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wendell13 comments on Tourist VISA Requirements - US Citizens I have a visa for Colombia. My last two arrivals to Colombia were with one-way tickets with Avianca. I had no problem buying the tickets but when I got to the ticket counter in Miami, Avianca wanted to see my visa. They told me that they wouldn't allow me to board without one or a return ticket.
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wendell13 comments on 1.00 USD = 1,792.11 COP You really should look at the banco de republica site for accurate information on exchange rates and inflation rates. It goes back to 1954 with monthly data I wouldn't say that Colombia has a low low low inflation rate Go to the site for accurate information
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wendell13 comments on One Way Airfare I just returned to Colombia on a one-way ticket. I have a valid visa. There was no problem buying the one way but when I got to Miami the Avianca agent said I needed a round trip ticket. I pointed out to her that I had a visa to live in Colombia. She said OK. So they do check to see if you have one
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wendell13 comments on Assuming (hoping) Obama becomes the next US president... what will this mean for Colombia? Thanks for enlightening me...I had no idea that nations went around the world protecting their own national interests. That is a very profound and deep thought. Maybe you should tell the other nations of the world to do that. Gosh, I bet that they never thought of that angle. I learn something new everyday here. Thanks for the new insights. Fair and balanced
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wendell13 comments on Assuming (hoping) Obama becomes the next US president... what will this mean for Colombia? Fox ...fair and balanced
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wendell13 comments on Assuming (hoping) Obama becomes the next US president... what will this mean for Colombia? Pastor Wright will be the new US ambassador to Colombia
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wendell13 comments on Gold drops $60 to $942!!! I hope you gold bugs make some money. I wouldn't be greedy, though. You know what they say. There were a lot of people dollar cost averaging while the Nasdaq crashed from 5000 to a little over 1000 in 2000. They had a lot of buying opportunities, also. But the bugs say the times are different this time. Where have I heard that before? If you would have bought gold in 1979 at around 400 or about half way up to the high of approx. 800 high in 1980, guess what your return would have been 25 years later?. If you didn't sell a couple of small spikes your return is ZERO. 25 years later the price was the same. People who bought in 1979 at 400 and 25 years later in 2004, they saw zero gain! That is a nice store of value, isn't it? Factor in inflation and that is one of the worst investments possible. That is really protecting your wealth. Now we have a huge rise again to 1030. It is pulling back now. What I am saying is to bank some of your profits. That is all. Don't be a pig. Good luck.
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wendell13 comments on GREAT FINANCIAL ADVICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These forums are too funny... I am hedging the dollar by buying Irish whiskey futures and Irish potato futures. Also I am long Zimbabwe dollar futures and shorting the US penny
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wendell13 comments on Gold drops $60 to $942!!! If you believe all of this I sure wouldn't want to hold US real estate. Get out now
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wendell13 comments on Gringos in Colombia: An Object Lesson A lot of US haters here and people that are just filled with hate in general
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wendell13 comments on Gold drops $60 to $942!!! No, I was saying.."iceberg, what iceberg?" I said rally
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wendell13 comments on Gold drops $60 to $942!!! Sooner than later. Shortly .Two weeks.....everybody hates the dollar. Right now the Fed is trying to stabilize the system. When the US economy starts to recover they will be raising rates and the dollar will rebound. The market will turn before most people realize the fundamentals have changed.
