Medellin Reports

[Dickhead]

Interesting translation. So the cadaver made a report? That is quite a feat. I always thought 'dead men tell no tales.' Guess I was wrong about that. And a blank weapon was found? And the neighborhood was persecuted? Interesting. What was this, google translate? Snicker. 'Just say no' to on-line translators.

And um, the minor was a female, not a male. Not just one, but two elements of the last sentence indicate that.

[Knowledge]

Search for crimes in Cartagena then decide. Remember to account for the bigger population of Medellin. You need to be careful in either city.

Shit I've actually stayed in that building. There's no security personnel. It's literally 2 apartments if I remember correctly. Holy shit. I'm really thinking Cartagena is the better spot right now. Fuck this jazz about guns and knives.

[Boriman]

http://www.elcolombiano.com/antioqui...cano-DH7810225

For the sake of those who do not read Spanish here is the article in English (I did this on the fly, so excuse the mistakes and please make corrections if you like):

To jail for a crime against a stranger in El Poblado.

A youth of 23 years was sent this Monday to preventive prison indicated to show how he is responsible for the assassination, this past weekend, of a North American inside of an apartment in El Poblado.

In agreement with the judicial report of the cadaver of the victim, Johnny Noel Simancas, was found a blank weapon across the neck.

The principal hypothesis by the authorities is that within the property a struggle occurred in that the stranger, intending on abusing a minor of age of 17 years. It appears the adolescent alerted a friend to rescue him and there discarded the acts of violence.

When the authorities arrived to the scene of the crime, Friday night, they found the naked cadaver of the stranger, with weapons: one empty gun and two knives. Also, there were bloody footprints along the tiles (roof or floor, or both) which led the authorities initially a persecution of the neighborhood that gave up the person responsible for the crime.

In the apartment they were able to find the documents of the adolescent who denounced the abuse.

The captured youth did not accept the charges imputed on him for the crime of simple homicide. The minor in age, for his part, was presented before a judge of Infancy and Adolescence.

[Chesscat]

Shit I've actually stayed in that building. There's no security personnel. It's literally 2 apartments if I remember correctly. Holy shit. I'm really thinking Cartagena is the better spot right now. Fuck this jazz about guns and knives.

http://www.elcolombiano.com/antioqui...cano-DH7810225

Another article. Another thought. What if the 23 year old had the gun, and gringo took it away from him? You know, it's more likely the kid had a gun than that the gringo had a gun.

[YippieKayay]

http://www.elcolombiano.com/antioqui...llin-JJ7803380

Shit I've actually stayed in that building. There's no security personnel. It's literally 2 apartments if I remember correctly. Holy shit. I'm really thinking Cartagena is the better spot right now. Fuck this jazz about guns and knives.

[Chesscat]

Interpreting an event like this from sketchy facts seems to always give rise to arguments, but here is my 2 cents anyways.

This guy had an apt on 43 and calle 10, which is a nice spot, right down from Parque Lleras. My question would be, how does the 23 year old dude get in the apt? Of course the article says that she called for help, and he just happened to be right outside the door, but that seems unlikely. In one scenario then, the American dude (from the US) invites both the girl and the guy in. This would be a fatal mistake. Personally, on the rare occasions where I have had 2 women in my room at the same time, it seems to me they are trying to steal from me constantly. If you are porking one, the other is going through your jeans pockets. But the idea of inviting a girl and a guy, presumably her boyfriend. Well, anything can and probably will happen.

Scenario 2 is that it was a setup where the girl comes in and then the 23 year old dude rushes in. I wonder if the guy's apt was on the 1st floor, that is on the street? That's the only way I can see this happening. And that's shitty luck.

The article says, if I read it right, that there was a gun found, and also 2 knives, and that he was killed with the knives. So maybe he pulled the gun at some point. (How would you get a gun down there? You wouldn't get a gun for a week's stay?) So one might speculate what the argument was about. Without reaching too far, you would guess that the girl indicated earlier that she wanted to make love, but it was a setup to rob the dude. They started taking his shit, and he resisted. Dead.

