Medellin Reports

Hi Relapse,

Sorry to hear guy, I live in Envigado going on 5 years, I've never had anything bad happenned to me, thank God, but I still purchased the most secure apartment in this whole complex! I have a gated front door and even my back porch is totally gated like a bird cage! It's very pretty, I have a garden to look out to as I live on a first floor, but my gate is always locked, but I can keep the front door and porch doors open because of the gates! Let's also put it in perspective, do people ever get robbed in the USA?

Frank Casio!

[QUOTE=Relapse1952]Hey Gang,

Never drop your guard in Colombia, as it can be dangerous. I have lived in Medellin for over 3 years, and yes, I love Medellin and Colombia.

I live in Plaza de Alejandraia located in Poblado. It is a nice complex, and I have never had any problems.

This evening about 9pm my door bell rang. Without thinking I just opened the front door, and damn the luck. Three Colombians with guns pushed their way into my apartment. Being out numbered and out gunned, what the hell.

They tied me up in my bedroom, sole my watch, cell phone, camera and my laptop computer. Then they found my car keys, and I'll be damn if they didn't steal my car. Fortunately the car is insured!

I managed to get myself untied after they had departed and called the police. ABout 15 police arrived, and I thought I was on a CSI set. I will give them credit as they fingerprinted everything. Will they catch the 3 guys, who knows?

Anyway, just be safe, and don't be stupid. I never should have opened my door without looking first.

Yep, have to say though. I still love Colombia!!!

Relapse[/QUOTE]

Hi Relapse,

Sorry that happened to you but glad to hear you made it out ok. Once they have the drop on you you did the sensible thing and gave up the goods.

You know if you live in CO you can legally obtain a firearm and carry permit. It takes a bit of paperwork and a little money (firearms cost a lot more in CO than in the states) but if you are willing to go through the process then you will have a much better chance of defending yourself in the future.

Of course only you can make the determination as to whether or not being armed is a viable option for you. For some people it is best just to increase vigilance and hope for the best. And if the worst should happen then hopefully it is just stolen property that can be replaced. I would never say that material goods are worth losing your life over. After all. Once you're dead what good are those little trinkets anyways?

But at the same time, I would rather die on my feet standing and fighting back, rather than on my knees, hands bound behind my back and shot in the back of the head. Not saying that is how most robberies go down in CO. In fact maybe most of them if they get what they want then the victim will be ok. But fuck it I'd rather shoot a mf'kr than be a victim. That's just me though. Oh but if they have the drop on me then all bets are off. Rather live to fight another day.

Take care and I bet you will be more careful opening your front door from now on! Not that it will help. Hell if they want all they need to do if put a pretty chica in front of your door to knock while the bad guys are just off to the side stacked up ready to rush in once you open the door.

[QUOTE=Relapse1952]Hey Gang,
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This evening about 9pm my door bell rang. Without thinking I just opened the front door, and damn the luck. Three Colombians with guns pushed their way into my apartment. Being out numbered and out gunned, what the hell.

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Relapse[/QUOTE]

Another thing to consider is that this gang of thieves now knows you are an easy mark, unarmed, and have lots of expensive electronics, etc. that are theirs for the taking. Don't count on the Colombian police catching these guys, hell they may even be in on it. Do count on being robbed again unless you change your security posture. Regardless of whether or not you obtain a firearm.

Think about things like who you are bringing back to your home. Remember this is where you lay your head. Hopefully it is your sanctuary, your castle so to speak. Regardless of the size or expense, it is your home. It should be a safe and secure place where you can relax and let your guard down (somewhat). Me personally I could not live somewhere where I was constantly on edge wondering when the next home invasion was going to happen. I would be very careful about bringing chicas back to my place, if I lived in CO full time. Rather take them to a short time hotel. And that goes double for the lower estrata girls. That's not to say that an estrata 5 or 6 girl couldn't set you up but odds are it would be the lower estrata girl that tells her sicario or hoodlum bf what a nice place the rich gringo has.

In any case it might not even be related to a female at all... hell it could have been one of your neighbors that set you up... hard to tell. Did you [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord140][CodeWord140][/url] anybody off recently? I'm sure i'm not telling you anything you don't already know, since you've been living in CO for 3 years...

Anyways take care man and thanks for sharing your experience with us. Always good to be reminded that we're not in Kansas anymore!

