Me gusta Monteria

[Caliche]

Uc
If I understand correctly, Caliche may go to Monteria to emet a woman.
 
Monteria is not crawling with gringos that s for sure. i spent two weeks in Moteria, two different trips, and I didnt see any other (obvious) foreigners.
 
Caliche
Cordoba, the department in which Motreria is located and is the capital..is primarily agricultural.   As I posted in another thread.....I spent almost two weeks in Ayapel, two hours from Monteria....WAY OFF THE GRINGO TRAIL.
 
the woman in Monteria and I went to Lorica for a day trip which is al town about 45-60 minutes drive from Monteria, also off the gringo trail. 
 
Also, you mentioned something about Costa Rica. IMHO  the backwaters of Colombia (and although parts of Cordoba are classified zona rosa, its still civilized comapared to SOME other parts of Colombia), but I think....it is much different then Costa Rica.
 
Twice in almost three years in Colombia, I ve said to myself, Dennis, WTF are you doing here?   Absolutely nothing happned, but I was jumpy. I never felt like that in Monteria or anywhere else in Cordoba.
 
 

Dennis,

Yes, I've read  your Ayapel thread with great interest.

As always, I thank you for generously offering  facts and advice re Colombian women and culture. It's priceless.

When you say rural area in and around Monteria (or Cordoba for that matter) is different from Costa Rica, mind elaborating a bit? Since I haven't beeen to Colombia yet, and you have, check out this link for comparison purposes ...rural Colombia vs. rural Costa Rica.
 
Go to www.nacion.com and go to
http://www.nacion.com/Generales/PaginasEstaticas/Generales/VideosAdMotion.aspx

and look on the bottom left hand side of the page, under "Más Recientes" and click on
page 7, and go to a video from 05/04/2011 called "Caño Castilla de Los Chiles"

This will give you an idea of the level of rural development I'm talking about in Costa Rica.
Subsistence farming, agricultural field workers, farm hands, the backbone of the economy.

[utopiacowboy]

One evening driving into Monteria, it struck me how an outsider would think that the city had been the scene of a natural disaster with refugees pouring out of the city. Both sides of the road were jammed with people walking and some on bicycles along with the ubiquitous motos. Most are too poor to have cars so they walk. If your Spanish is decent, you should read El Meridiano de Cordoba (http://www.elmeridianodecordoba.com.co/) to get some of the flavor of the place.

[Caliche]

One evening driving into Monteria, it struck me how an outsider would think that the city had been the scene of a natural disaster with refugees pouring out of the city. Both sides of the road were jammed with people walking and some on bicycles along with the ubiquitous motos. Most are too poor to have cars so they walk. If your Spanish is decent, you should read El Meridiano de Cordoba (http://www.elmeridianodecordoba.com.co/) to get some of the flavor of the place.

Thanks UC, I just bookmarked it. Will begin reading it.


BTW, you said your suegra has a finca outside of Monteria. Was your wife originally from there as well? If so, was it tough for her to leave the countryside for other parts?


Sorry for my ignorance of your backround. I think I'm going to begin reading up on all you vets' old posts to see where all of you are at in life.


Caliche

[utopiacowboy]

Thanks UC, I just bookmarked it. Will begin reading it.


BTW, you said your suegra has a finca outside of Monteria. Was your wife originally from there as well? If so, was it tough for her to leave the countryside for other parts?


Sorry for my ignorance of your backround. I think I'm going to begin reading up on all you vets' old posts to see where all of you are at in life.


Caliche

Her mother is originally from Monteria but her father is from Medellin. He was an officer in the national police. As a result they moved around and she spent her childhood in various places in Colombia including Tunja and Riohacha. The rest of her childhood and almost her entire adult life was spent in Medellin. She is a city girl for the most part although she likes the country. She graduated from UPB with a degree in chemical engineering and went to work for Coltejer (textile manufacturers) in Itaqui for 25 years. When I married her she was a widow with three kids. She now works at the Toyota plant in San Antonio as a production supervisor.