Bogota Reports

[Mamey]

There are still some ATM's from Servibanca and ATH which dispense up to $400k at a time. Anyways, you can still make multiple withdrawls up to your banks limits.

It was great there for awhile, some ATM's could dispense up to $800k at a time. It made for some good profits in the currency market.

Mamey

[Beavis]

Beavis will be here tonight.

[LatinTraveller]

Hawk

Cash from ATMs is the way to go. The general limit has just been reduced from $400,000 to $300,000.

There are no ATMs in the international arrivals area in El Dorado and it´s not really a good idea for a first timer to exit and enter the departures area.

I would suggest that you acquire a small amount of Colombian pesos before you arrive. The cab fare to most hotels is less than $15,000. (Just as you exit the arrival area is an office which will issue you with a piece of paper which states where you want to go and how much it is in a taxi, the tip is included). When you arrive at your hotel they will tell you where the nearest ATM is. There are thousands, so there will be one very close to your hotel, possibly within your hotel.

Here, I am assuming that you speak spanish. The Bogota newspaper El Tiempo has hundreds of ads every day and most offer outcalls. If you look further down in this section you will find the URL. Expect to pay about $140,000 for a minimum of two hours.

Although You say you prefer incalls, club life in Bogota is a lot of fun. But do be careful. Never, I repeat never, trust a taxi driver.

PM me if I can help further.

Take care

LatinTraveller

[Surfer]

Hawk, ATM is the way to go; there are several in the airport. ATMs in shopping malls often have lower limits than 400K though.

[Hawk_28]

AddictedToWomen:

Thanks for the information, it looks like the better way to go is the ATM.

Any other recommendation about "in room" services will be appreciated.

Hawk.

[Surfer]

Addicted: Any more details on Deskubra are appreciated.

[Mamey]

LittleDickPride.

I'll be in Bogota mid june/july let me know and we can have a aguardiente.

There are some interesting places downtown which I would like to check out.

Mamey

[AddictedToWomen]

On flights...

Avianca regularly have special fares to major Colombian cities from FLL, MIA, and NYC. Details are at http://www.avianca.us/ and you can sign up for a newsletter if you wish. The booking process is a real PITA, but worth it.

If you're coming from elsewhere hold a reservation with them then book a connection -- it'll usually work out cheaper than a single ticket. Just make sure you leave yourself enough time to make the connection even if your flight is delayed.

Internally try Deskubra -- I got a flight plus top notch hotel for less than half of the price of either alone. Recommended.

[AddictedToWomen]

hawk --

i've never tried paying with a cc but i'd be very surprised if it was accepted. or maybe i just need to go more upmarket! :)

if you try exchanging cash you'll pretty quickly learn you're being raped by those guys - you can get much better rates from the atm, though you'll be limited to 400k per transaction.

it used to be the case that colombian nationals had to pay an additonal tax for money exchanges, but this may have been abolished.

but either way your dollar will go further for the girl if you do the exchange yourself: if you're just reluctant to venture out then hotel reception will usually do the exchange for you too: just keep the lube handy to lesson the pain.

[Hawk_28]

Hi guys!

I have my first trip to Bogota on July, it’ll be a business trip so I’ll be free only at night, I prefer the room service than going out, I’d read the reports about Chuscas.com and e-extasis.com, both agencies have good reports so I’ll give them a try.

My questions are about payment:

1-How do you pay them, with a credit card or cash??, how is this process??

2-I’d read that every body change dollars for Pesos, don’t they accept dollars?? Or it will be more expensive if I pay with dollars??


Any other suggestions are welcome, but remember that I prefer the in room service.

Hawk.

[LittleDickPride]

Hi fellows:

I will be working in Bogota in the 2nd half of June, but with plenty of time available for rumba. If any gringo is around at that time, he may let me know so that enjoy some good time in Bogota.

Best,
LDP

[Beko9]

Toby,

Member #1226,

Or everybody else, please if you know please PM me Jimena's phone number.

Thank you!

Siesta

[Dollar Bill]

Here is some more info on the attacks:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/05/24/colombia.40.years.ap/index.html

Please be safe!

$Bill

[Dollar Bill]

ALL - FARC is out bombing the hell out of different areas of the country (Northwest Colombia (normally safer)). Many dead and many wounded.

This to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their start of the "war."

Please see the link below for the CNN story:

http://us.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/05/23/colombia.attack.ap/index.html

Good Luck and please be safe. Gringos are easy to spot and although that might help you with the ladies, it also makes you an easy target for the FARC.

$Bill

[Ndara]

Surfer!

Thanks for the quick reply. Well I have travelled extensively in Asia and Africa for years and I have done a lot of overland travelling although considered stupid in some places, but I guess when the plane ticket is so cheap there is no reason to take a serious risk.
Places I usually like are typical pick up discos like Nana disco in Thailand, or new florida in Kenya or martini in Cambodia. or bars where frelancers come to like LA cafe in The Philippines, Al's bar in Uganda etc. It seems like LDV in Cartagena would suit me. When I read through all the posts here there is seldom any info about good discos to find freelancers or bars where they hang out, but instead a lot of info about "brothels", expensive bars where you choose a girl and pay an expensive barfine etc. Nothing wrong about that but I usually don't like that very much. Maybe it is that places like LDV are few and far between in Colombia. I guess I will find out soon.