Medellin Reports

[QUOTE=Frank Casio; 1103818]. Many of my guys don`t like to report as they want to keep La Mayorista as their and my hang out, and I tend to agree, but I`m obcessive compulsive about accuracy. I hope my guys don`t get mad at me, sorry!

Frank Casio! [/QUOTE]Yep, how do you think I felt when you opened Franks's hotel out there?

I wanted to keep the place as only my hangout too, then you guys showed up :)

Now I see Tony Barretta walking around with a bunch of bewildered gringos like they're on a Jr High field trip to Disney ... hahaha
Just joshin ya amigo.

With Medellin as one of the most popular monger detinations now, the place was bound to get saturated.
Just the way it is.

[QUOTE=FoxesHunter; 1103981]Very very interesting post. In my opinion I'd like to stay (to sleep) at La Mayorista. What are the names of the most interesting streets where it is possible to meet many girls: streetwalkers, bars, etc, etc. I don't like streepteese clubs but to meet girls semipro or. Pro.

Will it be easy to rent a cheap furnushed flat (US$40 per day) for 10-12 days?

In your opinion is it interesting to sleep at La Mayorista area or is it too much decentralized area?

Thanks[/QUOTE]For me Mayorista is the place I stay when in MDE. Never a dull moument and the Metro is a short walk away from the Centro action. Plenty of good prospects at night for even the most jaded Monger. In the past when my handle was Vics Picks I was accused of promoting this area. At that time I was just trying to give back a little of what I learned by reading the board. So now the secret is out and all the high end guys come slumming to Mayorista.

A thing I do that not many other guys try is to go into the little discos and pretend I am in LDV in CTG. Yes it is not the same, but I have had a lot of fun prospecting like that. 10 K? I don't think so. The prices on the strip are 25 to 30 K. I have seen a new trend of a few of the English speaking girls now asking 50 K. So IMHO you guys who are used to paying 150 k in other areas don't forget the pricing structure in Mayorista is more for the budget Monger. Hold the line at 30 k and everyone will be happy.

One other thing if you think that having the Mansion as your adress will scare off non pros then what do you think if they see you staying at Monger ground zero in la Mayorista?

I think Mayorista is a slum and very dumpy, kind of like a strip in Tijuana where you can find every type of debauchery known to man and boy do the freaks come out at night. I wouldn't suggest staying there and I don't see anything of interest to do in the daytime. For me I go there, do my thing or pickup my "to go" and haul ass out of there.

John Gault,

Thanks for your precious news, but I see you are a different thoughts than MiamiHeatLuver.
Could you tell me if in La Mayorista it is dangerous to walk alone during the day and night?
I know La Mayorista is a very large area, in your opinion which streets are more interesting for meeting girls?

Thanks

[QUOTE=Bowerboy; 1103608]Dear Sirs.

Could some kind gentleman please answer the following 4 questions for me:

1. Where is Mayorista?

2. Is it a massage / brothel place with many chicas to choose from?

3. How much does it cost all in?

4. What time does it open?

I have RTFF but it has gone so far of track that I can't get this basic information. I am a regular and useful contributor to this board and appreciate any feedback on the above.

I am curently updating information on Santa Marta and will add some thoughts on Cartegna.

Many thanks indeed.

BB[/QUOTE]1. Where is Mayorista?

It is in the nearby Medellin suburb of Itagui. If it's your 1st time going then make it real easy on yourself and just get a taxi and tell the driver you "La Mayorista donde esta las chicas". He'll smile and off you go.

2. Is it a massage / brothel place with many chicas to choose from?

La Mayorista properly is a open market area during the day. However when referring to La Mayorista in the monger sense it is 1 (one) long block strip utilizing only one side for a series of hotels restaurants, bars and even a casino on one end corner.

