Papi de Alejo has written 10 posts

What's going on with page 2 of the active list?

Has anyone else noticed that a lot of posts from a very long time ago are showing up on page 2. And they have not even been resurrected by new comments. WHat gives? Is there a problem that I'm not aware of? PdA ...

Good Restaurants in Santa Marta/Rodadero

Reading the thread about the restaurants that are in Medellin, I got kind of jealous. I know that Medellin is much larger than Santa Marta but I would think that Santa Marta should have some very nice restaurants as well. Do any of you know of any particularly note-worthy restaurants in the area? I'm headed there in May and would certainly like something other than the grab and run food that I seem to find. PdA ...

How can I buy a landline

When I was in Santa Marta recently, I went to Telecom to install a landline. They said that there were out of numbers and did not know how long it would be before they would have any new numbers to give out. Normally, I would have just said WTF and ask how they couldn't have any numbers but I have lived in other countries where the same thing has happened. I found out later, what normal people do to get around this situation is to purchase landlines from someone who has one that they do no ...

Are there NGO Micro loans in Colombia?

I support Kiva.org, which makes microloans available to entreprenuers throughout the developing world. I am curios to know if any has heard of anything similar in Colombia. I looked at the Kiva.org site and while there are loans being made to several countries in Latin America, I did not see any in Colombia. PdA ...

Need information on Broadband

I know that broadband has been discussed before but I now need to apply the information. Looking to install broadband in Bonda (outside of Santa Marta). What are the options? How much will it cost? and how long does it take to get it installed? PdA ...

What is the Spanish idiom?

I was talking to a friend and she said something in Spanish that I understood to mean "If you travel the road you will get to the end." The sense that I got from the phrase was akin to the english idiom "Good things come to they who wait". I am at a level of Spanish where I don't translate literally as much as I rely more on the sense/context of the conversation. I cannot recall the exact words but I think that the word "carerra" or "carretera" was used in the expression. Any ideas. PdA ...

Making International Calls from Colombia

When I was in Colombia in July. I tried to call to the US with my Sprint cellphone and also with my TIGO cellphone. When it became urgent, I went to a call center to make the call. What are the codes that have to be dialed so that a call can be made to the US? PdA ...

Anyone know where the Servientrega locations are in New York?

I'm looking for a Servientrega agent in New york and looked at their site http://servientrega.com/images/banners/Mapa%20USA5.swf even though New York is one of the three highlighted states, I can't find any locations. Does anyone have any information on their locations. ...

What should I do for overnight connection through Bogota

I'm returning to the US from Santa Marta on July 31. I will travel from Santa Marta and arrive in Bogota at 10:45pm. My connecting flight is at 7:45am on August 1. Any suggestions for a nearby hotel. It seems a bit too long to just hang out in the airport. What has anyone else done? ...

Fiesta del Mar in Santa Marta

Does anyone know the dates for the Fiesta del Mar in Santa Marta? Or where might be a good place to get information on this year's fiesta?

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