Cartagena Reports

[Tomasb]

I wrote about what happened to you a few months ago regarding the cop searching you. In Colombia, this is an illegal search and seizure just like in the US. When a few cops tried to do this to me in El Centro I told them in Spanish it was not legal and refused their request. They let me pass and immediately picked on two more foreigners.

I spent 5 days in Cartagena in early December. I was there with a friend who wasn't interested in prepagas, so I wasn't able to engage as much as I otherwise would have, but I thought I'd include some of my experiences to give back to the board as the board gave me so much.

Night 1 of prepagas (a Wednesday). I went out late. I arrived at LDV at approx 2 am. I'd say 20 girls and 6-8 guys. The quality varied from 5 to 9. I didn't want to rush so I got a vodka tonic for 28 k and sat down to look. I looked around, not being too eager, and got another vodka tonic for 28 k. I'm noting the cost of course as it was 1) expensive and 2) I was aware of the concept of a spending minimum. A lot of guys complain on this board about LDV being full of silicone. So what? I love that shit. If you like small tits, choose a destination other than Colombia. Anyway, at 2:30 am, the place starts to clear out including the two I was thinking about approaching. Shit. I grabbed the best looking prepaga left, a 6. 5 named Jennifer. She started at 300 k for 2 hours. I countered with 200 k, and we settled at 250 k. The negotiations were done outside of LDV. Since it seemed like exit time for everyone, no one asked or seemed to care about my drink minimum. I clearly didn't care since I had spent 56 k on two vodka tonics (which I think were entirely tonic). I was in a hotel that was not chica friendly, so she suggested some spot in el centro (I think it was sol why Mar.). Hard to believe you have to go that far (from LDV) to find a place to get down, but it was what it was. I paid 68 k for 2 hours in room - 30 k per hour plus a beer for her and a water for me. Later, I negotiated another 100 k (350 k total) for el culo. It was something I hadn't done before, so I wanted to try it. For those who haven't, I think it's a waste. It's not that different. Overall, she was sweet. Nice fake cans, but a little too skinny for my taste. She said she was in town for 11 days to make money to support her family.

Night 2 of prepagas (a Friday). I wanted to try el reloj. Maybe 30 girls of varying quality. Tonight, I wanted a threesome. Again, something I haven't done before. Or at least each time it wasn't the experience I wanted (aka the shit you see in porn where the girls are as much into each other as they are into the guy). I looked around and found what I thought was a pretty good looking girl named Carol. It looks like you'll find her there every night as she was there when I went back later another day (there are at least two prepagas in front of el reloj named Carol, this one has almond eyes). She seemed like a 6. 5, but I'd bring that down to a 5 when she got undressed with her pancake tits. Anyway, I told her what I wanted, and she brought over her friend. A negra fea with braces. I told her I wasn't interested. She bought over someone else. Also a fea. I told her we'd find someone attractive together. We found this gorgeous girl, whose name I don't remember. It ended in INA. She was gorgeous. I'd say she was a 8, but then with clothes off. She was a 9. Perfect 22 year old body. Anyway. I made it clear (or tried to) what I wanted. I negotiated 300 k for each prepaga for 3 hours. Of note. I always negotiate unlimited polvos. I've been burned by that before. So Carol takes us to sol e Mar., I think, where the prices are insane. They wanted 45 k per hour because there were three of us. The other girl whose name I can't remember took us to another place where it was 40 k (I think) for the whole time. It was not too far. Overall, the girls, as you can imagine were minimally into each other. The girl, Carol, got fucking jealous because I was concentrating on the other girl. Why the fuck does a prepaga get jealous? It was also kind of lame because the hot one claimed she was tired and her chucha hurt. Overall, two polvos, and a fair threesome. I'll have to cross it off my bucket list since I'll never get what I want with prepagas.

Night 3 of prepagas (a Saturday). I decided to see what was in Tu Candela. I found a gorgeous girl named Sol, and we settled on 300 k for 2 hours. This was a quick find, I didn't look around too much (more coming on Tu Candela). Interestingly, I saw Jennifer from the first night and the super the super hot girl from the threesome. Sol was very sweet. A solid 8 in my eyes. Short, but pretty with nice sized fake tetas. She had an apartment in Laguito, and we sessioned there. Overall, it was pretty standard. One funny thing she said was that she had a baby when she was 15, which she said is very common in Colombia. Such girls usually take two paths. The ugly ones work in offices and the pretty one become prepagas. Like Jennifer from the first night, Sol was in town from Cali for a couple weeks to make money.

Night 4 of attempted prepagas (Sunday). This night, I went back to Tu Candela. I saw Carol outside of Tu Candela who wanted me to go with her, but I wanted something better. I was unimpressed with all the options in front of el reloj so I said let's go to Tu Candela. She said they wouldn't let her into Tu Candela because of her shorts. So I said see ya later. I went into Tu Candela, and I looked for prepagas, but everywhere I looked, it seemed to be couples. I found some locals who brought me over and bought me a drink. They were normal people, and I just sat and talked for a while. All of a sudden. The place is closing (I had been there a couple of hours). I think it was 4 am. Now it gets weird. I go looking for Elektra. Which Jennifer generally pointed out to me the first night. I'm walking down some street in el centro. Two cops on a motorcycle come riding down the street. They want to search me for perico, which I was prepared for after reading this board. I was also prepared to potentially be accosted / robbed by transvestites, which Carol also told me was a possibility. This is what sucks. The cops stole from me. I had my money in my pocket, and the cops, who seemed very friendly, asked me to take everything out of my pockets. I give them my money, hotel key, credit card, etc, and they hand it all back to me eventually. Well, I later discover that I'm short 150 k and $100. They took all my bills with 50 denominations, my 50 k peso bills and my $50 bills. I didn't realize it until later, but I wonder what I would have done if I had noticed in real time at 4 am on a deserted street with two cops in a foreign country. Anyway. I go looking for a place for prepagas. I find myself at this place with about 8 prepagas and 3 guys. None of the girls interest me, so I head home. Was it Elektra or Elektrika? Or Paparika? Or something else? I don't know. I didn't ask.

Separately, I also arranged a trip to Playa Blanca in my hotel. We stopped off at some other island first for snorkeling and some other stuff. Several notes - 1) it's a long trip to Playa Blanca. It's 45 minutes each way over some really choppy water (ie not an enjoyable trip). Playa Blanca sucks. It's crowded, not that great, and the people are not attractive. I only saw the Boca Grande beach from a distance, but it looked *much* better. Not seeing the daytime action in Boca Grande was my biggest regret. I also wish I had gone back to LDV during prime time. I'd rather have gotten there at midnight to see the best options there.

