot more, i never take them again for a ride. And I know a lot of people who came back from foreign lands and they can afford to have a taxi driver who is nice to them so they tip them very well. In the other hand, rich people in Colombia, almost always tip the taxi drivers. So it does make a lot of difference.
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harocha comments on Single Successful Man Looking To Move To Medellin Well the "SUCCESSFUL" part will ... get a lot of attention to be honest with you. If you want to blend, don't even bring that up, you probably have to use something like that in the USA if you want to find a Gorgeous woman, who is willing to date you, but in Colombia you better don't mention that, unless you are targeting a Minister's Daugther or a girl who's last name is SantoDomingo, Lacoutire, ($$$$) etc, etc, etc.
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harocha comments on Here we ___, in Colombia they ___ Juanalejo I generalize for a very good reason, I am from Colombia, and I am talking about people in my country who never leave the country and are poor (poor in Colombia means everyone who is middle class and down, you are either poor or rich) NEVER give a tip to the taxi driver since they never have the money to give someone more than what they make, I know this because I was one of these poor people and if we get pay 5000 pesos per day and a taxi cost us 2000, plus food and other daily needs, who do you think is going to tip a taxi driver, so I do have a reason to generalize don't you think????
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harocha comments on Here we ___, in Colombia they ___ Note... Locals who never left the country before never tip the taxi drivers
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harocha comments on Here we ___, in Colombia they ___ Tips that someone on PHB posted before Hotel daily tipping (maid, luggage guy) 1 USD
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harocha comments on Here we ___, in Colombia they ___ To me Mom and Dad used to said... ... Eat the soup now or I will bit the sh... out of you, and on top of that you won't get to eat for the next two weeks, your brother will love it, (My brother eats what ever you put in front of him)
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