Cartagena Reports

[MwenByen]

Question back in June 2024 I visited CDMX and I agree Mexico has some of the hottest looking women in Latin America and that's including the 100% indigenous 1's but these were everyday working class Mexican women. The SW scene is dead the government is cracking down on prostitution just like they are in the US. For Mexico City to be so huge with a population over 23 million finding pussy is a real fucking challenge. I read the review boards on some guys from South America visiting CDMX I thought they were just whining but hell they were right! I got luck driving in the South Bouroughs of CDMX and scored some Haitian chicks. They scam hard in Mexico City! The ads are always fake on line. They'll give you a uphill battle over 3 hours of texting back and forward about how they can never answer a video call via WhatsApp and that includes the Black prostitutes from Cuba, Colombia and Venezuela also! So my question is where did you go in Mexico City to have a good time? I was staying in Polanco and the guys from Chile and Argentina put me up on game hard in that country! You'll feel safe there but that's a since of falseness they drug, Robb and murders even rich businessmen in CDMX inside upscale working girl (puta) houses! I'm glad you had a great time.

Elvis I totally agree. Now I have the money, but no time, I miss my Moscow days. When I was in Moscow it was incredibly cheap and if you were careful you could get by dirt cheap and live like Rock Star. You can spend crazy money their, but there is just no need.

If I had my dream life I would spend my time between CDMX and Moscow. Unfortunately Moscow is out of the question now with the war. Just for the record, the safest I have ever felt was in Moscow, it is totally opposite to what the media says. Also, the city is so clean. So much fun, I miss those days, but honestly CDMX is almost as fun and hot chicks everywhere, not like Russia, but they are everywhere and attainable.

I will pay a little extra too be in safe city. The other issue with Colombia is all the sex tourist, I almost never see them in CDMX. I do see them in MTY, but it really is not that often, now in Colombia they are everywhere.

[MwenByen]

I thought the scam happened when you brought food for the hungry local, I agree the women on the beach don't look appealing and most of them that work the scroll doesn't look appealing neither (in reference to the indigenous mixed ones) they look like Dominican BBL Light skins on steroids. I didn't even attempt to partake in any activity there because of the amount of fake bodies on the strip when I visited Colombia. I was there mainly on business and I had my girl with me but I could've snuck out on her.

Yes, be careful if you take the launch from the beach to the island of Baru. They will charge you ten times the normal rate. And if you order a fish meal on the island the price is about twenty times. They tried to charge me about $50 US for a fish lunch for 2. My Colombian girlfriend (now my ex-wife after only one year of marriage) did nothing to protest, just let them rip me off. I have not been to Cartagena for 1. 5 years now. You are correct, the vendors are relentless, like flies on garbage. And when you say "no moleste" they all respond, "this is my job!" and then they say, "this is not your Country. " Correct. And I do not need to go back there for more suffering.

[Mr Enternational]

The newer scanners do not require you to take out electronic devices and I hope everywhere gets them soon.

They are hustling backwards. The new scanners take twice as long and they will not be able to do anything about it until 2040. So you are hoping to wait twice as long as before.

[Elvis 2008]

I could be 100% wrong on this and anyone is welcome to correct me on any wrong information below.

TSA pre check is usually for USA airports only. I have global entry and normally on my international return trips I never have to take off my shoes but once in a while they have me take them off. Same with laptops on my return trips, sometimes they make me put them in separate bins and sometimes they just let me keep them in the bag..

Yes, precheck is just in the USA. I have the same global entry / TSA precheck clearance. That is why I was shocked I did not get precheck twice on my ticket. Once it was in New York, a Portuguese airline named Azores did not participate in precheck whatever that meant and with Spirit, they gave me precheck on the flight down to Colombia but not out of Fort Lauderdale, and I did not get why. The precheck aisle was empty. This has not happened to me in years but has happened twice in the last three months. It is weird.

The newer scanners do not require you to take out electronic devices and I hope everywhere gets them soon.