[Vitrea]

I spent 5 days in Cartagena in early December. I was there with a friend who wasn't interested in prepagas, so I wasn't able to engage as much as I otherwise would have, but I thought I'd include some of my experiences to give back to the board as the board gave me so much.

David, nice report.

Too bad about the cop shake down. That is terrible.

Re prepagos getting jealous: Welcome to latina culture. Ha ha.

[Culture]

Hey guys!

irst off thanks for all your posts, I been reading them and learning a lot. I have traveled all around South America, and been to Medellin 4 times, but this will be my first trip to Cartagena and I am excited. I won't have much time there so trying to get on the ground running. Can you please look over what I learned / questions I have and help me out. It will be much appreciated.

1. LDV is the popular spot to get working girls. Price is generally between 200 k - 500 k depending on the girl and how long you want them. It seems general s / t is starting at 250 k. There seems to be a 100 k bar fine for taking out a girl? Meaning I have to drink around $50 us in drinks? Now, I am by no means a cheapskate, but I am riding solo and that seems like a bit high especially because I plan on going to other non-working girls clubs and spending money over there. To avoid this fee, I read that you ask the girl to meet you downstairs outside in 5 minutes or so? Does this work? How strict are these clubs on your minimum drink order. I figure I'd have 2 drinks, but $50 USD worth of drinks seems extreme considering the circumstances.

2. Another popular place to pick up girls is the Clock Tower. The prices seem to be 150 k s / t. Questions I have is. Is this place safe? I hear stories about trannies pick pocketing? Are they near the clock tower, or do you see them if you walk in certain areas? How far is this from Boca?

3. Hollywood beach is where the girls are, but there are scum everywhere. From people who are trying to rip you off (avoid and no gracias), to fat Tony. Now, my question is how should I play Hollywood beach to get the most out of it, and the least hassle. I read that I maybe should skip Tony and deal with Fao, and if I need help with girls ask Emily the massage girl? Does Tony, Fao and Emily all speak English? If I deal with Tony, the advice seems to be. Be firm and nice, set prices up front I. E. Beach chair = 10 k, and avoid buying many drinks from him or bring your own cooler and offer him shots. If I sit at Fao's part, I can still try to talk to the girls correct? I mean, Tony does not own these girls. Experienced mongers, please let me know the best way I should handle Hollywood. Thanks!

4. There are a lot of late night options that I read in Viper's reports etc. Are there any brothels though? Anything good during the daytime / early evening besides the places mentioned?

Thanks so much in advance!

[David6934]

I spent 5 days in Cartagena in early December. I was there with a friend who wasn't interested in prepagas, so I wasn't able to engage as much as I otherwise would have, but I thought I'd include some of my experiences to give back to the board as the board gave me so much.

Night 1 of prepagas (a Wednesday). I went out late. I arrived at LDV at approx 2 am. I'd say 20 girls and 6-8 guys. The quality varied from 5 to 9. I didn't want to rush so I got a vodka tonic for 28 k and sat down to look. I looked around, not being too eager, and got another vodka tonic for 28 k. I'm noting the cost of course as it was 1) expensive and 2) I was aware of the concept of a spending minimum. A lot of guys complain on this board about LDV being full of silicone. So what? I love that shit. If you like small tits, choose a destination other than Colombia. Anyway, at 2:30 am, the place starts to clear out including the two I was thinking about approaching. Shit. I grabbed the best looking prepaga left, a 6. 5 named Jennifer. She started at 300 k for 2 hours. I countered with 200 k, and we settled at 250 k. The negotiations were done outside of LDV. Since it seemed like exit time for everyone, no one asked or seemed to care about my drink minimum. I clearly didn't care since I had spent 56 k on two vodka tonics (which I think were entirely tonic). I was in a hotel that was not chica friendly, so she suggested some spot in el centro (I think it was sol why Mar.). Hard to believe you have to go that far (from LDV) to find a place to get down, but it was what it was. I paid 68 k for 2 hours in room - 30 k per hour plus a beer for her and a water for me. Later, I negotiated another 100 k (350 k total) for el culo. It was something I hadn't done before, so I wanted to try it. For those who haven't, I think it's a waste. It's not that different. Overall, she was sweet. Nice fake cans, but a little too skinny for my taste. She said she was in town for 11 days to make money to support her family.

Night 2 of prepagas (a Friday). I wanted to try el reloj. Maybe 30 girls of varying quality. Tonight, I wanted a threesome. Again, something I haven't done before. Or at least each time it wasn't the experience I wanted (aka the shit you see in porn where the girls are as much into each other as they are into the guy). I looked around and found what I thought was a pretty good looking girl named Carol. It looks like you'll find her there every night as she was there when I went back later another day (there are at least two prepagas in front of el reloj named Carol, this one has almond eyes). She seemed like a 6. 5, but I'd bring that down to a 5 when she got undressed with her pancake tits. Anyway, I told her what I wanted, and she brought over her friend. A negra fea with braces. I told her I wasn't interested. She bought over someone else. Also a fea. I told her we'd find someone attractive together. We found this gorgeous girl, whose name I don't remember. It ended in INA. She was gorgeous. I'd say she was a 8, but then with clothes off. She was a 9. Perfect 22 year old body. Anyway. I made it clear (or tried to) what I wanted. I negotiated 300 k for each prepaga for 3 hours. Of note. I always negotiate unlimited polvos. I've been burned by that before. So Carol takes us to sol e Mar., I think, where the prices are insane. They wanted 45 k per hour because there were three of us. The other girl whose name I can't remember took us to another place where it was 40 k (I think) for the whole time. It was not too far. Overall, the girls, as you can imagine were minimally into each other. The girl, Carol, got fucking jealous because I was concentrating on the other girl. Why the fuck does a prepaga get jealous? It was also kind of lame because the hot one claimed she was tired and her chucha hurt. Overall, two polvos, and a fair threesome. I'll have to cross it off my bucket list since I'll never get what I want with prepagas.

Night 3 of prepagas (a Saturday). I decided to see what was in Tu Candela. I found a gorgeous girl named Sol, and we settled on 300 k for 2 hours. This was a quick find, I didn't look around too much (more coming on Tu Candela). Interestingly, I saw Jennifer from the first night and the super the super hot girl from the threesome. Sol was very sweet. A solid 8 in my eyes. Short, but pretty with nice sized fake tetas. She had an apartment in Laguito, and we sessioned there. Overall, it was pretty standard. One funny thing she said was that she had a baby when she was 15, which she said is very common in Colombia. Such girls usually take two paths. The ugly ones work in offices and the pretty one become prepagas. Like Jennifer from the first night, Sol was in town from Cali for a couple weeks to make money.