[QUOTE=Relapse1952]Hey Gang,

Never drop your guard in Colombia, as it can be dangerous. I have lived in Medellin for over 3 years... snip

... Will they catch the 3 guys, who knows?

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Relapse[/QUOTE]

I think bodytech viscaya is only 30 k per week or month.

Hi,

Are there aerobic classes at bodytech like kickboxing, spinning, etc. Or is there a gym with these classes.

Thanks

[QUOTE=Relapse1952]Has anyone every had any experience with Sur-America on collecting an insurance claim? Yep, stolen car, but had full coverage insurance.

Relapse[/QUOTE]It's not as bad as you might think.

I don't think you should have much trouble with that.

[QUOTE=Frank Casio]Let's also put it in perspective, do people ever get robbed in the USA? [/QUOTE]People living in the best areas of the US are regularly subject to home invasion robberies, of course.

You make some good points Napalm. I believe the more street girls you associate with the more the odds stack against you. This is by no means an assesment of what happened to Relapse. Someone once said in a country where the girls are desperate enough to fuck a stranger for 10 bucks don't think the guys will not hesitate to rob you. I know that Medellin is not safe to wander around even in upscale barrios in daylight. Word travels around that rich gringos are staying here or there. There is a big difference between Medellin and say Cartagena's Bocagrande area safetywise.

Play safe amigos.

This morninig at 6:00am the police called. They had recovered my car from down behind a bank on Aveneda Poblado. Fortunatly it appears the little thiefs just drove it ~ 8 blocks and parked it. Happy to say I just got it back and it appears not to have been damaged.

I must say the police in this whole affair have been wonderful!!!

Thanks for the moral support!

Relapse

Let's just say maybe its better to stay at the mansion I wonder if he gives monthly rates seriously if he did 1500 it seems to be safer to stay there or maybe just avoid street girls ie estrato 123 girls and stick only to min casa girls like min 60k per hour girls and maybe even only do them in casa and only let the mm mansion girls and high high end girls ie lindas come

[QUOTE=CurrymasalaNYC]Hi,

Are there aerobic classes at bodytech like kickboxing, spinning, etc. Or is there a gym with these classes.

Thanks[/QUOTE]I have seen spinning and aerobics classes in Bodytechs.

I've viewed a clip about Colombia regarding devil's breath. Scopolamine. Very scary how they use this drug to manipulate people and use them like puppet to rob. Has anyone had any incident with pro's using this on them? Is this still going on Medellin? or is it relatively very rare incident?

Thanks.

And losing my laptop and watch and cell phone but I'm not going to be kidnapped cause I can't handle that is it that unsafe.

Hi guys,

I don't know guys, one incident happens and people talk about as if it happenned every day! I'saw more crime in Lancaster, Pa (Amish Country) than I have seen in Medellin and I've lived here going on 5 years! You guys talk about like if americans were dropping like flies, what an exaggeration! Look at the statistics, no american has ever been kidnapped in Medellin and they are definitely not being targetted! There is crime here, but far less than any other big city that I have ever lived in!

My neighbor in Envigado got robbed also, he opened the door, the same way, to a book salesman who had a gun inside his book! He wasn't a gringo, just another single Colombian guy living alone in an apartment which was foolish enough to open the door to a stranger! It can happenn to anyone! Crime does happen even in Medellin Paradise believe it or not! My neighbor also had a laptop, DVD, TVs, etc. Not only "gringos" have stuff here, there are a lot of middle class, well to do people in Medellin, even some of my poorer friends have laptops and ipods, cells, etc.

So relax, and just take ordinary safety prcautions! Even in lancaster, Pa my tenant was robbed twice, so what did I do? I put double pane windows and bolt locked doors when I moved back in and I never got robbed! Thiefs look for opportunity and the most vulnerable, so just take some logical precautions guys!

Frank Casio!

[QUOTE=CurrymasalaNYC]And losing my laptop and watch and cell phone but I'm not going to be kidnapped cause I can't handle that is it that unsafe.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Frank Casio]Look at the statistics, no american has ever been kidnapped in Medellin and they are definitely not being targetted![/QUOTE]Can you give me a link to those stats, Frank?

A friend of mine was kidnapped by a taxista and two guys on a moto with a gun while he was coming in from the international airport about 3 years ago. He is originally from California but had been living in Colombia for several years at the time.