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RE: Advice on Bogota...
(12-30-2014 10:28 PM)Dr Feelgood Wrote: Arrived in Bogota today. Made a little planning mistake and now living in La Candelaria, the most dangerous zone of town, haha.
Having just spent a couple of hours here I can't give many comments yet, but will let you know.
I lived over a year in Bogota, and stayed all of that time in La Candelaria. For my money, it's the best neighborhood in the city. It has beautiful colonial architecture, amazing graffiti, is cheap as hell, and is swarming with young college girls. Of course there are some dodgy areas, but don't forget that the President lives there. I stayed just off Plaza de Bolivar (gorgeous and great for pick up by the way), and there were armed soldiers on the corners every night. It was literally the safest part of the city. I paid $350 for a gigantic room with a floor to ceiling window.
My advice for you if you're still in La Candelaria:
1) Do the Bogota graffiti tour ( http://bogotagraffiti.com). As I'm sure you've already noticed, the street art down there is among the best in the world. This tour is amazing and well worth whatever you decide to tip.
2) Check out El Candelario club. When I was there a few years ago, this was the best place in the city to pick up college girls.
3) Day game in Plaza Bolivar. There is a constant stream of people moving through, so targets abound. And even if you come up empty-handed, it's one of the coolest areas of the city.
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RE: Advice on Bogota...
(12-31-2014 04:53 PM)Gringuito Wrote: (12-31-2014 11:32 AM)Palo_alto Wrote: GO TO ANDRES CARNE DE RES FOR NEW YEAR´S
http://andrescarnederes.com/es/
Thank me later.
I second this. Did this a few years ago and had a great time.
That was really bad advice, at least as far is PU is concerned.
We went there yesterday night, NYE. While the food is great and the place has a really nice atmosphere, it is horrible for PU on NYE. All of the chicks were there with family and just wanted to be left alone. As far as I can remember, these were the worst reactions I got since starting my South American Tour.
Also, it was really expensive to go there and back by taxi, cause the place is outside of Bogota. And of course they charged a lot for the entry on NYE.
I can imagine that it could be a good place on regular evenings.
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RE: Advice on Bogota...
(01-02-2015 04:15 PM)Dat ass Wrote: Candelaria is not at all the most dangerous part of the city. The most expensive universities in the country are located there, and it's actually a good spot since people to frequient there tend to be students and alternative crew and open to new stuff.
La Candelaria is actually a very odd case, as it's the historic city center with very nice houses, universities, the President's palace, etc... but at the same time it's the most dangerous part of the city and really shabby in big parts. Usually, the bad neighbourhood of a city is not concentrated around the government buildings, so this is really a rare case.
My buddy said that it might be because the higher social classes moved away from the area 20 or 30 years ago when all that terror took place here, like rebel groups blowing up the ministry of justice. Can anybody comment on why that anomaly of a neighbourhood exists?
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RE: Advice on Bogota...
(01-02-2015 05:18 PM)Dr Feelgood Wrote: (01-02-2015 04:15 PM)Dat ass Wrote: Candelaria is not at all the most dangerous part of the city. The most expensive universities in the country are located there, and it's actually a good spot since people to frequient there tend to be students and alternative crew and open to new stuff.
La Candelaria is actually a very odd case, as it's the historic city center with very nice houses, universities, the President's palace, etc... but at the same time it's the most dangerous part of the city and really shabby in big parts. Usually, the bad neighbourhood of a city is not concentrated around the government buildings, so this is really a rare case.
My buddy said that it might be because the higher social classes moved away from the area 20 or 30 years ago when all that terror took place here, like rebel groups blowing up the ministry of justice. Can anybody comment on why that anomaly of a neighbourhood exists?
I had a lot of rich local friends who go to college everyday there. Look for the outskirt places like Usme, Ciudad Bolivar, Kennedy etc. people from high classes or even middle classes are terrified of go there even during the day. Candelaria is first world compared to that, young students go there to drink after school, families go to the museums, libraries, etc.
Of course is not the best neighborhood to be arround either, but the place itself is just a part of the center of the city, and is one of the most decent parts there, if you don't know where are you going you can find some really ugly neighborhoods around though.
I'm curious about online gaming, but being myself hispanic i don't think would be a good investment, i feel like that pages are more white groupies gringolovers oriented?
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RE: Advice on Bogota...
(01-02-2015 05:50 PM)Dat ass Wrote: (01-02-2015 05:18 PM)Dr Feelgood Wrote: (01-02-2015 04:15 PM)Dat ass Wrote: Candelaria is not at all the most dangerous part of the city. The most expensive universities in the country are located there, and it's actually a good spot since people to frequient there tend to be students and alternative crew and open to new stuff.
La Candelaria is actually a very odd case, as it's the historic city center with very nice houses, universities, the President's palace, etc... but at the same time it's the most dangerous part of the city and really shabby in big parts. Usually, the bad neighbourhood of a city is not concentrated around the government buildings, so this is really a rare case.