Night 4 of attempted prepagas (Sunday). This night, I went back to Tu Candela. I saw Carol outside of Tu Candela who wanted me to go with her, but I wanted something better. I was unimpressed with all the options in front of el reloj so I said let's go to Tu Candela. She said they wouldn't let her into Tu Candela because of her shorts. So I said see ya later. I went into Tu Candela, and I looked for prepagas, but everywhere I looked, it seemed to be couples. I found some locals who brought me over and bought me a drink. They were normal people, and I just sat and talked for a while. All of a sudden. The place is closing (I had been there a couple of hours). I think it was 4 am. Now it gets weird. I go looking for Elektra. Which Jennifer generally pointed out to me the first night. I'm walking down some street in el centro. Two cops on a motorcycle come riding down the street. They want to search me for perico, which I was prepared for after reading this board. I was also prepared to potentially be accosted / robbed by transvestites, which Carol also told me was a possibility. This is what sucks. The cops stole from me. I had my money in my pocket, and the cops, who seemed very friendly, asked me to take everything out of my pockets. I give them my money, hotel key, credit card, etc, and they hand it all back to me eventually. Well, I later discover that I'm short 150 k and $100. They took all my bills with 50 denominations, my 50 k peso bills and my $50 bills. I didn't realize it until later, but I wonder what I would have done if I had noticed in real time at 4 am on a deserted street with two cops in a foreign country. Anyway. I go looking for a place for prepagas. I find myself at this place with about 8 prepagas and 3 guys. None of the girls interest me, so I head home. Was it Elektra or Elektrika? Or Paparika? Or something else? I don't know. I didn't ask.

Separately, I also arranged a trip to Playa Blanca in my hotel. We stopped off at some other island first for snorkeling and some other stuff. Several notes - 1) it's a long trip to Playa Blanca. It's 45 minutes each way over some really choppy water (ie not an enjoyable trip). Playa Blanca sucks. It's crowded, not that great, and the people are not attractive. I only saw the Boca Grande beach from a distance, but it looked *much* better. Not seeing the daytime action in Boca Grande was my biggest regret. I also wish I had gone back to LDV during prime time. I'd rather have gotten there at midnight to see the best options there.

[BigB23]

I have no problem with LDV trying to make some money but I think 80 k-100 k of drinks for each lady is to much. I will easily put back 5-10 drinks a night there, I like to make sure the girl is willing to party before leaving with her. There are too many to not get what you want.

Back in Cartagena for a couple of days. Visited LDV last night for about 3 hours before selecting a lady. I observed the owner at least 3 times briefing new ladies on the rules of LDV outside the bar. Was close enough to hear that he essentially told them they would not be let back in if they immediately left with a customer before convincing the hombre to buy himself or them a couple of drinks. So the games continue with LDV. I usually just make a date with them and tell them to meet me 20 minutes later downstairs.

[Joey Smith]

Back in Cartagena for a couple of days. Visited LDV last night for about 3 hours before selecting a lady. I observed the owner at least 3 times briefing new ladies on the rules of LDV outside the bar. Was close enough to hear that he essentially told them they would not be let back in if they immediately left with a customer before convincing the hombre to buy himself or them a couple of drinks. So the games continue with LDV. I usually just make a date with them and tell them to meet me 20 minutes later downstairs.

[Viper10]

Stopped in ISIS last night at about 1 am. Had first gone into Space, but no one was inside. Isis is across the street so it's easy. Walked in and there was probably 20 girls. Solid lineup. Girls ranging from 6-8's. Did not partake in any of the girls so don't know the pricing. Probably will go back tonight. Stopped again by Space at around 2:30 am, there was maybe 20 people there. Stayed 30 min and then went next door to L'opera. Boy I am sure glad I did. L'opera got packed. Tons of girls from LDV. Every table full. At least 30 girls with a little less guys. All girls we took back negotiated for 200. Tonight is my last day of my 9 day trip. Probably will head to Isis and relax tonight. No more partying. Too tired. It's been a long and great trip.

Viper10.

[Viper10]

I had just written a report and somehow lost it so this one with be shorter. First 2 nights we covered LDV, Space and L'opera. Both nights we hit LDV. Was packed and had great quality both nights. Pricing went from the old mom 100 k to super hotties asking for 700 k. Prices we paid ranged from old mom 100 k to TLN 500 k. In both nights we took out a total of 5 girls. 3 of the 5 were complete pro's. Mechanical and no GFE. The old mom gave good service of course. LOL. The 500 k was great and reminded me of the GFE's in Medellin. All the girls were negotiated ST with the promise of TLN if things went well. Even though LDV had the hottest girls, the attitude on most is too pro for me. When girls start asking will you pay me for my time if you don't take me home, that is a big turnoff. Mind you, we are also not cheap and also have bottles on the table. So the girls are drinking and we are spending money. So they definitely won't think we are cheap and are not taking them home. I think it's just because LDV girls are bred to be more like pros and less GF.

After LDV the first night, we went to L'opera at 2 am. At 2 there was only one other table in the place occupied. We basically stayed alone until around 3-3:30 am when a group of 8-10 LDV girls walked in. I was disappointed because we loved Cartagena late nights when Electra was around.

The second night after LDV, we went to Space at 3 am. Much better than the first night, Space had about 20 girls. Took home 2 girls and had GF with both. One interesting thing, I heard from a LDV girl that they are not allowed to go into Space. Maybe some type of owner collaboration between LDV and L'opera? Maybe someone experienced can shed some light. Anyways tonight I think we are going to skip LDV, too much pro like. We will head to Space at 12 and L'opera at 3. I sure miss the old Electra. Hopefully since it is the weekend the late night places will pick up.

Viper10.

[Member #4398]

Cerebro's trip report in Cartagena, Barranquilla, Santa Marta.

Hello fellow mongers.

I posted this report in the Cartagena reports also. My trip started in Carta and ended there, but I spent most of my time in Barranquilla. I ouline the whole report thinking that some of the information and things I did may be useful for some newbies. I warn you guys that this is long report. This is my third mongering trip overall so I am still fairly new in this game, but I am loving it. I already visited the DR (Sosua, Boca Chica, Cabarette) and Medellin this year. I speak fluent Spanish and I am in my mid 40's. I like to travel light with no big luggage, just a small book bag with 5-6 days of clothes (it makes traveling and navigating in / out airports easier) that way and I make little planning or my travel plan is day to day. I also don't make hotel reservation for more than a day just in case I don't like where I allows me to change my plans anytime I want. I also don't like to take taxi (avoid taxi scam), prefer public buses (way much cheaper and safer than taxi), and I tend to do a lot of walking sometimes for hours alone exploring areas that way and trying to blend in with the locals as much as possible dressing like the local people (jeans, sneakers, plain shirt / t-shirt, a cap with no logos).

Day 1 Arrival in Cartagena.