3. How much does it cost all in?

All the girls are working independently. They stand out in front of the venues or sit drink and dance inside the bars. The current rate is $25, 000 cop to $30, 000 cop for 1/2 hour. You can negotiate more time and money from there. (as a side note it was $12, 000 when I 1st started going there in 2005). Apart from this you will have to pay for the hotel room. The hotels on the strip are $11, 000 cop but you will be charged $12, 000 cop cause they will give you a condom for $1, 000 cop. If you bring your own tell or give back the condom and it is 11, 000 cop.

Now I want to point out that the $11, 000 cop actually gets you 25 minutes because you will get a knock on the door to advise "Tiempo" ("Times up"). You can avoid this if you negotiate more time with the girl by paying $18, 000 cop for an all night room. The all night rooms are on the upper floors as well and tend to be cleaner since they are not in and out quickie rooms like on the first floor. I say cleaner because after a session they swab the floor and bathroom but only straighten out the bed sheet and pillow case. They will change only if noticeably soiled. Whereas the all night rooms will be completely cleaned.

If you do use an all night room, you can bring additional girls up to the room but will have to pay an addition $6, 000 cop. You can ask for a fresh towel for the girl as well. An all night room is til 7am BTW.

Around the corner (where the casino is) there are 3 very large hotels The Plaza Mayorista, La Macedonia and I forget the last one. The rooms there are $22, 000 for 3 hours and $28, 000 to $32, 000 for all night depending on which hotel you are at. These are much nicer hotels and they have TV's and radio / cd players.

Before, just the big hotels had hot water but now even all the hotels on the strip have hot water in the showers.

BTW if you like watching porn then you should ask 1st at the strip hotels because some do not have porn and also ask for a room with a working tv set.

All the rooms have phones that you can use to call for drinks but you can buy drinks if you want before going into the room. One of the "tricks" the girls will do is ask if you will buy them a fruit desert, if you say yes they will tack on $2, 000 cop to the hotel fee. However the girl will tell you she will get it later when she leave's. She wil not do this, instead the hotel will just give her back the $2, 000 cop. A similar thing happens at the bars on the strip, if you buy a shot of rum for example, it will cost you $2, 000 cop but if you buy one for a girl it will cost you $3, 000 cop and then the bar will later give the girl $1, 000 cop back.

4. What time does it open?

Mayorista in effect never closes but the bars and restaurants close down at about 2am although there are times they close at midnight if there is a police operation going on. The hotels are open 24 x 7. The only thing is the best girls are usually around from about 8 or 9pm to 3 or 4am.

[QUOTE=FoxesHunter; 1104084]John Gault,

Thanks for your precious news, but I see you are a different thoughts than MiamiHeatLuver.

Could you tell me if in La Mayorista it is dangerous to walk alone during the day and night?

I know La Mayorista is a very large area, in your opinion which streets are more interesting for meeting girls?

Thanks[/QUOTE]If you are just referring to La Mayorista strip I would say it is not dangerous at all to walk back and forth. The area is heavily protected by police and there is often visible police presence. (note Prostitution is not illegal, neither is pandering. Pimping is illegal). The police just keep things in order. There are times when a drunken bit of raucous occurs but the police soon route out the troublemakers. Very rarely does any real violence break out.

As others have mentioned this is a trucking area so your main competition are working men that don't want any trouble as well. There are plenty of taxis waiting take you home as well once done. I make it a point to pick out the older drivers cause they know the city well and can get to any address without confusion.

The busiest time of the week for Mayorista is generally Thursday through Sunday. The busiest days are the days or weekends that coincide with payday which is the 1st and the 15th of the month. The girls know when payday is and come out in bigger numbers.

I have been to La Mayorista dozens and dozens of times over 5 1/2 years. I have never had any problems. I have found many a diamond in the rough. The key though was not just getting to Mayorista and taking a stroll and deciding there is nothing worth doing and leaving. I have spent countless hours eating drinking, pacing talking to the locals and hotel girls, cigarette / coffee / candy / empanada sellers etc. And of course hundreds of girls.

La Mayorista is not for everyone, but only you can decide if it is for you.

Stay Horny My Friends!