My buddy said that it might be because the higher social classes moved away from the area 20 or 30 years ago when all that terror took place here, like rebel groups blowing up the ministry of justice. Can anybody comment on why that anomaly of a neighbourhood exists?
I had a lot of rich local friends who go to college everyday there. Look for the outskirt places like Usme, Ciudad Bolivar, Kennedy etc. people from high classes or even middle classes are terrified of go there even during the day. Candelaria is first world compared to that, young students go there to drink after school, families go to the museums, libraries, etc.
Of course is not the best neighborhood to be arround either, but the place itself is just a part of the center of the city, and is one of the most decent parts there, if you don't know where are you going you can find some really ugly neighborhoods around though.
I'm curious about online gaming, but being myself hispanic i don't think would be a good investment, i feel like that pages are more white groupies gringolovers oriented?
Ok, maybe La Candelaria is not the most dangerous part of town, I don't prentend to be an expert on Bogota, hehe! But for OPs purpose: Candelaria is fucking dangerous at night, don't go there at night and definitely don't rent your apartment there.
And I will give you another good reason not to rent a place there: No girl wants to come to that area at night, you will have to meet them all far from your place! Some chicks don't even want to meet up there during the day.
In regards to online dating: Yes, many chicks love the gringo factor and told me so. But I don't think this is true for all of them, to some it didn't matter much where I came from. As I'm gringo, I can't help you out any further on this.
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RE: Advice on Bogota...
(01-16-2015 04:01 PM)Dr Feelgood Wrote: (01-02-2015 05:50 PM)Dat ass Wrote: (01-02-2015 05:18 PM)Dr Feelgood Wrote: [quote='Dat ass' pid='920753' dateline='1420233346']
Candelaria is not at all the most dangerous part of the city. The most expensive universities in the country are located there, and it's actually a good spot since people to frequient there tend to be students and alternative crew and open to new stuff.
La Candelaria is actually a very odd case, as it's the historic city center with very nice houses, universities, the President's palace, etc... but at the same time it's the most dangerous part of the city and really shabby in big parts. Usually, the bad neighbourhood of a city is not concentrated around the government buildings, so this is really a rare case.
My buddy said that it might be because the higher social classes moved away from the area 20 or 30 years ago when all that terror took place here, like rebel groups blowing up the ministry of justice. Can anybody comment on why that anomaly of a neighbourhood exists?
I had a lot of rich local friends who go to college everyday there. Look for the outskirt places like Usme, Ciudad Bolivar, Kennedy etc. people from high classes or even middle classes are terrified of go there even during the day. Candelaria is first world compared to that, young students go there to drink after school, families go to the museums, libraries, etc.
Of course is not the best neighborhood to be arround either, but the place itself is just a part of the center of the city, and is one of the most decent parts there, if you don't know where are you going you can find some really ugly neighborhoods around though.
I'm curious about online gaming, but being myself hispanic i don't think would be a good investment, i feel like that pages are more white groupies gringolovers oriented?
Ok, maybe La Candelaria is not the most dangerous part of town, I don't prentend to be an expert on Bogota, hehe! But for OPs purpose: Candelaria is fucking dangerous at night, don't go there at night and definitely don't rent your apartment there.
And I will give you another good reason not to rent a place there: No girl wants to come to that area at night, you will have to meet them all far from your place! Some chicks don't even want to meet up there during the day.
I have stayed in La Candelaria. It is fine during the day, but a night it can be deserted and dangerous depending on the street. This remains the main place that backpackers stay due to cheap hostels. I will not stay there again.
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RE: Advice on Bogota...
(01-16-2015 04:01 PM)Dr Feelgood Wrote: Ok, maybe La Candelaria is not the most dangerous part of town, I don't prentend to be an expert on Bogota, hehe! But for OPs purpose: Candelaria is fucking dangerous at night, don't go there at night and definitely don't rent your apartment there.
And I will give you another good reason not to rent a place there: No girl wants to come to that area at night, you will have to meet them all far from your place! Some chicks don't even want to meet up there during the day.
In regards to online dating: Yes, many chicks love the gringo factor and told me so. But I don't think this is true for all of them, to some it didn't matter much where I came from. As I'm gringo, I can't help you out any further on this.
No problem! i was just commenting that i don't think it is so bad choice.
A lot of girls of the north wouldn't go to candelaria due to dangerous sorrounding neighborhoods in the center, and the fact that is far away from their homes, that is true, also the nightlife is concentrated in Zona Rosa, you find full bars in candelaria but it's mostly in the evenings after college or the clubs for the electronic scene.
I suppose that you were going for more mature girls if you used mostly online, but if you are gaming the girls that go to college in candelaria, you shouldn't have that problem, maybe you didn't experienced that perk because they were on vacation at the time. Anyway i don't know if i would recommend it either, the girls who study there are usually the hottest but the snobbiest girls from the city.
I still agree with you that it is not the best spot, if you want better logisitics and being able to walk without worrying about being mugged, you are better in the north side, the part where chapinero and the center meets was my favorite though.
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