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wendell13 comments on Gold drops $60 to $942!!! These hedge funds for the most part aren't regulated very well. I agree that some of the funds could be coming unglued. They are a large part of these moves in commodities, though. The term "hedge fund" is a misnomer. Most of them are not the least bit hedged. Ya Ray, we need some more posts on the dollar/peso. I think the dollar will rally pretty soon
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wendell13 comments on Gold drops $60 to $942!!! Increasing margin cuts down the leverage...many commodities have seen parabolic moves recently. If you think the updraft was quick, wait till you see a downdraft in commodities. It is interesting to look at some historical charts . There are some violent moves both up and down. If some of these hedge funds are unwinding their positions it could be very interesting to watch. There could be some incredible moves both up and down I have no dog in this fight
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wendell13 comments on The whores should get different jobs in Medellin then. After all the economy is the envy of the world and jobs are plentiful
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wendell13 comments on Business in Colombia Selling gum, cigarettes, candy, and lottery tickets on the street...in Hollywood they sell maps of the stars' homes. Here you could sell maps to the houses of ill repute to gringos
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wendell13 comments on Torre más alta del país se construirá en Sabaneta (Antioquia), con 80 pisos It is being financed by Bear Stearns
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wendell13 comments on Advice needed for relationship It is very common here in Cali for girlfriends to live with their gringo boyfriends. Not frowned upon at all . That is a good one
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wendell13 comments on You know your in Colombia when.................. when you go to a mall and see women dressed like women
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wendell13 comments on Cali to Medellin by Car? It would be cheaper to fly if it is only one person...There are many, many toll boothes between Cali and Medellin and they are not cheap. I rode with a friend from Cali to Santa Rosa de Cabal outside of Pereira. I think I counted 7. They were about 8000 pesos each. That is over 50,000 pesos one way just to Pereira. You are looking at paying over 200,000 just on tolls alone, not including gas and food. My friend did the drive to Medellin from Cali. He said never again, but he was traveling with a young child. He drove during the day and night and it took him about 14 hours last October.
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wendell13 comments on AA 'been cancelling Colombia flights? AA was criticized by some environmentalists last week for a flight from Chicago to London that had only 5 passengers on board. So maybe they are delaying or cancelling some low capacity flights
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wendell13 comments on Latest Colombian crisis news I still don't understand why you say all Irish are drunks
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wendell13 comments on Hotel Torre de Cali Simon...I stayed at the Torre many times in 2000-2001. The name of the restaurant was called Ventanas del Mundo. The view was spectacular during the day and the evening. Not quite 360. I left two days before the car bombing at the hotel in 2000, I think The restaurant was closed down for lack of business. It was a real pricy place. It was a shame that they couldn't have had lower prices to enable more people to see the view. I don't know what is in there now. Does anyone?
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wendell13 comments on Quick Visa extension question Before I got my visa I went to DAS several times to extend another 30 days. I went down there a day or two before my expiry date with no problems
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wendell13 comments on Portraying of Colombian men & women on PBH or a nice apartment in Silhoe, Cali
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wendell13 comments on With all the war talk (which way will the $$ Peso $$ go tomorrow ? ) I believe last year's inflation was almost 6 %. You're right... It is certainly going to go much higher. This is going to be very interesting to see how this unfolds
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wendell13 comments on War has started! Then he should come to Medellin or Cali for the plastic surgery
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wendell13 comments on USA in terrible downturn, Colombia somehoe escapes or is next? Rubito....I agree and I want to apologize to Rociante', it was childish and uncalled for. Gringoloid...have you seen this site about gold. Very interesting articles; http://www.financialsense.com
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wendell13 comments on USA in terrible downturn, Colombia somehoe escapes or is next? What we need here on PBH is investment advice from people renting 450K places I will rent you my servant's quarters in my penthouse for less than that if you are down and out
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wendell13 comments on USA in terrible downturn, Colombia somehoe escapes or is next? If you live in a slum it is not hard to imagine a sofa costing more than your rent
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wendell13 comments on USA in terrible downturn, Colombia somehoe escapes or is next? That is a valid logical argument Ray
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wendell13 comments on USA in terrible downturn, Colombia somehoe escapes or is next? Why would China be affected by the US? Could it be that China is a large trading partner with the US? China will be affected by a US slowdown but Colombia won't? You sure like calling people yahoos and ignorant. How about a few less ad hominen attacks and a few more logical conclusions
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wendell13 comments on USA in terrible downturn, Colombia somehoe escapes or is next? I see your posts are written in English but can you read English....I AGREE with you. A US recession will not lower the Colombian GDP by one peso.
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wendell13 comments on USA in terrible downturn, Colombia somehoe escapes or is next? You win....if the world's largest economy and by far the largest trading partner of Colombia go in the dumper that will have no effect on Colombia. I agree with you totally. Absolutely no effect. That sounds perfectly logical to me.
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