Cubanut

[QUOTE=FoxesHunter; 1104084]John Gault,

Thanks for your precious news, but I see you are a different thoughts than MiamiHeatLuver.

Could you tell me if in La Mayorista it is dangerous to walk alone during the day and night?

I know La Mayorista is a very large area, in your opinion which streets are more interesting for meeting girls?

Thanks[/QUOTE]I know this may sound like I'm crazy, but I feel safer in Mayorista than Poblado. I know of a lot of big time problems in the better areas of MDE. While in Mayorista there is always either a police or milatary presence on hand. Just because a area is run down does not make it a dangerous place. To quote the famous bank robber Willie Sutton when asked why he robbed banks he said (That is where the money is) As miamiheatlover says this place is not for everybody. He uses it to pluck a gem or two. Not a bad idea at all. Me I like it there as I think being a budget monger puts me where I belong, if the scene gets freaky at times so be it.

I see some new interest for Mayorista and Centro casas. I have also received some PM inquiring for information.

I suggest newcomers to scroll back the forum (1, 2, 3 years? I don't remember) and look for descriptive posts by Tungurahua, in which he reports in an awesome way his adventures in Medellin. He is the author of very good maps of El Centro, with location of casas (listed by WT69).

Me too, more modestly, I posted 3 or 4 reports about El Centro (Plaza Botero. 53th, CL. Bolivar) , I think 1-2 years ago.

In short: RTFF :D

La Mayorista is a must go in Medellin, safe and cheap. El Centro only for "harder" ones (bars better, the street is dingy and not recommended unless you like glue sniffers). Casas for daytime (impossible if you go to MDE for some work reason). Streets in San Diego, Cundinamarca and Perpetuo Socorro only by car (on foot at night is a suicide, I guess, but I did not experiment to be honest). I cruised San Diego, Cundinamarca and Perpetuo Socorro many times at night by taxi, after finding a driver who looked appropriate to me. :D

I really appreciate it. I think its going to be my kind of place!

I don't want to be cynical or over protective but seems to me a lot of you are making light of the dangers here. I hate to say it but one bad experience to a gringo could change all this I just hope is isn't someone reading here how safe it is.

Gentlemen please be careful its still Colombia no 911.

[QUOTE=Cubanut; 1104100]I have been to La Mayorista dozens and dozens of times over 5 1/2 years. I have never had any problems. I have found many a diamond in the rough.

[/QUOTE]Cubanut,

I think La Mayorista is the best place for me but I have a little doubt. In La Mayorista I think girls like better living and perhaps they like be brought to Parque LLeras or other better and richer places for living it up. May be is it better to sleep at Parque LLeras and to reach La Mayorista to pick up girls only?

Thanks

[QUOTE=Cubanut; 1104100]1. Where is Mayorista?

It is in the nearby Medellin suburb of Itagui. If it's your 1st time going then make it real easy on yourself and just get a taxi and tell the driver you "La Mayorista donde esta las chicas". He'll smile and off you go.

2. Is it a massage / brothel place with many chicas to choose from?

La Mayorista properly is a open market area during the day. However when referring to La Mayorista in the monger sense it is 1 (one) long block strip utilizing only one side for a series of hotels restaurants, bars and even a casino on one end corner.

3. How much does it cost all in?

All the girls are working independently. They stand out in front of the venues or sit drink and dance inside the bars. The current rate is $25, 000 cop to $30, 000 cop for 1/2 hour. You can negotiate more time and money from there. (as a side note it was $12, 000 when I 1st started going there in 2005). Apart from this you will have to pay for the hotel room. The hotels on the strip are $11, 000 cop but you will be charged $12, 000 cop cause they will give you a condom for $1, 000 cop. If you bring your own tell or give back the condom and it is 11, 000 cop.

Now I want to point out that the $11, 000 cop actually gets you 25 minutes because you will get a knock on the door to advise "Tiempo" ("Times up"). You can avoid this if you negotiate more time with the girl by paying $18, 000 cop for an all night room. The all night rooms are on the upper floors as well and tend to be cleaner since they are not in and out quickie rooms like on the first floor. I say cleaner because after a session they swab the floor and bathroom but only straighten out the bed sheet and pillow case. They will change only if noticeably soiled. Whereas the all night rooms will be completely cleaned.

