Cartagena Reports

[QUOTE=Lebyteme;2631612]Bro if you hopped in a taxi without first agreeing on the price then that's all on you.[/QUOTE]You are correct however how often have you been to Cartagena? That wasn't the MO of taxi drivers at the beginning of the year. It was one of the things I respected about Cartagena. They weren't in the hustler mode that you find in other areas.

You didn't have to ask every taxi driver how much it was for a 3 to 5 minute cab ride. Overall Colombian had a standard price for everyone. The Colombians were more about business and less about hustle. In Cartagena the times are changing fast; But that's no excuse for my slipping.

I know now to always have the exact change before I step in the car. I just give them 8 or 10,000 pesos and keep it going.

[QUOTE=ClelandJack;2631958]I wonder if you could tell me if you know how I can get a PCR Covid test in Cartagena? You wrote (in a very interesting report) that "Got my PCR test for 220 k. My guide set the test up and they came to my Airbnb."

Thanks in advance.

Cleland.[/QUOTE]The airport offer services for Covid tests.

[QUOTE=GrownMan1;2632178]You are correct however how often have you been to Cartagena? That wasn't the MO of taxi drivers at the beginning of the year. It was one of the things I respected about Cartagena. They weren't in the hustler mode that you find in other areas.

You didn't have to ask every taxi driver how much it was for a 3 to 5 minute cab ride. Overall Colombian had a standard price for everyone. The Colombians were more about business and less about hustle. In Cartagena the times are changing fast; But that's no excuse for my slipping.

I know now to always have the exact change before I step in the car. I just give them 8 or 10,000 pesos and keep it going.[/QUOTE]I use to do the same with exact change or close to it and let them keep the coins. However now when changing out at the Cambrios, all the give is 50 mil bills. I've been to many and they don't have anything lower.

On a side note I changed out at 3.8 to $1 this morning, nice exchange rate due to I was haggling to get 3.6 last week.

[QUOTE=Sangnyc21;2631992]
Me personally I am guilty of paying a premium. But on my longer trips I will pay market rate with all options available. On my short trips I will not hassle with time not being on my side and especially if the trip lands on a weekend, even the average girls are willing to gamble.

Let's be real for a minute. What you're offering is hard work for her. She can take 3 days to find one client whose so fucked up he prob won't even get it up. I mean you have to be intoxicated to pay 300 $ without hassling .[/QUOTE]Paying premium price comes back and hunts all of us. Can you imagine trying to offer a chica less when you payed premium for the same services previously?

Let's be real for minute. What you were offering her is 5 to 10 x more than any Colombian would offer her for the same service. Sounds like you're trying to justify your actions of over inflating the market. This is why many other groups hate when Americans come and join the game.
I agree with you the Colombians are not hard on cash like the Dominicans. They are not a culture of bargaining on a DR level. In my experience there, I find the price that they ask you is actually the price they want you to pay. No negotiating. My friends and I have walked away from many chicas in Cartagena refusing to compromise.

I am also guilty. I tip too generously. (I took notes Mr. E) it seems we Americans are always targeted because we have more money than vacation time. We are willing to pay premium prices because we are burning vacation money. We rationalize our actions with all different reasons.
I can't get mad at the girls for taking advantage of this. I can't even get mad at the cabdrivers for wanting to get in on the action. I can’t control what another man pays however; I can check myself and start with the man in the mirror.

This appears to be the best reason for this sudden crackdown in the Plaza Reloj. After all, the City does not want the bad publicity that developed from Obama's secret service detail getting in trouble and creating bad publicity for Cartagena several years ago. It will be interesting to see if after the holidays things revert back to 'normal'.

[QUOTE=NapataJohn;2632117]The president of the United States, Joe Biden, would come to Cartagena in December.

It would be the first official visit that the president would make to Colombia and to a South American country.

The date for the meeting, to be held in Cartagena, is in the second week of December, between the 11th, 12th and 13th, when the summit of the Pacific Alliance will be held in the capital of Bolvar.