Once some lawyer suckered me into a custody hearing as a witness. I had been all over the world with the same backpack and went into a family court and something set it off. They searched me up and down. I was told that fathers are not too happy when their kids are taken away from them. There was a guy who set himself on fire outside of a courthouse after his kids were taken from him and only local news reported on it. One of my goals in life was to NEVER be in family court ever again for any reason. That shit is so fucked up.

[Nypher]

I got the dreaded SSSS on my ticket. It is funny that on my trip to CTG I never had to remove my shoes but on the way back, I had to remove them three times. I was told on one flight that I flew unrelated to this one that the airline I was using did not participate in TSA precheck. I am not sure what that means. It sounds like if the airlines are not paying the TSA they are not allowed to do TSA precheck. For whatever reason, Spirit did not give me precheck on the return but priority boarding. There was no difference with that and regular boarding when I was in Lauderdale as the lines were short. This was probably the least busy I have seen airports for a long time.

I could be 100% wrong on this and anyone is welcome to correct me on any wrong information below.

TSA pre check is usually for USA airports only. I have global entry and normally on my international return trips I never have to take off my shoes but once in a while they have me take them off. Same with laptops on my return trips, sometimes they make me put them in separate bins and sometimes they just let me keep them in the bag.

One thing I noticed is they turned up the setting on the metal detectors as for years I was able to go through with my belt and watch with no problem but on my 3 recent trips in 2024, same exact belt and watch now sets off the metal detectors in the US side and Colombia. It's like they set them to the level of the court houses as I always had to remove them when entering courthouses but never at airports.

[Nypher]

LOL. Pretty much. Unless you go on a day trip to Baru in Cartagena or San Andres Island. Otherwise, the beaches of Colombia are no paradise.

100% concur. If going to the beach you have to take a boat but there are hardly any single girls there.

I usually go with chicas I know and its a whole day trip 9 - 5 then party from 8 - 2. Wake up and do it all again jajaja.

[Nypher]

Got here yesterday.

Good report! Looks like some of your group was on the same level as my friend a while back on his first trip where I just got tired of explaining shit and just let him learn.

So we arrived at La Sucursal, except it was not La Sucursal.

They always pulling that different menu with different prices and bait and switch which is why I stopped going to Playa Hollywood jajajaj.

Hollywood Beach is basically a trade show for women to make contact with potential customers. To me it qualifies as one of the greatest shows on earth. All the ladies were there in bikinis and there were tons of them. What I recommend is to sit facing the kiosk and not the beach. I had to turn around so many times because the chicks were walking behind me. I told my cousin that it would be smarter to sit on the other side of the table and that is what he changed to do.

No idea why people here mention talking to Tony about getting chicks. Tony is just a waiter as far as I could tell. The chicks are there walking around back and forth and all you have to do is call one over.

People go to Tony because they are lazy, they want people to bring girls to them even though they will be paying extra and Tony don't even have good girls. All the girls over there but some guys are just scared to talk to them, I use to see it all the time SMH.

Looks like you had a good time and you're seeing why Cartagena was ruined with bait and switches and gringo pricing. People go on vacation to relax but there's no relaxing when people have to constant haggle over things.

I was there 6/19 to 7/7 and it was sort of a mistake to be there for that long July 4th weekend. Allot of things are going on that I don't even want to talk about and people are just going to find out the hard way.

I told people on my last trip in April when I exited, they had me scan my face in BioMIG, they ignored what I said, got my face scanned again exiting back in July, they called me a liar in chat groups but I just tell my experience. Now we have multiple people posting in the groups they are getting their faces scanned on departure or denied entry into Cartagena and Medellin from an international flight.

They are also going through peoples phones upon arrival, I don't know if its targeted or random but I've met allot of random people over the years whose contact I kept and now from what I've heard in the cha groups, I'm deleting all old numbers, signing out of all apps dealing with money and deleting them, hiding all XXX pictures, clearing whatsapp chats, signing out of all dating apps and deleting them too.