I flew from NYC JFK and landed in Cartagena airport. About $500 dollars direct 5 hours flight. In Carta airport I found that they have small buses outside the airport that were heading to the city for less than a dollar (1700 pesos or. 70 US cent) center and other towns just to blocks away from airport so I ditched the taxi. I made a reservation with member Aunsa to stay in a studio apartment in Bocagrande. The apartment was unexpectedly cancelled. Sorry Oldpar and others expecting a review, but I can't provide a review cause I was not able to stay in his apartment. I ended up looking for place in an hurry and ended up staying in Hostel Viajero at Calle 7 Infantes http://www.hostelcartagena.com/. A nice party hostel with a bar in the middle of the Colonial wall city. Nicely located and safe. Lots of young single man and women Europen and American travelers partying hard that day and drinking. They all seem hungry for sex but nobody seemed to be making a move. Hosteling is not my thing really and not what I went for to Cartagena for, but I like getting into a hostel just until I get situated in town. I just drank a lot of mojitos which was the special 5 k pesos ($2 us, had a free salsa lesson and talked with some of the girls at the hostel, but felt sort of too old in this place and I ended up just going to bed and left the crowd partying, I had a shared room with 6 people girls and guys, for 34000 peso or about 14 dollars. The place is not conducive to bringing a girl in, but you can hook up easily with a girl traveler if you are younger and into this type of thing. Not my thing really. Slept well for the night and they have lots of fruits, bread. Cereal, milk, coffee, as free breakfast. I found nice and friendly people in this place, the staff and the travelers were all very nice to me. This hostel place has a nice feeling.

Day 2 Bocagrade, Playa Hollywood, the beach is a dump and welcome to Hustlelandia.

I booked a night at Pueblito Playa in Bocagranda through booking.com at avenida San Martin no 4-115. http://hotelpueblitoplaya.com/tarifas.php?idioma=en 80000 pesos ($34 us) a night, girl friendly and just a few blocks from Playa Hollywood. It is probably the cheapest place in that area and it is clean and has comfortable beds, safe area. There is a chica fee 40000 pesos ($17 dollars). I headed to Playa Hollywood in the afternoon. First thing I am there two girls were walking next to me and started talking to me. I guessed they noticed I am not from there. They did not looked that good to my taste but they were definitely looking for game. I pretended to be dumb as they were asking me questions and once they saw I was not interested they continued walking. Next thing I am entering Playa H. A guy selling crabs and oysters and other stuff stops me and starts offering me some of his things. I said no gracias but the guy kept insisting and said it was free and saying it was great for sex. So unfortunately I took the bait and started eating some of his things. Then he kept feeding them to me and I ate quite a good volume of things at some point I said stop no more. The guy then said I owed him 60000 pesos $25 dollars. I said what the fuck! And started arguing with the guy. The guy said that it was only the first thing that was free and that I ate like 25 oysters, and a cangrejo / crab leg and some clams. I ended up giving the guy about 21 dollars or 50000 pesos. This was my in introduction to getting scammed in Cartagena. I was pissed and I kept walking on the beach pissed off. Then a black ugly and fat girl morena (massage girl) stopped me and she put some cream on my hands without me asking and started massaging my hands. I said to her I did not want a massage and she kept insisting. I told her no and to go away. Then she asked me to give her $20 dollars for the cream she put on my hand and the massage she already gave me. I said in Spanish what fucking massage are you talking about? I gave the girl 1000 pesos or 40 cents and told her to leave me the fuck alone. She seemed unhappy but left and saying in Spanish, relajate, relajate (which means relax, relax). Then another vendor selling crabs and oyster approached me and the moment the guy got closed to me and insisting I scared the hell out of the guy once I shouted ballase carajo no me joda! (strong way of saying go away or get the fuck out in Spanish). Then I remember an ISG member who made a warning about speaking to the vendors and the massage girls and to avoid them all because all were like pests or parasites. The vendor also said to me as he left that I need to relax and that not every vendor is a bad person. Then while passing by Playa Hollywood, I heard the name of the tout Tony being shouted by someone (Tony is famous tout in this beach for his extensive list of girls). I saw the guy, but he did not notice me. I kept walking. I was in no mood for dealing with another hustler and only thought about leaving Cartagena and not to deal anymore with the hustlers. After seeing the beautiful clear water beaches of the DR, all I could say is that the beach here is a dump dirty as hell. At night time, I only went out for a walk on avenida San Martin near my hotel. I saw a hooker standing on telephone post, but she was too fat and unkempt so I did not even bother. I went back to my hotel to sleep and was in no mood of going out to check any mongering place. I just kept thinking about leaving to Barranquilla the next day.

Day 3 Barranquilla, the fun begins, meeting a psycho a Juernes bar.

At lunch I ate some nice Mojarra fish in a Bocagrade restaurant, but I already made up my mind to leave town. I took a 1 hour bus 1700 pesos from Bocagrande to the main bus terminal in Carta. At the terminal I took a 2 hours nice big bus (Copetran) to Barranquilla for 15000 pesos or $6 dollars. Since It was already dark when I arrive in Barranquilla, I had to take a 15000 $6 pesos taxi to my hotel. There are public buses that I prefer to take for just 1700 pesos, but I did not know the areas so I did not try my cheap approach. The taxi took me to http://www.booking.com/hotel/co/aparthotel-eslait.html which I reserved through booking.com. For 104000 pesos per night $42 dollars, you could get a nice hotel bedroom or an aparta studio for two people. I forgot to ask if it was girl friendly. Since I was on a budget mode, I thought about finding something cheaper the next day. After checking my room, nice and clean place and safe location in Prado town, I went for a walk at 10 pm and after the attendant confirmed that it was safe to walk in the Prado town at night time. I found that lots of people were outside in this town drinking and it was pretty safe to walk at night cause so many people still out and business opened. I got into what is considered a shady area in town, but I felt it was not that bad in comparison to other worse areas I have been to in the past. I stumbled into a bar / brothel called Juernes just by walking http://colombia.adultsearch.com/barr...ight-club/7321 located at Cra. 46 #73-26 Before going in, I asked a door man what was inside and he said that lots of beautiful girls and that there were rooms in there to fuck them. I asked how much and he said is negotiated with the girls. So I went in. This place inside to my surprise has some high end girls qualities of 6 to 10's, all were well dressed classy and nicely. I noticed about 15 girls in there. Most of them were congregated in a bar area and were sitting down and some were alone in some tables. There were only three tables with guys drinking and no girls with them, all of the girls were sitting near the bar and mostseem bored. There was a pretty girl well dressed, probably a 9 looking at me with interest. She smiled at me and asked me to come to her. You have to approach the girls in most bars in Colombia even the bitches. It is not like in the DR where the bitches come to you aggressively. I like this more passive atmosphere. I went to her table and started chatting with her. I got a beer for me and her 6 k $2 pesos a beer. This girl looked like a Medellin Paisa with her dark hair, light skin, and nice boobs and ass. She said her name was Tatiana and she was from Barranquila and asked me if I have been with a Barranquilla girl. I said not to her and she replied that they were the best in bed. She went straight to the point and asked me if I wanted to be with her. She saw me confused and said she was going to walk towards the bar so I could see her better while I made my decision. I look at her body, very tall girl about 5'11 with her heels, fit, and it was just amazing ass, boobs, everything. When she came back, we talk about price. She asked me to take her to my place for TLN. I said no and invented an excused that the hotel was no girl friendly. She then quoted me 300 k or 126 dollars for an hour in one of their rooms. I said no way and that it was too much. She then went down to 200 k 85 dollars plus 30 k I pay the room. I told her that it was still too much. She then went down to 170 k and that I pay the 30 k room so a total was still 200 k $85 dollars. I decided to go for this girl since she would not go down further, and I did not have any sex since my arrival, I found her very attractive and I needed to get started. The place has lots of small rooms on a second floor. Once in the room, the girl sort of turned into a psycho in bed. She was more into satisfying herself than me and she was not affectionate at all. The * came while I was fucking her missionary. I turned her doggy style and she took my dick out when I was about to come because she wanted to masturbate and she was coming again. She also wanted me to masturbate in front of her. I was pissed when she took my thing out. Then she goes, "te viniste papi (did you come?. I said no, you took my dick out when I was about to. I was lucky to be able to go inside the * again and had my release, but I did not feel like I had a good time with this * She even had the guts to ask me for my number after and told her that I did not have a phone. I thought I overpaid the * or that she should have paid me instead. I also felt I should have picked a different one from the nice group of girls at the place, but at least for a warm up it was not that bad and then I left walking towards my hotel, 15 minutes walk at about 2 am in the same town of Prado. There were a lot of people still drinking in various places and hanging out on the street. The Juernes bar area at night was a bit shady but did not seem that dangerous to me so I felt pretty comfortable walking back to the hotel. Got a nice sleep that night.

