[quote=sabalo;1134279]i have been to havana several times over the past year-just returned 10 days ago so i'm up to speed. let me know what type of info you are looking for and i will try to help out. the previous posts are correct-you either know whats going on in havana or you don't. but after spending a week in colombia. 8 days in venezuela (3 in caracas) and these were the 3 worst 3 travel days of my life and i've been around. all i can say is good job chavez. how he ruined a country in 10 years is amazing:|and spending 6 days in havana here's my advice. don't go near caracas-its a bloody disaster-havana was great but without my black book, a network of friends i can reasonably trust, and multiple trips under my belt it would be a challenge for a first timer. of course it depends on what your looking for-cheap sex, bar scene, street action. each trip to havana gets a bit more difficult in a multitude of ways. finally, colombia was great- both bogota and medellin. hitting 3 different countries over 3 weeks provides a pretty good perspective.[/quote]having been to all the places you mentioned above, i would agree 100. it is a shame what chavez has done to venezuela and caracas is a disaster and its a shame because the women there are gorgeous.