Cali Reports

It's here Surf. It seems to have started about one year ago. I have actually been stopped on the street less than a block from the apartment that I have owned for over 2 years in Laguito and been asked for my cedula.

The police are actively interested in preventing any kind of illegal contact with girls under 18.

The few "normal" girls in Laguito will not make any kind of eye contact with me.

Many buildings in Laguito will not allow visitors anymore. Open solicitation on the street is not allowed, and girls have been arrested. The Colombian family has always been the big spender here. We have been tolerated but less so now.

[QUOTE=Antifreeze]I am moving to Pereira. I got a finca there where I can live with my two horses, my loving girlfriend and in a better land than Cali.

Freeze[/QUOTE]Do you have any lodging info. in Pereira?

I am planning to visit there 2-3 weeks & need some inexpensive & safe place to stay.

Thanks in advance,

Perf

Tom33 & Surfer,
Interesting stuff, a strong economy and a growing tourist trade are sure killers for the "Gringo sextrade". I was not aware that prostitution was not legal in Colombia. Those factors alone are going to drive up prices. Expect to see the laws more strictly enforced with the "coming" goldrush of Baby Boomer retirees travelling the world with there AW's

In Miraflores (Lima) within the last 6 months we saw a similar scenario. Even though prostitution is perfectly legal here, They started making repeated roundups! They would have a "Cattle Truck" pull up in front of "Pizza Street" and just start grabbing girls out of restaurants, clubs and right off the street. It was rumored that they would take them down to the beach in a neighboring district and dump them off. This would go on several times a night.

Old Biddie's would write the ex-pat forum everytime they saw a old gringo walking and holding hands with his young wife/girlfriend.

Normal Latin girls are very aware of the "puta" stigma they acquire when seen with a older gringo. For some reason this does not apply when the gringo is 50 and the chica is over 35.

Another reason I believe is the "Chavez Effect". I have a friend living and working in VEN. and even though he has a hot young girlfriend in Lima, He does not even get looks from the village girls.

Myself, I have been living in a small city cerca Lima and find it very strange indeed. Eyes follow me down the streets, gang members send out there signal(whistle) and the only time I make contact with young ladies is when I am walking the babe magnet(Shar Pei).

Well, I am looking forward to alot of interesting changes this year, a number of us are discussing moving to Colombia. I must say I envy you Tom33 for having Uribe around.

LB

perfectSW,

Hotel Pereira (011-57-4-333-6813 or 011-57-4-335-2217).

Clean, management is friendly and trustworthy (they even returned the rings that my girlfriend had lost 2 weeks ago when she went there last weekend). Has hot water, television with cable, girl friendly. You will pay between $30.000 and $45.000 Colombian pesos a night there.

Calle 25 #7-10,
El Lago

I went at the Saratoma before (downtown Pereira in front of Plaza Bolivar). This hotel is more like a big chain - comparable to the inter-Continental in Cali, but more expensive - more around between $120,000 and $160,000 a night depending if it is the week or weekend.

See ya in Pereira

Surfer must be talking about himself when he describes the backlash by the good citizens of Cartagena against sex tourists such as himself. So what are you going to do about it Surfer? Gonna keep showing up in CTG with pockets full of pesos and your knowall attitude. I hope you're part of the first sweep.

To those of you wondering if this is the beginning of another flame war, ask Surfer. He recently, out of the blue, referred to me as 'buttbuddy' in Nibu's Colombia section. And so, here we go again.

That's why I call Surfer, 'Keeper of the Flame'.

Don

Are we supposed to get excited about all the drama on the ISG lately ... and these silly flame wars?

Better things to be doing.

Suerte!

yawn...........................

zzzzz...........................

boring..........................

I'm a well seasoned traveler/monger with experiance from the Dominican Republic scene and I've finally convinced a couple of my closet friends whom I've traveled with in the past to venture into Cali. It was tough sell due to the history of Colombia and the Escobar era ..lol.but after showing them a few pics from many of the ISG posters here, they have seen the light. I'm planning to be there from May 26th- June 1st. If anyone is going to be there at that time I'de really appreciate it if I can hook up with you. I'm 35 yrs old and I may be travelling with 2 other guys that are also in my age range. We are not really into the glitzy 5 star hotel scene and would rather be in a clean, safe rental or hotel that is guest friendly and not too far from the action on Sexta. Our spanglish is not the best but we've managed to get by in D.R for quite a while. Any suggestions from anyone is gladly welcomed. thanks guys ! oh..and if anyone is planning on flying out of the NYC area, JFK to Cali is around $500 non-stop on those dates.