Things are going to get really funny around Halloween and Christmas.

[Nypher]

Trying to add the pictures again since they did not upload last time.

Anyone know who she is?

You don't have PM but looks like someone decided to take the girl you were looking for off the market.

The edited ones were dropped in a WhatsApp group but the original pictures are available to the public on her social media, and I made sure to put in this post they are publicly available for anyone to see as I know how the Mods here like to remove pictures.

[Babii]

Hey, do any of you know of any massage places and / or spas you'the recommend. Preferably ones that give decent to very good massages and a good time afterwards. Please let me know if you do. My PMs are always open if you want to use that.

[Interstella]

So, figured I would make report, though this was in Cartagena 7 months ago, so, oldish info. It was kind of funny, this was my first real mongering focused trip, and literally days after I booked everything non-refundable (cheapest), the Mayor of Cartagena issues a moratorium on prostitution in Old Town. Thought that was going to make finding women difficult, but showed up and the ladies were all out and about!

The first night went almost too well, as I found a serious cutie in less than 10 minutes. Set me back 400 K. The women out and about seemed innumerable at the time because I hadn't really taken the scene fully in yet. The next night brought things into better perspective, as I spent hours on the stroll in Old Town. There were maybe 75-100 women out in total throughout the night. Girls get scooped quick if they are a serious looker! All the good choices dried up on night 2 as it was getting very late, and so I took what was a 6/10 back to my room, and once her clothes came off that score dropped to a 5. Same thing with other nights, there are definitely 7's and 8's out there every night, but they are few and far between, so if you see something good, you've got to go for it instantly. As compared to Medellin's Parque Lleras which I would hit a few months later, CTG is definitely NOT as good as far as selection, but still not bad at all. Additionally, as opposed to CTG's Old Town, it was not uncommon in Lleras to see a very good looking woman sit there all night, even on different nights, without a single customer.

I really enjoyed Cartagena, and will be returning. I think it's a good mix of vacation and hobbying. Whereas, I found myself getting miserably bored during the day in Medellin, while breathing in sulfury air, allst while eating mostly mediocre food and not daring to leave Poblado on foot after dark. That being said, definitely going back to Medellin sometime too, haha.

[Elvis 2008]

Cartagena had a few overcast days where it was not hot as fuck but I suppose that is why people go there. Spirit is flying from Orlando to CTG once again. That is the best way to get to the city IMO. You arrive earlier than other flights though the Orlando airport is a zoo. If you buy a one way ticket, you likely have to check in at the gate to get a boarding pass which is always fucking madness. You are less likely to have to go to the gate if you buy a round trip ticket and can get your boarding pass on line I have found. Fort Lauderdale is usually better than Orlando for checking in time wise but not by much. I have been having to fly Spirit because outside of an occasional great deal on other airlines, you are paying double in comparison price wise.

Once you get into Cartagena, there are new banners demonizing sex trafficking that I did not notice before. I did not see the Medellin style harassment though. Customs agents were friendly like they always were and the line moved along well. On checkout back out of Colombia, lines were not bad either and agents are pushing people to use the biomig machines. That may be why lines moved faster upon exiting.

I got the dreaded SSSS on my ticket. It is funny that on my trip to CTG I never had to remove my shoes but on the way back, I had to remove them three times. I was told on one flight that I flew unrelated to this one that the airline I was using did not participate in TSA precheck. I am not sure what that means. It sounds like if the airlines are not paying the TSA they are not allowed to do TSA precheck. For whatever reason, Spirit did not give me precheck on the return but priority boarding. There was no difference with that and regular boarding when I was in Lauderdale as the lines were short. This was probably the least busy I have seen airports for a long time.

The SSSS search resulted in them getting the blades off my razor and the spare blades I used. I have done 20+ flights with the razor and spares, and I was not alone. The counter was filled up with razors. So do not pack them in your carry-ONS now. Don't ask me why.

