Los barrios de Bogotá por estrato
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The North-east has it. For those who don't know, stratus 6 is highest.
Colombia has an interesting system where your water, electricity, cable, internet and phone bills are all priced based on your stratus. Lower stratus pays less. Their new mayor recently instituted a law giving a certain amount of free water service to stratus 1 and 2 areas, I believe.
G - I think your high-class experience in bogotá does not jive with most peoples' middle-class experience. High class Colombians probably all have family in the US, have traveled here, etc. So it's not a big deal for them. The minimum wage in Colombia is less than 600,000 pesos a month, about $300 for those unfamiliar. A middle-class (stratus 3) salary might be something like 800,000-1.5 million pesos, about 400-700 dollars a month.
For people making that kind of money, foreigners of any type are a huge novelty. And because of American music/movies/tv, they have been tricked into thinking the United States is some kind of paradise. Middle class Colombians are certainly gringophiles.
The North-east has it. For those who don't know, stratus 6 is highest.
Colombia has an interesting system where your water, electricity, cable, internet and phone bills are all priced based on your stratus. Lower stratus pays less. Their new mayor recently instituted a law giving a certain amount of free water service to stratus 1 and 2 areas, I believe.
G - I think your high-class experience in bogotá does not jive with most peoples' middle-class experience. High class Colombians probably all have family in the US, have traveled here, etc. So it's not a big deal for them. The minimum wage in Colombia is less than 600,000 pesos a month, about $300 for those unfamiliar. A middle-class (stratus 3) salary might be something like 800,000-1.5 million pesos, about 400-700 dollars a month.
For people making that kind of money, foreigners of any type are a huge novelty. And because of American music/movies/tv, they have been tricked into thinking the United States is some kind of paradise. Middle class Colombians are certainly gringophiles.