Day 4 Switching accommodation and checking a Barranquilla Spa (Zero Stress).

On this date, I decided to switch to a cheaper place located in the same town. I found this hotel Caribeno walking by on Cr 46 and calle 70 https://ciudadenlinea.com/hotel-caribeno-ltda-224153. Next to a nice children park where a lot of local people hang out at night and children and teenagers play basketball at two courts. Lots of people there. There is a house brothel right next to the park and a cevicheria with some good quality girls for take out only at 120 k for two hours. Just eat at the cebicheria and you will see the girls just sitting outside the house well dressed at night time. The girls live there and there is no room for fucking in the there because of the children's park. I decided not to check this place because I did not want to go in and the take them to my hotel. The hotel I found was cheaper 55 k but the bed was also cheap and the place was no girl friendly. The owner an old lady was also there all the time watching like a hawk who was coming in an out. In the afternoon, I went to a Spa with a sign outside as Zero Stress Cr 46 no 74-70 local 1 in town of Prado http://spaerotico.jimdo.com/perfiles-masajistas/. There were 5 girls, some good looking, some average looking, ages 18 to 28. I took Susana, a 26 year old from Barranquilla. On the pics she is a size 8, but she is probably a size 9-10. Still pretty good. A bit chubby for my taste but not too fat. Her ass is big bubble ass and bigger than the pick. 100 k or $42 US is for the hour and 20 k $8 dollars for a nice room with no bathroom or a better room 30 k with bathroom. No charge for fucking in the massage tables but I don't recommend fucking in a massage table as it is too uncomfortable. This girl was super nice in the room and very close to GF, some nice kissing on lips but no tongue. She provided a nice professional 30 min sensual massage and 30 min of fucking, a nice blow job and several positions. I had a super nice release. She gave me her number, but I thought to myself that I wanted to try other girls less chubby. I recommend this Spa place and getting the 1 hour complete sex service 100 K $42 US and either the 20 k or 30 k room. Very clean and nice rooms / beds and quality of the girls vary day to day as they come and go at different hours of the day. Just add a size or two to the pics but some girls pics are pretty accurate. And the girls know how to massage and fuck.

Day 5 Switching accommodations again and checking another Barranquilla SPA (Massage relax total) and a trip to Barranquilla beach.

I found this nice hotel by walking in another town next to Prado town (the town of boston) http://www.despegar.com.co/hoteles/h...n-barranquilla This Hotel is girl friendly and it is both a regular hotel and a love hotel where you pay 30 k for just 2 hours or 60 k 25 dollars for a regular hotel room all day / night. If you bring a girl after it is just 10 k 4 dollars additional which is not bad. Very clean hotel and super nice bed and safe area and close to places to eat and places to go. I picked the 60 k room. I asked if there was any issues with bringing a girl and the said no problem just pay 10 k if that happens. It was the best cheap hotel I found so far. In the afternoon, I went to massage relax total at Cr 46 64-37 located in same town of Boston, a 5 minutes walk from the hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqQYaUUW0ho There is a lot of treasure in this place. I noticed about 10 girls on the floor, ages 10 to 26. Some were sleeping on the floor with the intense hot day and about 6 were playing cards most in their panties when I entered the place. They were totally unprepared when I came and all started running out to get ready and left the room all laughing giggly. In my mind I was like this is going to be a good day. The girls got ready for the presentation in 5 minutes and was shown the lineup of the 10 girls. I picked a nice looking girl with braces, dark hair, nice tanned skin and an amazing guitar body. She was smiling to me so I thought this girl is going to be good for me. 90 k or $38 dollars for the complete with sex hour massage and room included. The girl was very affectionate but not tongue kissing but she kissed and allowed to be kissed on the lips and many places. She provided 30 minute professional erotic massage, a nice blow, and nice fucking. I tipped the girl 28 k or 12 dollars. I left super happy and got her whattapp number. I wanted to try this girl again. She could be an easy GFE in the next try. Her name she said was April, great body, a pretty face, and great service. After that, I took a Puerto Colombia bus 2300 pesos to a beach (prado Mar.) in Barranquilla 1 hour bus. The beach is another dump also dirty as hell. I ate some great Mojarra fresh fish there and after walking a little bit on the beach I took the bus back to the Hotel.

Day 6 A Lousy Massage, another bar / club brothel (la Hoja) and a blissful fuck.

