What are the best times to visit the casas and other venues in Cali?
I have been RTFF'ing this Cali thread for details on the various casas, clubs, and other venues of Cali in preparation for an upcoming trip there.
One lesson that I learned in the casas of Medellin and Costa Rica is that it is best to go early, but not too early. If you go right at opening time, the girls are usually late and it will take a while for them to trickle in, so selection is limited. If you go too late, the Colombian lunch hour crowd takes the best girls and / or you get "sloppy seconds," literally or figuratively, I. E. The girls are worn out from servicing so many guys. I found that the best time was usually at 11 am. Late enough for the girls to show up, but early enough to beat the lunch hour crowds and get fresh meat.
Would you apply the same logic to Dr. Amor and the other casas of Cali, or are the dynamics different there? Is late morning the best time to go, or would you suggest a different time?
I have also taken an interest in the two La Veinte bars and the other two bars near it (Son Sonero and Gardenias). I get the impression that these bars are afternoon and happy hour venues, rather than nighttime venues, is that correct? Is that because of their operating hours, safety issues in that neighborhood at night, or some other factors? What I have read about La Veinte reminds me of Atunes, the afternoon and happy hour bar in the Santa Fe red light district of Bogota. If you have been to both venues, would you say that this is a fair comparison?
In reading the reporting on the various nighttime clubs, many of which are in the southern part of the city, it struck me that many guys seemed to think that they went either too early or too late. If they went too early, there were not that many girls working yet. If they went too late, it was a Colombian sausage party and the male: female ratios were unfavorable. I have made this mistake before and would like to avoid repeating it. In general, what would you say is a good time to hit those clubs?