Cartagena Reports

[Tom 33]

I never use a laptop at Loco Gringo. That would distract me from the parade.

This site has maps to find Laguito and Bocagrande which are neighborhoods in CTG: http://www.cartagenainfo.net/

[Ricker]

I can remember when the Hotel del Rey of San Jose was the over-flow hangout for the ugly chicas that couldn't get into the Key Largo ... back when it was good ... way back.

Cartagena can still be magical and fun but OBVIOUSLY it's getting more crowded and going downhill .... but that's for the guys who knew it when it was trully awesome.
For the newer guys it's no big deal ... for the San Jose del Rey guys its no big deal.

I'm off to other more "hidden" places ... but will always have fond memories of Cartagena.

Hey TREESHARK ... I liked your story of meeting that chica who turned out to work in LDV. Goes to show that if you treat these chicas nicely, no matter what their employment might be, they will treat you soooooo much better.
Some guys will NEVER understand that.

To all ..... Suerte!

[MJG Dogs]

read the threads on this board, from reading those threads you will find out where laquito and bocagrande are.

Cartagena certainly is not the problem, the problem is gringos acting stupid and paying way too much for chicas.... medellin even has more gringo mongers running around.

[California Guy]

I will be going to CTG regardless :o) I mean I hear everyone complaining but maybe you guys have it good for so long you forget what normal is like? Try coming to shit hole Tijuana for a week and you will be running back to CTG in a second lol! I will guarantee you though I am not going to pay more than what the Colombian vets on here pay the ladies, Im not into screwing myself out of money and that is why I don't even head to TJ anymore...place is a joke!

Anyway, I hear a lot of places being mentioned below, like Laguito and Bocagrande, are these around CTG? I will probably go the MDE as well because I haven't heard these negatives comments about that area.

One last thing, does anyone know how to contact Mery? I looked around the appartments list for CTG but didn't see her listed, only Juan but that guy never contacted me back.

Thanks and take care.
Cali

[Phoenix Phx]

Cartagena is very seasonal. High season is very different from low season. There is no average. One night there could be a military ship in port with many guys checking out LDV. The next night could have 4 guys all night. For this reason it is difficult to compare CTG to anything.

I don't shop much at LDV anymore. But, if you want to compare 9's and higher in Bocagrande versus San Jose, I'll take Bocagrande. Bocagrande also wins in safety and restaurants.

But I do live in Laguito and have more chicas than I can handle.

Try Loco Gringo for sports, food, Internet, and chicas. I spend a lot of time at the outside tables there. The girls parade by for your approval. And several working girls live in apartments above the restaurant.

By any chance are you the gentleman that is always out there with the laptop at Loco?

[Beavis]

I cannot think of one good thing that the Blue Marlin south will bring to Colombia. Like I said I think that John is a little overconfident in his power by setting up shop in Colombia. Colombianos are not going to welcome a large influx of gringos sporting their money like they are bullerproof. As soon as Del Rey Inc. starts there will be others following along. I predict this dynasty will fall like the Roman Empire. Hopefully in a grotesque manner on a super busy weekend.

[Devoman]

I couldn't agree with you more Zippy! I was in Cartagena over the July 4th weekend and found the same. It really wouldn't matter if I was the only gringo in the LDV, as there were no quality chicas to choose from anyway. I checked out the beach and all the casas and found the same. I would like to know where all the hotties went that weekend.

Devo

[MJG Dogs]

what would really be scary would be the fat gringos from miami and houston wearing both speedo's and fake ostrich boots, smoking bad cigars while trolling down tony's beach...

oh the horror..... the horror........ the horror..........

we may need to bring back colonel kurtz and martin sheen back to resolve this potential problem

[Beavis]

this definately will have some adverse effect but i think it will be just a matter of time. as soon as these assholes get comfortable they will start their same shit as in san jose. one of them will slap a girl and insult her or one of john's imported bouncers will throw the wrong colombian out of his bar. about 40 banditos will show up and start a shower of balas, and a couple of tony lama butches will be splattered all over the sidewalk.

this event will be on every news channel as well as every website. hopefully about the time these assholes start to break out their speedo's they will renig and go back to san jose. the blue marlin inc. came into san jose and bought the city. they think that their money has a value that cannot be penetrated. let's hope that find out real soon that they can't buy colombia. there are people there that have a lot more money and power than tony lama butch.

if this doesn't happen let's start a business selling fake shit like rolex's and ostrich boots. free enterprize could be great with these dickheads. maybe we have at least scared a few of these assholes away.

[Tiny 12]

Classic post Beavis.

[MJG Dogs]

Beavis;

Add the following:

1) They will have to build a TGIF's somewhere in CTG, to accomidate the gringos and their "dates"

2) Taxi rates will increase fivefold- remember you will have to pay the "chica" 12000 COP for taxi, to go from your hotel or apartment to her apartment in Bocagrande or in the conquisatdor..

3) The cigar guys outside the Del Rey will also work in CTG, selling their fake six year old cohibas, plus the shoeshine boys will also be taking the puddlejumper from san Jose to CTG, in order to shine the gringos fake ostrich boots, remember the humidity will have an adverse affect on their boots.

4) The fake nurse in her uniform will be trolling outside, yet she too, will drive away in her new lexus after her shift is over.