The summit aims to sign the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore and the presidents of Chile, Mexico and Peru are also expected to attend.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Tomasb;2632208]This appears to be the best reason for this sudden crackdown in the Plaza Reloj. After all, the City does not want the bad publicity that developed from Obama's secret service detail getting in trouble and creating bad publicity for Cartagena several years ago. It will be interesting to see if after the holidays things revert back to 'normal'.[/QUOTE]I hope this does blow over. But they've put some strong language in place with the deportation, unwanted persons. The new language about disturbing order in the condos. We shall see.

[QUOTE=GrownMan1;2632195]Paying premium price comes back and hunts all of us. Can you imagine trying to offer a chica less when you payed premium for the same services previously?

Let's be real for minute. What you were offering her is 5 to 10 x more than any Colombian would offer her for the same service. Sounds like you're trying to justify your actions of over inflating the market. This is why many other groups hate when Americans come and join the game.
I agree with you the Colombians are not hard on cash like the Dominicans. They are not a culture of bargaining on a DR level. In my experience there, I find the price that they ask you is actually the price they want you to pay. No negotiating. My friends and I have walked away from many chicas in Cartagena refusing to compromise.

I am also guilty. I tip too generously. (I took notes Mr. E) it seems we Americans are always targeted because we have more money than vacation time. We are willing to pay premium prices because we are burning vacation money. We rationalize our actions with all different reasons.
I can't get mad at the girls for taking advantage of this. I can't even get mad at the cabdrivers for wanting to get in on the action. I cant control what another man pays however; I can check myself and start with the man in the mirror.[/QUOTE]The mongers on this board make up for less than 5% of the guys who come to pay for play. I simply will have to pay more on the weekends. I simply have been to Colombia too many times to understand the situation. When dealing with independent girls who make their own prices it comes down to if I must have her or not.

We all roll differently.

If it were up to me I would have threads where we can post info on the actual girls.

[QUOTE=Tomasb;2632208]This appears to be the best reason for this sudden crackdown in the Plaza Reloj. After all, the City does not want the bad publicity that developed from Obama's secret service detail getting in trouble and creating bad publicity for Cartagena several years ago. It will be interesting to see if after the holidays things revert back to 'normal'.[/QUOTE]Best reason for a sudden crackdown? Are they supposed to do a gradual crackdown? Why do you guys think that hookers in someone's town square is the "normal" thing and all the people that live there and normal tourists want to see that shit? They want the shit GONE. And not just gone because someone is coming to town or because there is a special event coming. It is an eyesore that makes the place look bad.

I call it the normal because it's been like that for years upon years, decades you might say. In fact, if you read Gabriel Garcia Marquez autobiography, you can glean from it that this type of sordid activity was going on when he was a budding journalist living his life on a thread but somehow he still found action and it was probably in the plaza reloj. Give me a break.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2632385]Best reason for a sudden crackdown? Are they supposed to do a gradual crackdown? Why do you guys think that hookers in someone's town square is the "normal" thing and all the people that live there and normal tourists want to see that shit? They want the shit GONE. And not just gone because someone is coming to town or because there is a special event coming. It is an eyesore that makes the place look bad.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Sangnyc21;2632360] I simply will have to pay more on the weekends. I simply have been to Colombia too many times to understand the situation. When dealing with independent girls who make their own prices it comes down to if I must have her or not.

We all roll differently.

If it were up to me I would have threads where we can post info on the actual girls.[/QUOTE]By all means sir do you. I understand your sentiments however your statement only reinforced what I said earlier about us Americans (Myself included). That individualism way of thinking has made it a sellers market in Cartagena. IMHO That's one of the reasons why it's out of control.

Notice the government of Colombia is only targeting Cartagena. An area I have witnessed with the highest concentration of SWs and Sex tourist. Our way of thinking and conduct it's not in alignment with the normal MO.

I can only imagine how we will conduct ourselves if everyone start going to Bogotá. I give it a good year and the price of a SW will go from 50,000 pesos to 500,000 pesos because we have fat pockets, short time, hard dicks, little regard for The local establish market value and ways of conducting business.

I remember when I was in Cuba with Mr. E, his father and another DR Vet. It was their first trip to Cuba. Once they got settled in; they wanted to know where were the Chicas and what's the establish price. Those Vets pride themselves on staying on code. I took notes.

I think the idea of a tread on individual chicas can be beneficial to many.

[QUOTE=NapataJohn;2632117]The president of the United States, Joe Biden, would come to Cartagena in December.