After a good nice sleep at Hotel Casa Boston and seeing how cheap (25 dollars 6000 k), nice and clean, girl friendly, safe and convenient, I decided to make this hotel my base. I check another massage place in the afternoon at Cr 50 75-20 local 101. There were three girls in this place all average looking. I did not like any, but I picked one. I got 30 minutes service for 75 K $32 dollar. This place and service sucks big time. The girl did not know how to massage and was not interested in fucking. The massage was on a hard table. After 20 minutes she did not even take her clothes off and she told me that time was running out so I needed to hurry up if I wanted to fuck her. I did not get to do anything cause after 30 minutes I was not even close to ready and with an uninterested * my thing usually don't work. I felt I wasted 75 k in this place. My back was hurting too in that uncomfortable massage table and the lousy hands of the girl. I gave her no tip. I don't recommend this place at all. Later in the evening, I walked around the Juernes bar but I did not go in there. I kept walking around the area to see if I could find another place like that and just a few blocks away I found another place like Juernes. I found La Hoja http://colombia.adultsearch.com/barr...l/la-hoja/7323 This is another bar with rooms and beds to fuck inside. The place is next to a very popular bar (La Troja) that is packed almost daily with Colombian locals because of the music and drinking. The bar La HOJA is more of a lower class than Juernes. The girls seemed of less quality or lower social class. They did not have fancy dresses like at Juernes and seemed to have cheaper clothing. I saw some cuties there thought and some fatties and ugly girls too. The girls were not aggressive and they were sitting about 10 girls in different tables. I decided to stay at the bar and drank a beer for just 3 k. I just watched until I spotted a extremely thin girl with a nice ass. She was looking at me and she seemed shy and at some point stood up next to me at the bar. A guy came in quickly and bought her a beer. She kept looking at me from time to time and did not seem interested in the guy who bought her the beer as she kept on looking at me from time to time. Finally, the guy left her and I began chatting with her. She was super nice and seemed new in the game. She said she was from Carta and 19. Her name Camila. I bought her a beer and we drank together for a while as I interviewed her. I did not want to make the same mistake I made with the psycho at Juernes. I asked her if she was interested in being with me and she said of course. I asked her how much and she quoted me 70 k and that the room was 20 k. 90 kwith this girl was not bad with this girl. I already had a hard on just from her sitting next to me. She did not brag about her service like the psycho I met at Juernes but said I was not going to be disappointed. I said great lets do it. The room in the bars are located on a second floor and have bathrooms and air conditioner. This girl Camila was the total girlfriend experience. Her tongue was all over me once we got into the room and she started to undress me. She is a natural viagra. My thing was on from the moment she started kissing me and her pussy was the tightest I ever encountered in my life. It was difficult to go inside this girl and you have to do it carefully not to hurt her, but once in, she would swallow it slowly and then proceed to normal to fast speed. The end was what I would call a total blissful explosion. This was the best fuck I had in a very long time. She was all wrapped around my arm and kissing for several minutes after fucking, truly affectionate. I tipped the girl well and got her whatapp to definitely see her later.

Day 7 Back to the Spa / Massage places Massage Relax total and Zero Stress.

At 11 am went walking from my hotel to Massage relax total at Cr 46 64-37 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqQYaUUW0ho I tried to find the first girl I got from there (April) but to my disappointed she was not there. There were only three girls that date / time. I picked a 20 year old girl (forgot her name), pretty with a nice ass and face, but she seemed uninterested in being there. This girl was okay during the.

Back massage. But for sex, the girl did not even know how to jerk off a dick or even how to put on a condom. She just lay there. I could not get a release after my thing just reacted to her lack of interest. I left disappointed and without release. It was 90 k for the lousy service. I still recommend this place but not that girl (when you see one with a face that has no interest you will know is her) because the place has a lot of talent in there. It was also the day before Christmas and not many Spa girls were working today and most were shopping for Christmas gifts. At about 4 pm went back to Zero Stress Cr 46 no 74-70 local 1 http://spaerotico.jimdo.com/perfiles-masajistas/ to see if I could have better luck. There were 3 girls (also not many today) in the place this time, I picked a nice looking morena. Her name is Asheley. Her pics on the website are pretty accurate. She has a nice bubble butt and a beautiful face and great tits. The bedrooms were not ready when I got in and I had to wait 30 minutes. The manager was nice with me and gave me a free room discount just for waiting. I paid only100 k for the complete 1 hour service and was given a room with a bathroom for free that normally cost 30 k. The girls Asheley was awesome. She was not GFE but very closed to it. She likes role playing and dirty talking. She also acted as if she was enjoying the sex. I like her act even if she was just acting. Even thought acting is fake it is better than being with someone uninterested. She also turns you on with her words. She took a shower with me before sex and after sex. Great 30 minute sensual massage before sex, great BBJ, and multiple positions. Doing her doggy was the best part because of her round bubble ass was just fantastic. I felt like I was in a dream while doing her doggy and had my release. I left pretty happy and gave her 30 k tip. I recommend this girl Asheley and place.

Day 8 Christmas, a short trip to Santa Marta, and back with the girl Camila.

In the morning, I took a public bus to the Barranquilla main bus station 1700 pesos. At the station, took a a bus (Berlinas) to Santa Marta. The ride was 2 hours in a nice air conditioned bus for 14000 pesor or $6 dollars. Once it dropped me off in part in Santa Marta, I had to take a small bus to El Rodadero area. Once there, I found out that the area was like a ghost town with many businesses closing because of Christmas. I just walked and walk. I check to see if Renovar https://www.facebook.com/reno.bar.1/photos was going to be opened at night. But once I found the place on foot at Cr 3 Calle 10 see, I met someone cleaning the place and he said the place was close for the next 3 days. I also checked if Banana night club https://www.facebook.com/pages/Banan...=photos_stream at CARRERA 2 the NO 19-49. This place was also going to be closed because of Christmas. I realized I wasted a day traveling to Santa Marta in Christmas. So I finished the day eating some fish in town and walking at the rodadero bay. No much action there either. I then took a taxi back to the Santa Marta terminal and took a Brazilian express bus back to Barranquilla. I got back to Barranquilla at 11 pm. I decided to call Camila the blissful experience I had at the Hojas Bar. She answered the phone and seemed happy to hear from me. I told her I wanted to see her and she then said she was available. In one hour, she was in my hotel. When she came, the hotel people did not ask her not even for I'd and the manager who already knew me told me to forget about the 10 k additional fee. Camila stayed with me TLN. We did not discuss price. It was another blissful night with her with her affectionate way and tight pussy. I had another round in the morning as soon as I woke up and saw her naked ass next to me. She woke up and just like a true GFE started pleasing me. Another great fuck. This girl is really good and sweet. I gave her 250 k or 106 dollars which is a lot, but hell I was in a good mood and super satisfied and she was my Christmas gift and I guess I was to her. Also, I have been saving a lot of money in accommodations at Hotel Casa Boston 60000 pesos or $25 a night. The girl Camila could not believe her eyes when I gave her 250 k $106 dollars and was kissing me all over the place. That was a happy girl. I think I spoiled this poor girl for future American mongers.

