Re: Columbia
Early 1980's ( the last time I was there ) -
Looks wise, girls were hit and miss. Good girls didn’t go to bars back then unless escorted by a man and none of the locals spoke English.
My family never felt any danger, but certain places are dangerous. We were in the Barranquilla and Cartagena area. Barranquilla was sort of dumpy, Cartagena was a beach resort. I would ask around some more before going. The ordinary people were all very friendly. If you speak Spanish, it’s a huge plus - exchange rates back then were fixed by the government, so you could get way more peso’s for the dollar by bargaining with money sellers on the streets. Cops were more kindly to Americans that spoke Spanish.
Pure blow was offered in bars for $10 a gram, but sometimes you could haggle down to $5.
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