It would be the first official visit that the president would make to Colombia and to a South American country.

The date for the meeting, to be held in Cartagena, is in the second week of December, between the 11th, 12th and 13th, when the summit of the Pacific Alliance will be held in the capital of Bolvar.

The summit aims to sign the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore and the presidents of Chile, Mexico and Peru are also expected to attend.[/QUOTE]It makes a lot of sense that they want to clean things up if there is going to be a major international summit there with Biden plus the holidays with the lights and decorations in the plaza. I'm not changing my plan to get there Jan 8 for a week. Anyway I had all the chicas I could handle on my first trip without entering the plaza or bars. Had a recently sprained ankle with limited mobility but I took the trip anyway and just used a local tout with a phone full of photos who sold tours outside my condo building. And they were quality girls with excellent service. Even wifed up with one for 3 days. Yes I know he made a whole 50 mil pesos off the deal twice, the chicas told me, but then I made my own deals with the girls for repeats. He was super a super cool guy and it was worth the service to have him bring them to my condo. I gave him my left over beers and weed when I split. I hope he is around, I still have his number.

[QUOTE=GrownMan1;2632566]By all means sir do you. I understand your sentiments however your statement only reinforced what I said earlier about us Americans (Myself included). That individualism way of thinking has made it a sellers market in Cartagena. IMHO That's one of the reasons why it's out of control.

Notice the government of Colombia is only targeting Cartagena. An area I have witnessed with the highest concentration of SWs and Sex tourist. Our way of thinking and conduct it's not in alignment with the normal MO.

I can only imagine how we will conduct ourselves if everyone start going to Bogot. I give it a good year and the price of a SW will go from 50,000 pesos to 500,000 pesos because we have fat pockets, short time, hard dicks, little regard for The local establish market value and ways of conducting business.

I remember when I was in Cuba with Mr. E, his father and another DR Vet. It was their first trip to Cuba. Once they got settled in; they wanted to know where were the Chicas and what's the establish price. Those Vets pride themselves on staying on code. I took notes.

I think the idea of a tread on individual chicas can be beneficial to many.[/QUOTE]There is many reasons a thread on chicas is beneficial.

It will help maintain the market price.

For example in Medellin, many girls from Gustos or La Isla can be had for a fraction of what they are seeking on weekends.

But with that said, they will not take that same money on the weekends during prime hours.

They can gamble and most times than not they'll get what they want.

The actual number of mongers on this thread make up for less than 5% of the actual guys who come in.

After all I know for a fact our info with these girls is not discrete. They put us in group chats and boards etc.

The United States is tightening up on how long before travel you can take your Covid test. It is going from 72 hours to 24 hours.

[URL]https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-urges-americans-avoid-travel-niger-poland-over-covid-19-2021-11-30/[/URL]

[QUOTE=Sangnyc21;2632722]There is many reasons a thread on chicas is beneficial.

It will help maintain the market price.

For example in Medellin, many girls from Gustos or La Isla can be had for a fraction of what they are seeking on weekends.

But with that said, they will not take that same money on the weekends during prime hours.

They can gamble and most times than not they'll get what they want.

The actual number of mongers on this thread make up for less than 5% of the actual guys who come in.

After all I know for a fact our info with these girls is not discrete. They put us in group chats and boards etc.[/QUOTE]A thread on chicas won't be much help.

For example the new chicas I encounter usually tells me my price is high because they don't know if I'm going to injure them and they can't work for a few days while they heal. My regular chicas know how to handle it and don't injure themselves and are fine with it and do not over charge me.

At the same time I can say my regular chicas also tell me that they will go with an overweight guy because they usually finish faster and it's easy work. Or they go with a older guy because they usually talk most of their time away and just want company. Or they will go with the guy drinking allot because many time they just pass out and don't even have sex or remember so it's easy work.

So depending on who the monger is, the chica set their price. And it helps if they know you first hand or through a friend. I was that frustrated 800 K La noche monger now I'm the smiling 400 k or I'm walking away monger jajaja.

Took me 30 minutes to get out of El Laguito yesterday and at 20 K. My first taxi broke down after going through water so I had to get out and take another.

We were out checking out the local eateries when this thunderstorm came out of nowhere for an hour and we had no umbrellas SMH.