For the most part, Cartagena has not had a crazy good bakery despite their being an obvious demand for one. Well, they have one now. The places is called Melt. Their baked good is called a melte and I think there were four different flavors. Bakery is next to KFC on Carerra 2. We ate in the restaurant and were there at least an hour, and there was a line out the door the whole time. They are going to need a bigger store. Yeah, the meltes were damned good. This is a world class product although sadly the meltes are not that good when cold. You have to get them fresh. https://www.instagram.com/somos.melt/.

Ice cream wise, the wisdom was that the best ice cream was Crepes and Waffles. Sad for sure. But there is a small stand that sells gelato on the first floor in the Serrezuela mall, and it is awesome. The stand is made out to be a pink Cadillac and usually there is a small line there. Again, this is probably the only above average product of its sort in the city.

I get why there is demand for some of the island beaches like Bora Bora. You get the clear water and white sand. Thing is when I went snorkeling the undertow was so severe it took away from a lot of the enjoyment. Also, the trip out there was not so bad in the morning the ocean was calm but on the way back, if you are in a smaller boat, you are going to feel like you are on horse back as the boat bucks so much because of the waves. It is also an 1+ hour to get out there.

The biggest island off the coast is Tierra Bomba. My gal set us up a tour there. We got a nice tour of the fort and it was interesting. The fort is not as impressive as Castillo San Felipe but it was pretty impressive in its own right. The part I would return to is the beach right next to the fort. Yes, this beach has the same black dirt feel as that on Hollywood Beach, and the water is more dark than clear but the beach is protected from the waves so there is no undertow and it is really, really calm. I asked if the beach was always like this and was told yes. So if you just want to lay out or swim, it is perfect. It was also empty at 11 AM on Tuesday so it has that going for it as well.

A 20 minute walk from the beach is a hotel where we ate lunch. Sorry, I forgot the name. What made this hotel special is it had a fresh water pool which is pretty remarkable because Tierra Bomba has no fresh water on the island. Apparently, it all has to be shipped in from the mainland. Lunch was the typical but excellent island fare: fried red fish, coconut rice, avocados. If you have not had that dish, you are missing out.

And Tierra Bomba is just like 20 to 25 minute boat ride. Maybe it was the boat had more people than the one I had been on previously but the horse bucking feeling I had on the previous boat did not happen and the boat ride was pleasant unlike the return from the Rosario islands.

[GoingInBig005]

Long time reader, first time reporter.

Thought I'the start giving back to the forum since I've been able to gather so much info by just RTFF. I've Been to a lot of LATAM, and I'm Latino so Spanish isn't an issue for me. I usually just go and spend a couple months in BOG and love it there, the weathers not so great but I don't mind. I will be writing in the BOG thread at some point soon.

I just spent two days in CTG and yesterday (a Tuesday) went to El Paraíso Marino. The area is indeed a little sketch, but nothing worse than Santa Fe or the like. At 10 pm on a Tuesday it was not dead but not full, at around midnight it filled up a bit. Once inside I felt completely safe, but again I speak Spanish fluently and feel I have good street smarts. The inside looks nice and there were easily, to my taste, a couple of 8-9's but a lot of 6-7's. Also pretty expensive, but I expected that going in. They have a pool that you can get in if you want, I didn't. They also have every girl available go up to you and introduce themselves as a line up. They also have hookahs, which I love, and a wide variety of of liquors and beers.

The rooms were spacious and clean and have a shower, and the price for the girl and the room were 450 k. Expensive I know, I would never pay that in BOG, but this chick was a 9 to me and I don't mind spending $113 (at current exchange rates) once in while for the experience. I even asked one of the waiters what the price for the girl and the room are when my chick went to the bathroom, and he quoted the same price, so do with that what you will. In the room she was great and very "entregada" and GFE, so much so my pelvis hurts a little from the session LOL. So no complaints besides the price on my part.

Overall, if I was willing to spend that kind of money I would definitely go again.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

GOW.

[MongerHunger]

You can use Sea Temperature feature in windy.com.