If you do use an all night room, you can bring additional girls up to the room but will have to pay an addition $6, 000 cop. You can ask for a fresh towel for the girl as well. An all night room is til 7am BTW.

Around the corner (where the casino is) there are 3 very large hotels The Plaza Mayorista, La Macedonia and I forget the last one. The rooms there are $22, 000 for 3 hours and $28, 000 to $32, 000 for all night depending on which hotel you are at. These are much nicer hotels and they have TV's and radio / cd players.

Before, just the big hotels had hot water but now even all the hotels on the strip have hot water in the showers.

BTW if you like watching porn then you should ask 1st at the strip hotels because some do not have porn and also ask for a room with a working tv set.

All the rooms have phones that you can use to call for drinks but you can buy drinks if you want before going into the room. One of the "tricks" the girls will do is ask if you will buy them a fruit desert, if you say yes they will tack on $2, 000 cop to the hotel fee. However the girl will tell you she will get it later when she leave's. She wil not do this, instead the hotel will just give her back the $2, 000 cop. A similar thing happens at the bars on the strip, if you buy a shot of rum for example, it will cost you $2, 000 cop but if you buy one for a girl it will cost you $3, 000 cop and then the bar will later give the girl $1, 000 cop back.

4. What time does it open?

Mayorista in effect never closes but the bars and restaurants close down at about 2am although there are times they close at midnight if there is a police operation going on. The hotels are open 24 x 7. The only thing is the best girls are usually around from about 8 or 9pm to 3 or 4am.

If you are just referring to La Mayorista strip I would say it is not dangerous at all to walk back and forth. The area is heavily protected by police and there is often visible police presence. (note Prostitution is not illegal, neither is pandering. Pimping is illegal). The police just keep things in order. There are times when a drunken bit of raucous occurs but the police soon route out the troublemakers. Very rarely does any real violence break out.

As others have mentioned this is a trucking area so your main competition are working men that don't want any trouble as well. There are plenty of taxis waiting take you home as well once done. I make it a point to pick out the older drivers cause they know the city well and can get to any address without confusion.

The busiest time of the week for Mayorista is generally Thursday through Sunday. The busiest days are the days or weekends that coincide with payday which is the 1st and the 15th of the month. The girls know when payday is and come out in bigger numbers.

I have been to La Mayorista dozens and dozens of times over 5 1/2 years. I have never had any problems. I have found many a diamond in the rough. The key though was not just getting to Mayorista and taking a stroll and deciding there is nothing worth doing and leaving. I have spent countless hours eating drinking, pacing talking to the locals and hotel girls, cigarette / coffee / candy / empanada sellers etc. And of course hundreds of girls.

La Mayorista is not for everyone, but only you can decide if it is for you.

Stay Horny My Friends!

Cubanut[/QUOTE]I always stay in Mayorista so I never use the love hotels there. It is a big advantage to be able to take your prey to your own place. You have your own drinks, music, etc. Anyway for guys who are not staying there your report on the hotels is just amazing. Keep up the good work and I hope most of the gentlemen on this board appreciate it

[QUOTE=John Gault;1104245]It is a big advantage to be able to take your prey to your own place[/QUOTE]Sure, you are right but if you need pro girls. If you need a non-pro, she likes more Parque LLeras or high class places.