Day 9 A Day after Christmas A trip to Cartagena / Bruselas / El Bosque / Casa De Rocio.

In the morning, I decided to take a public bus to the main terminal to travel to Cartagena. In the station, I took an express Brazil air conditioned bus to Cartagena, 2 hours trip for 15000 pesos or 6 dollars.

From the terminal, I took a buseta 1700 pesos to Bruselas town. I left the bus by the main park in Bruselas. I felt pretty safe in the area and just walk around the area and streets, lots of people outside and saw nothing unusual or unsafe, I found many businesses opened and places to eat. I stopped by an internet cafe across the park and used the computer to map the area on google map. I also walked through the El bosque area and all seem safe during the afternoon and lots of business activities. This was way less dangerous than walking in El Centro in Medellin during the day. I knew Casa Rocio was in the town of Bruselas and I walked around trying to find the address with google map. The place address is Calle Benjamin Herrera (transversal 42) #24-34. I could not find this Benjamin Herrera street anywhere and nobody I asked knew it. I was also shy to ask people that I was looking for a *house. People don't know this Benjamin street because this street is not listed by name anywhere and the street that is marked is transversal 42. I finally asked a teen boy in a bodega store near the park if he knew any casa de mujeres putas in the area and he smiled and pointed with his hands saying it is two blocks away from the park on transversal 42 and that it was a big nice house. Once there, I found the address and place once I saw a taxi driver stopping by there I knew that was the place. There is a grocery store across on the street corner and I stayed there for a few minutes trying to get the courage to walk in. I did get the courage and ran the bell. An old lady came and opened the door and told me to go inside. Then I saw a nice bar area and a guy smiled to me and he asked me immediately if I wanted to see the girls. I said a lo mejor (maybe in Spanish). The guy told me to sit down in the bar. As I was talking to him, a girl in Pijamas came and started talking with him. In great shape, nice face, a fantastic body ass and tits. She sat down next to me smiling. We started chatting. She said she was from Cali and was 22 years old. I did not want to make a mistake with picking an uninterested type so I tried to asses her the best I could. The guy I saw came back and asked me if I wanted the girl I was talking or if I wanted to see the others that were in the house. Then I told the guy that we did not speak about doing anything yet and what the price was. I asked the guy to give me a couple of more minutes to speak with the girl and he said okay and left. Then the girl told me that the price in the house is set at 150 k for the hour and that it includes the room. She then smile and look at me saying what I thought. I said I am not sure if she wanted to be with me. She then said that she wanted to be with me. I sealed the deal after that and did not look at the house line up. The rooms are rustic and have an old mattress (still good for fucking but not sleeping) and the bathroom is sort of rustic. I fuck with the girl for an hour. She did not give me a massage, we just talk and touch while we were both in underwear on the bed. She was nice affectionate type but it was not a complete GFE but close to it, no tongue kissing but kissing on the lips and face and all body parts was okay with her. I had a hard on for her all the time and I had a super nice released. After the sex, I drank a beer with her at the bar. I got to see some of the girls in the house and the quality her is great. She shared with me that her cut is 100 k from the 150 K and that she pays for a room in the house to live 15 k a day. She stated that all the girls live in the house and come from all over the country. She said that most of the girls were gone due to Christmas and that there were only 5 girls in the house at the very moment. She said she had been working in the house for 3 months and that today was her last day because she was relocating to Armenia and to live with her 4 year old daughter. We share whatapp. This Casa Rocio place I recommend for sure to come by taxi or public buseta to the main park in Bruselas and walk two blocks to transversal 42 #24-34. After this, it was already 9 pm, I took a buseta back to the main terminal, and another Brazil express bus 2 hours back to Barranquilla main terminal. I was back in Barranquilla at midnight so I had to take a 15 k taxi back to my hotel and was there in 30 minutes.

Day 10 Saving the best for the last / A last day with Camila.

I called Camila at 6 pm and asked her if she was available. She said she needed to go to work at 9 pm, but we decided to meet for dinner at 7 pm and ate at a restaurant. According to her, she is in this business for the last three months. She is only 19 years old and has no kids. She also showed me a picture of her girlfriend as she likes girls too. She is very poor and showed me some pictures of furniture she bought already from the money I had paid her. At least I felt good I am helping her out while I am having a good time with her. Same old story of girl abandoned by mother and father and little family support. At least she is not like those Dominican hustlers that are always asking for more money. It was already 830 pm and no much time to take her for another fuck as she needed to go to work in her bar (Hojas). I wanted to.

Fuck this girl for a last time since all the times have been just blissful. We decided to meet at her job / bar at 11 pm and to fuck there. I got there at 11 pm, and the place was empty with no customers. There were like 6 girls in there. The quality of that day was worse than the first time I was there. I saw some older women not so good looking. The only good one there was Camila and another girl with a super nice ass. The other four I would not fuck them for free. So I started drinking with Camila. Some of the girls stopped by me and asked me for a beer. I bought any girl that approach me a beer. It was just 3000 pesos like $2 dollars. I bought three beers for other girls overall. I went with Camila to one of the room in the place for sex. 20 K for the room. Camila told me she was leaving at 3 am and she asked me if she could come to my place after work cause she leaves to far and my hotel is not too far. I said it is fine with me and that I liked the idea. So after fucking Camila I got a couple of more beers, went outside to eat, and waited for Camila outside the bar at 3 am when she was leaving the place. I took her to my Hotel. We only kissed, hugged and slept that night. I was completely drained with no more milk left. I think I had enough sex all these days. I was the perfect ending with Camila wrapped around my arms at night and kissing with this girl. My last day. I gave the girl another 200 k pesos. Sorry guys for spoiling this girl for other mongers but I could not help myself. At 9 am, I said goodbye to Camila and took a taxi to the Barranquilla terminal and a Brazil express 2 hours to Cartagena terminal. From there I took a pricey taxi 25000 pesos to the.

Airport because did not have much time left to take the public bus (1700 pesos only) and got there on time for my flight to NYC.