Sky

I didnt mean closet friends..lol..I meant closest..haha.

Uhffff. Bad dates. Everything will be closed that weekend for the election. No liquor.. I'd change my plans if I were you.

[QUOTE=Skyjuice]I'm a well seasoned traveler/monger with experiance from the Dominican Republic scene and I've finally convinced a couple of my closet friends whom I've traveled with in the past to venture into Cali. It was tough sell due to the history of Colombia and the Escobar era ..lol.but after showing them a few pics from many of the ISG posters here, they have seen the light. I'm planning to be there from May 26th- June 1st. If anyone is going to be there at that time I'de really appreciate it if I can hook up with you. I'm 35 yrs old and I may be travelling with 2 other guys that are also in my age range. We are not really into the glitzy 5 star hotel scene and would rather be in a clean, safe rental or hotel that is guest friendly and not too far from the action on Sexta. Our spanglish is not the best but we've managed to get by in D.R for quite a while. Any suggestions from anyone is gladly welcomed. thanks guys ! oh..and if anyone is planning on flying out of the NYC area, JFK to Cali is around $500 non-stop on those dates.

Sky[/QUOTE]

Escobar was from Envigado, a suburb of Medellin.

I would not recommend Cali for your first trip to Colombia. It is easily the most dangerous larger city in the country. Cartagena would be a much better choice.

Hey Guys..thanks for the advice..I actully visited the cartagena board and read up on some of the action there and it seems like the best choice for me and my buddies. I'll just go there instead and change the travel dates for after the elections. Anyone knows when the elections are over?

thanks again, fellas.

Sky

The election is May 28. Alcohol resumes flowing, I think, on midnight of the 29th.

Well, it's been more than a week since my Cali trip. I spent a little more than two weeks there. This was my third trip to Colombia, having been to MDE and CTG on previous trips. I was off to an inauspicious start as my traveling partner bailed out on me 2 nights before the trip began, so it became a solo mission. But as luck would have it, I ran into Ricker and his sexy novia my first night at the Cali Plaza Hotel. He introduced me to Antifreeze and his friend "W".

Cali Plaza is a nice place run by a cool guy from Memphis named Claude. He wasn't there when I checked in or I probably would've stayed put. But at 120, 000 / night I decided to look for cheaper digs. I found the Apartestudio Sunriver on 9A at 14n (next to the Art Galeria Restaurante). At 450, 000 for 15 days it was a bargain: clean, in a nicer part of town and only 3 blocks from 6th Ave. My unit had a small kitchen with private bathroom, but as I discovered later -- no hot water! But for $13 US / night what could I expect?

As both Freeze and Ricker were busy with their hot girlfriends, I grabbed W and we hit the town. After several beers at some joint on 6th, we ended up at a smoke filled Club with a live band called Kukara Makara (sp? ). We ordered the large botella de rum (a mistake! ) and proceeded to get hammered. Unfortunately the selection of available and attractive single women was lacking, as all the hotties were with novios. So we drank, we skulked around and we drank some more. I ran into a threesome of amigos (1 guy, 2 chicas -- one was cute). Said hola, chatted up the dude (ella no es tu novia? No, amigos. Baille con ella. Bueno! ). Started dancing, drank some more, called W over with the botella. Went home alone at 2am, but my cell rang as I was getting into bed (gotta have that cell! ), it was Carolina from the club. Donde estas tu? Cual hotel. ? Cali Plaza mi amor. Ven! She shows up 10 minutes later with her fat friend from the club who I convince to leave as her friend is in good hands. I'm totally wrecked from polishing off most of the bottle and lack of sleep (this is my first night). Carolina is too. We make out, I attempt to get the jeans off but they're going nowhere. I'm grinding my wood into her to no avail. There will be no happy ending tonight. She falls asleep with her jeans still on. I'm buck naked.

To be continued.

[size=-2][b][u]EDITOR'S NOTE[/u]:[/b] [blue]I certainly hope that somebody will post a link to this report in the Reports of Distinction thread.[/blue][/size]

Gringo Loco - what a great post... very well written.