I make a mistake?

i was in mde over thanksgiving, and in mayorista pretty much nightly. i enjoy mayorista much more than i do a rip off place like face dos, san diego, or luna luneras. i can understand why others might like the more upper scale locals though. it has been likened to tijuana, which since i live in southern california i go about twice a month.

one thing i would like to stress though is about age. a sweet young thing came up to me, very pretty. she was making all the right moves. i asked to see her cedula, and she said "it is upstairs", and she would show it to me up there. i told her, no show it too me first. long story short, she never did produce one. my guess is that she was probably 15-16. if there is any doubt, ask to see the cedula first. there are many **** young things plying their trade in mayorista. it would only take one error for a life time of grief, no matter how pretty they are.

there are also many there that are into "nose candy". that is usually very easy to tell, and for me, they are avoided.

for me, sitting on the street at one of the tables is a real treat. there are the "diamonds in the rough" of legends that work there. i saw one that could have been geraldine younger sister, very pretty. there are also some that come there from different venues if they have not found work at their usual haunts. i had three come sit at our table, and my friend took two of them back to his room, since i had just sessioned. he was very pleased, not only were they into each other, but took good care of him also.

as of this time i don't see it being over tun by gringos. as our waiter said,"how did you five gringos ever find mayorista anyway"? i also think that as of now anyway, it has a bad "rap", so many of the cb boys will not go. they would rather go to fase dos, etc. i hope that it stays that way, but it probably will not. while i greatly enjoy what cb1 has to offer, and will continue to stay there, i also enjoy the diversity of what mayorista offers.

for me, anywhere that a round of five drinks is $14k cop, and you [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord134][CodeWord134][/url] in a trough, in the open, in the bar is okay. as my wingman says,"it must be safe, look at all the police with guns".

happy holidays to all.

i was in mde over thanksgiving, and in mayorista pretty much nightly. i enjoy mayorista much more than i do a rip off place like face dos, san diego, or luna luneras. i can understand why others might like the more upper scale locals though. it has been likened to tijuana, which since i live in southern california i go about twice a month.

one thing i would like to stress though is about age. a sweet young thing came up to me, very pretty. she was making all the right moves. i asked to see her cedula, and she said "it is upstairs", and she would show it to me up there. i told her, no show it too me first. long story short, she never did produce one. my guess is that she was probably 15-16. if there is any doubt, ask to see the cedula first. there are many **** young things plying their trade in mayorista. it would only take one error for a life time of grief, no matter how pretty they are.

there are also many there that are into "nose candy". that is usually very easy to tell, and for me, they are avoided.

for me, sitting on the street at one of the tables is a real treat. there are the "diamonds in the rough" that work there. i saw one that could have been geraldine's younger sister, very pretty. there are also some that come there from different venues if they have not found work at their usual haunts. i had three come sit at our table, and my friend took two of them back to his room, since i had just sessioned. he was very pleased, not only were they into each other, but took good care of him also.

as of this time i don't see it being over tun by gringos. as our waiter said,"how did you five gringos ever find mayorista anyway"? i also think that as of now anyway, it has a bad "rap", so many of the cb boys will not go. they would rather go to fase dos, etc. i hope that it stays that way, but it probably will not. while i greatly enjoy what cb1 has to offer, and will continue to stay there, i also enjoy the diversity of what mayorista offers.

for me, anywhere that a round of five drinks is $14k cop, and you [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord134][CodeWord134][/url] in a trough, in the open, in the bar is okay. as my wingman says,"it must be safe, look at all the police with guns".

happy holidays to all.

I like everything in Mayorista, except cigarrete vendors. They are consistently watching over the people, and when a girl is approaching you, or vice versa, they never miss a chance, come to you, and have you buy the girl a gum for 2k peso. I know that it is a part of system, but I do not like this seemingly "taking advantage" tactics. Last time when I was kissing a girl and we were talking romantic things (yes, call me damn) , a vendor came to us and irritated me "and the girl." Again, should I accept this merchant custom and respect it as a part of local culture? I have difficulty to respect some culture here, the way they drive, the way they drink, etc.

As.

[QUOTE=Cubanut; 1104100]1. Where is Mayorista?

I have spent countless hours eating drinking, pacing talking to the locals and hotel girls, cigarette / coffee / candy / empanada sellers etc. And of course hundreds of girls.

La Mayorista is not for everyone, but only you can decide if it is for you.

Stay Horny My Friends!

Cubanut[/QUOTE]