Conclusions: No much to say about mongering in Cartagena. Only about getting scammed in Bocagrande beaches. Watch out for the crab vendors and black massage girls. Don't talk to any of them. They are parasites trying to scam you. Casa Rocio in the town of Bruselas is an awesome house to visit on your own like I did or just by taking a taxi. Explore areas in Bruselas and El Bosque as there are many casas in those areas. It is not that bad or as dangerous as noted or as in the past. I felt pretty safe during my extensive walking and mapping of streets during day light of course. I left at night time but it was not that bad either. Barranquilla is awesome fpr mongering and has so much unexplored mongering territory. I found plenty of places without even asking people and just by walking without any intended direction. I found a casa just by sitting down eating at a Cevicheria bar in the town of Prado next to a park. The girls from the Casa were sitting all outside the house. And found two bars / brothels just by walking in that town. There are also many unexplored casas and bars / brothels in the centro area of town and plenty of SPA / massage places in many other neighborhoods. Not many people giving reviews of Barranquilla therefore most places are going unnoticed. You can also meet girls from all over the country in this town. Spanish is useful but should not be deterrent to visit Barranquilla. Girl would love to be with a foreign man too. Most areas in Barranquilla are super safe to walk during the day and at night time as people party hard there or till 4 am. I also did not get hustled in Barranquilla unlike Cartagena. The beaches on both Cartagena and Barranquilla are dumps, but their bitches are beautiful and awesome. Go explore Barranquilla! Hope you find this report useful.

Cerebro

[BigB23]

I believed every word and took notes.

Either you guys don't have a sense of humor or mine is warped. More likely the latter. You also appear to believe people are pretty stupid.

Black Page, I attended a conference at the Convention Center and have frequented the bars on Calle 24, both in Getsemani, and felt very safe. Maybe I should qualify that. Alvaro Uribe and a couple of government ministers were among the speakers at the conference, so I was a little concerned FARC might bomb the place. Anyway, I'd feel comfortable staying around the convention center or Calle 24. Unless things have changed a lot, I would not stay in a hotel or walk around at night in other parts of Getsemani. Admittedly, it's been 4 years since I've been to Cartagena (I used to go every year or two), and maybe they've upped the police presence. I've read about muggings and worse occurring there, and have been told by locals to stay away.

Old Parr, looking forward to 2017, see you there!

[Old Parr]

Cerebro,

Thank you for one of the best reports I have read on the ISG in a very long time! It was not just a good report, but excellent, and an enjoyable read. So happy that you found Camille, and that she treated you well.

As far as the apartment in Cartagena goes, the reason Hilltopper and I was responding to you about the apartment, is because AUNSA is a fraud, and does not deliver, and we did not want to see you be another victim of this rip off artist. It is my belief that he has no apartments in Colombia or anywhere else in world, as he was claiming he had apartments in Brazil on the Rio de Janiero thread. I could not find one favorable report or someone recommending his apartments which included a google search. What I found was several posts where he ripped people off, or tried to rip them off.

Again, thank you, and I hope if you return to the Cartagena / Barranquilla / Santa Marta areas that you send me a message as I would like to show you a positive experience in Cartagena on my pesos, as it is a beautiful city and a fun place to party.

[Ricker]

It was anotherblissfull night with her with her affectionate way and tight pussy. I had another round in the morning as soon as I woke up and saw her naked ass next to me. She woke up and just like a true GFE started pleasing me. Another great fuck. This girl is really good and sweet. I gave her 250 k or 106 dollars which is a lot, but hell I was in a good mood and super satisfied and she was my Christmas gift and I guess I was to her. Also, I have been saving a lot of money in accommodations at Hotel Casa Boston 60000 pesos or $25 a night. The girl Camila could not believe her eyes when I gave her 250 k $106 dollars and was kisiing me all over the place. That was a happy girl. I think I spoiled this poor girl for future American mongers.


Cerebro

Excellent trip report!

Thank you sir!

Though other Cheap Charlie type guys may not agree, I commend you for taking good care of what seems to be a real sweetheart!

Happy New Year amigos.

[Tiny 12]

Now, it is probably not a good idea to venture alone at night in the alleys of Getsemani

Good advice. The Swiss woman who was raped and stabbed 42 times a year ago after walking alone late at night in Getsemani undoubtedly wishes she'd followed it.

[Old Parr]

Either you guys don't have a sense of humor. (THIS IS CORRECT)
Black Page, I attended a conference at the Convention Center and have frequented the bars on Calle 24, both in Getsemani, and felt very safe. Maybe I should qualify that. Alvaro Uribe and a couple of government ministers were among the speakers at the conference, so I was a little concerned FARC might bomb the place. Anyway, I'd feel comfortable staying around the convention center or Calle 24. Unless things have changed a lot, I would not stay in a hotel or walk around at night in other parts of Getsemani. Admittedly, it's been 4 years since I've been to Cartagena (I used to go every year or two), and maybe they've upped the police presence. I've read about muggings and worse occurring there, and have been told by locals to stay away.

Old Parr, looking forward to 2017, see you there!

Yes, you will my friend, and I am very much looking forward to catching up with old times with you. Cannot believe it has been 4 years already that you have not been here in Cartagena. Things were quite safe here the past couple of years, but I have noticed recently a big increase in violence, and from speaking to friends in other large cities in Colombia, the same holds true in there cities. Personally, I would like to see some bombs go off, including in Laguito and the Old City as long as no-one gets hurt, and have it make the world news every day, as things then would revert back to my Cartagena days in the beginning of the 90's. I am in the process of buying some property in the Taganga area to build a home on, so in the future my time will be mainly spent in Santa Marta which I feel is a much more enjoyable area than overpriced Cartagena, unless the violence gets to a point of making the world news like I posted above. Santa Marta offers much better beaches, ocean waters, and there is much more to do in general. In addition it is much more cost effective area to live or be in. Here is link to a thread here on the forum that a former poster compiled some quality reports on that included Santa Marta.

http://www.internationalsexguide.inf...fe-in-Colombia

[Black Page]

Black Page, I attended a conference at the Convention Center and have frequented the bars on Calle 24, both in Getsemani, and felt very safe. Maybe I should qualify that. Alvaro Uribe and a couple of government ministers were among the speakers at the conference, so I was a little concerned FARC might bomb the place. Anyway, I'd feel comfortable staying around the convention center or Calle 24. Unless things have changed a lot, I would not stay in a hotel or walk around at night in other parts of Getsemani. Admittedly, it's been 4 years since I've been to Cartagena (I used to go every year or two), and maybe they've upped the police presence. I've read about muggings and worse occurring there, and have been told by locals to stay away.

Natura non facit saltus There were no sharp changes, but a smooth evolution.

On my first visit to CTG (8 year ago, I think), it was insane to go out of the gate of the Reloy Tower alone at night. The area between the tower and the convention center was dark and with young kids eager to rob people. The Calle de la Media Luna was infamous. Between Bar California and the park there were old prostitutes, very low-end. Overall, dangerous and sketchy, although not impossible (I watched a football match of the Colombia national team at Bar California a night with locals and I had fun).

Now, it is probably not a good idea to venture alone at night in the alleys of Getsemani (but why? There's nothing), but I would not say "don't go". It's quiet. The Calle de la Media Luna become the epicentre of night life, with lots of bars and music. Crowded by young tourists from USA and Europe. Bar California is not the same anymore. And, needless to say, almost no SWs there.