Mancora is now 24 degrees Celsius or 4 degrees below pool temperature.

https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?sst, -4. 724,-81.059,8.

The highest / warmest summer time Pacific water temperature in LOS Angeles during is only 66°F and San Diego at 67°F. Not too pleasant for swimming in my opinion. The Caribbean average all year round water temperature is 80°F. Perfect!

[Questner]

Outside of the water being cold in all but the summer months, what is wrong with Mancora in Peru?

You can use Sea Temperature feature in windy.com.

Mancora is now 24 degrees Celsius or 4 degrees below pool temperature.

https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?sst, -4. 724,-81.059,8.

[Mr Enternational]

Hollywood Beach is basically a trade show for women to make contact with potential customers. To me it qualifies as one of the greatest shows on earth. All the ladies were there in bikinis and there were tons of them. What I recommend is to sit facing the kiosk and not the beach. I had to turn around so many times because the chicks were walking behind me. I told my cousin that it would be smarter to sit on the other side of the table and that is what he changed to do.

No idea why people here mention talking to Tony about getting chicks. Tony is just a waiter as far as I could tell. The chicks are there walking around back and forth and all you have to do is call one over.

There is no need for you to sit and drink or eat with chicks. My group just called the chicks over and added them to whatsapp for later. I called them over and asked how much. They would always say 100. I would respond 100 pesos? They would say $100. After that I say we are in Colombia; who the hell has dollars? Then they would say 400,000 pesos. When I did it with one chick her $100 turned to 200,000 pesos. These chicks were quoting these prices for 1 hour. One chick asked $120 but when asked about pesos she said 400,000. My boys would do everything on whatsapp and google translate. One of the chicks told them 300,000.

There was so much shit going on at Hollywood that it seems the massage ladies are there because you get so tense from beating off all the touts. There was even a guy getting a haircut on the beach!

One dumb ass chick walked by screaming respect me. I am not a prepago. I am a Dominican lawyer on vacation. I told one of those waiters to flag her down because I was busy on my phone. When she came up I was still busy and did not even look up so she eventually walked away.

I was about to order another drink when my cousin stopped me. He said they were about to close. The police were coming around telling everyone to leave. They do this at all public Colombian beaches at 6 pm. I have been to private beaches where this does not happen.

We got up and started to walk up toward the street. All the girls were there putting their street clothes over their bikinis. I went and talk to the chick who earlier claimed to be Dominican. We exchanged whatsapps. Apparently she is a Venezuelan parading as a Dominican lawyer on vacation. I asked her where she was from and she said Santo Domingo. I said what part. She was stuck. Then she proceeded to talk about how she is on vacation and does not want to talk about any of that. She also said she left the Dominican Republic 20 years ago and did not know anything. The next day when the Venezuelan election took place she had put stuff on her whatsapp concerning the election.

We got a couple more numbers then went back to our rooms. I was not expecting to use any of the contacts because my girl was already on the way over. We did our thing then went out to eat and she went home about 9 pm. The fellas called me to meet up at the same restaurant that I had just left. I got there and 4 of the 6 guys had one of the chicks that were at the beach earlier. They had planned to keep them all night. No idea how much they were paying.

Whenever we go to restaurants they have this thing of wanting to sit inside with the air conditioning. Well the problem with this place was that the inside was hotter than outside. I kept telling them it was hot as fuck and why not move outside. I went and got one of those chairs from the bar and sat directly under the half working AC.

One of the guys got up like he was going to the bathroom, turned around, bent over, and paused. He was fucking losing it. We had to grab him and get him back seated, and treat him for heat stroke. I told them it was hot as fuck in that room. I called Indriver to bring him back to their place where there was definitely cold AC. The girl he had came with me to help nurse him. The rest of the people came later.

We had plans to check out Androgeno, but because of that incident the plans fell though and everyone decided to stay inside. The ones that already had chicks with their chicks. I was happy because I was already sleepy as fuck.

The chicks were hitting me up after I left asking if I was still there.