5) not only will Tony the Tout have a mercedes, but also a new set of shiny gold teeth,and a good haircut. Oh buy the way Miller Light will be $ 6 per bottle and a rum and coke will be $ 12.

Now you idiots who shill for a Del rey in Cartagena... DO YOU UNDERSTAND OUR DISGUST AND DO YOU DUMMIES UNDERSTAND WHAT COLLATERIAL DAMAGE YOU CAUSE BY SHILLING FOR THE DRUNK ASSHOLE JOHN????????????

[Ticasonar]

the beach will be cluttered with lard ass gringos in grape smuggling outfits.

god i hope not, i want to be a one-of-a-kind :-)

ps - fatboys don't get fat by spending alot of time on the beach.

[Beavis]

just think, the lard ass gringos that know 25 words of spanish. they speak each and every one of them real loud so they are sure you can hear them.

fake ostrich skin cowboy boots, fake rolex watches, fake cuban cigars. they will pay the girls 100 dollars for one quick nut then give them a 100 dollar tip not to tell the other girls how small their dicks are. then they will come down to the bar and brag how she didn't even charge him because he was such a stud.

these morons will have a hard time dealing with the cartagena heat. let us pray that butch will not break out a speedo. the beach will be cluttered with lard ass gringos in grape smuggling outfits. tony the tout will soon be driving a mercedes as they begin selling miller lite on the beach. wannabe real estate tycoons maxing out their credit cards as they live the life they wish were true. continental will soon have a direct flight to cartagena from houston.

i hope that about the time shop gets set up and rolling, farc has an ak-47 parade and scares the living shit out of every one of them. let these assholes shit their pants all the way back to houston. if they want to watch sports tell them to find the nearest "hooters".

[MJG Dogs]

[QUOTE=Sun Devil]I hope Big John open his place really soon. That is what I missed when I was in CTG--a place where you can hang out, watch sports, drink coffee, eat food, and catch a chica all in one place. I did find a 24/7 internet cafe below LDV where you can catch sports, have coffee, eat food, and surf the internet.

Like I said before, You Del Rey season ticket holders need to stay put.... Big John is the biggest ***** of them all.....

Why would you want a friggin Del Rey hotel in CTG?, ok maybe out in Bosque or due east, but why make Laquito and Bocagrande even worse?

Del Rey= Higher prices for chicas, More touts, More bad people trying to prey on drunken gringos, More drunks, more Miami Hurricane fans, In san Jose it makes sense, for there is no beach, and San Jose is boring as hell. CTG has much more diversions.

Why would anyone want to pay $ 250-300K pesos in CTG for shorttime? This would be a consequence of a new Del rey....

Although I do agree regarding sports, CTG is not a good spot to watch sports, especially when USC is on the tube........... Myabe someone will open a sportsbar in Bocagrande.. Who knows?

[Treeshark]

Gentleman, so what if CTG gets a Del Rey South. No one is going to point a gun at your head and make you go there. I think that I might even enjoy a Del Rey in CTG. I enjoyed the one in CR. Besides any chicas that I would see there I would know to AVOID.

I guess I will have to check LDV my next trip so I know which chicas to avoid. I have not been inside for maybe 3+ years. I certainly remember my last time inside there. Guess it is story time.

About 3 & 1/2 years ago I was staying at Charleston Cartagena Hotel (see http://www.southtravels.com/america...gena/index.html } I was paying about $120 a night. I had just broken up with yet another amor de mi vida. A local pimp was finding me chicas to help heal my broken heart :-) We were waiting in front of the Charlestown Hotel waiting for a chica to show up. He finally ran off somewhere trying to figure out where she was. I becamed bored so started wandering that street beside the Charlestown Hotel that leads to the Iglesia and Plaza de Santo Domingo. That is the plaza that has the Botero sculpture. Suddenly I see two chicas out window shopping and I fall madly in love with one of them. I mean like the earth MOVED!!! I followed them while they were window shopping and we play the stare and look flirting game. Then I decided that I would head back to the Hotel to see if the pimp was back. He was there but no chica so I tell him that I want him to intoduce me to this chica that I has just seen. Before we can leave, here comes to the two chicas strolling down the street. They had followed me. So he goes over to them and brings them back to me and introduces us.

(Newbies, Colombian chicas like to be introduced to you rather then just being picked up)

I invite them to spend the afternoon with me at the pool on top of the Charlestown Hotel. The friend declined but the new amor de mi vida goes home to get her bathing suit and that is the start of a very romantic 5 days.

All she cost me was the food that she ate and the price of drinks wherever we went to party. It was all free because it was love. About the third night, she wants me to take her out dancing so we go to her favorite night spot. Guess where?? LDV Turns out that she was one of the hard core pros that works out of there. I played dumb and pretended that I did not understand what LDV really was. I figured why mess up the romance. I still had a great 5 days but felt like a complete fool because I had managed to pick up a LDV working chica in the shopping area of the old city.
Well that was my last time inside of LDV.

So newbies when someone tells you that you can find chicas everywhere in CTG, well it is true. When you see a chica that you really like, go for it. You really never know what may happen. And I am not a young handsome stud like many of the guys on this board. I am one of the old farts that you all love to make fun of.

But Cartagena can be a very magical place where your dreams can come true. We all have our special dreams, but for most people they forever remain dreams because you are scared to even try. I live my dreams because I am willing to try. Perhaps it is time for some of you to try to live your dreams.

I find that it rather fun.