There is danger in Medellin, always remember.

http://www.elcolombiano.com/antioqui...llin-JJ7803380

[Big Boss Man]

Strange. You can find any type of girl at any type of place, but most people are willing to pay this kind of money because of the facility/setting.

A guy named Cubanut disagreed with you. The linked post is from 2011.

http://www.internationalsexguide.inf...528&viewfull=1#post1172528.

[Iguana Six]

Appreciated the advice and the links!

[Mr Enternational]

I love you Mr E, but I've never heard a Mexican referred to as estadounidense. Nor the country of Mexico as Estados Unidos.

México, officially the United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico

[Big Boss Man]

How bad that is might depend on where else you have been. Are you comparing it to say Yakuza or New Life?

I have been to Centro casas on previous trips. I have not had good experiences there. Why anybody would recommend to anybody to go to New Life is beyond me. I am 0 for 2 there. No desire to go 0 for 3. I don't remember what the showers are like. I went to Paradise. It was blah but the facilities are nice. My one good experience was I believe at Dulce Compania with a 27-year old. I remember walking out of New Life so unhappy that I walked into the next place I found. That was when we carried paper maps around Centro. I always much preferred Energy, Blue Room and Zen. There is so much pussy in Medellin you can carve your own path. You can go from $10 to $200 USD. From streetwalkers to takeout from La Isla. Whatever floats your boat.

[TjBrazil]

I just did a check for this month and the price is only $35, but remember, the prices fluctuate. Who are you checking with? They are definitely trying to overcharge you.

I went on their site but I put it in for March. Maybe that's the high season and prices are up then.

[Combo]

That could just as well mean that you are from the Estados Unidos Mexicanos instead of the Estados Unidos Americanos.

I love you Mr E, but I've never heard a Mexican referred to as estadounidense. Nor the country of Mexico as Estados Unidos.

Morever EE. UU. (Estados Unidos) is the abbreviation on official forms for the USA.

Technically speaking estadounidense is the most accurate (and non-insulting) word for a person from the USA.

[Combo]

Which amrican? The North American who got killed or the South American who killed him? Point being, Colombians are just as 'American' as people from the US. So anyone who travels in Latin America should get that straight, because it really pisses other Americans off when people from the US think they are particularly 'American. ' If you are from the US, never, ever, say you are 'americano. ' Say you are 'estadounidense. '.

Technically you are 100% correct. And me personally, I follow your thinking and never identify myself as just "American. " However, people from the USA Are so commonly referred to as "Americans," that it's generally not a problem saying it. Sort of like saying "I'm playing well" vs "I'm playing good. " The latter is grammatically incorrect, but it's so commonly used that it's become acceptable.

Also not all Latin Americans have a problem with it (not even close). I dated a Venezuelan girl in the USA Who insisted that I was "Norte Americano" not American. However, that's not technically correct either as it would include Canada and Mexico.

OTOH I have Colombian friends that use American all the time for people from the USA. In Cuba, all my acquaintances call me Americano.

If you read the following article, written on a Colombian website by a Colombian reporter, she refers to the victim as an "americano".

http://www.elcolombiano.com/antioqui...llin-JJ7803380

I agree that all people from North and South America are Americas, but I doubt the general populace get pissed off if someone from the US refers to himself as an American. Also, there are some people from the US who think they are superior to locals when visiting other countries. I wish those people would disappear, but I know it won't happen.

Agree on both counts.

[Mr Enternational]

' If you are from the US, never, ever, say you are 'americano. ' Say you are 'estadounidense. '.

That could just as well mean that you are from the Estados Unidos Mexicanos instead of the Estados Unidos Americanos.

[Wolf662]

The downside is the facility is the worst of any I visited in terms of bed and shower.

How bad that is might depend on where else you have been. Are you comparing it to say Yakuza or New Life?