[Sonsowey]

Hey all,

So I've been living in Bogotá since September.

I'm a recent college graduate without a ton of money, teaching English down here, so my guide will be less centered towards older dudes with cash.

Getting there
http://www.spiritair.com has the CHEAPEST flights by a mile. They aren't a great airline in terms of service or whatever, and they charge $30 for a checked bag, but still you save alot. I'm talking back-and-forth for $300 if you're not travelling on weekends or holidays.

Girls
There is alot of variety here, but the quintessential rola (bogotá chick) is petite with great big eyes and high cheekbones, and dresses in a sort of upper-class style. Peacoat, leather boots, trendy but not cutting-edge at all.

There are also a fair amount of hipster and hippy chicks around, depending how close you are to Universities.

There are more pure blooded white people here than you might expect, and a fair number of blacks as well. Interesting thing is that there don't seem to be too many people of pure African blood, so you get all sorts of very interesting and attractive mixtures here.

Girls here live with their parents forever, so many have curfews. Obviously not a problem if you're meeting girls late at night, but if you're doing day-game this might be an unexpected surprise.

The average chick isn't stunning, but there certainly are certainly stunners around. The people aren't excessively open and friendly, but neither are they NYC cold. Put in work and you'll have no problem bedding a cutie.

Plastic surgery is WAY more common here than in NYC for instance. You see girls with HUGE asses that don't jiggle, noses that are perfectly pointed, and of course ridiculous ta-tas with regularity. Very frequently they're businesswomen.




BARRIOS

La Candelaria
La Candelaria is the historical center of Bogotá, and there are a TON of Universities around. If you are into daygame, you are in heaven, because all throughout the day the streets are filled with people getting out of class, taking lunch breaks etc.

The area is a little bit grimy in a very cool way:





Further, there are a ton of free events. Free concerts, theater, movies etc. all go down here with regularity, nice way to stay busy and meet people.

The bars in this area are NOT classy. They are grimy dives for University students to go get blasted in. You can get a 22oz beer for $2.500 pesos, about $1.50. If a bar charges a cover, it always includes a coupon for a drink.

There are also a ton of parties with great regularity. There are tons of houses that organize parties every weekend with entrance fees ranging from $5,000-$10,000 pesos, about 3-6 bucks, but you have to buy your own drinks inside.

The whole Candelaria area is filled with hostels and tourists, so in a way people are used to foreigners, but then again people who hang out there all the time are the types who dig foreigners. MANY people will just start chatting to you in English, and won't leave you alone cause they wanna practice so much. Also, you can easily bang backpackers, if that's your steez. This is the area where you will find the most hipster/hippy University students.

La Zona T, La 93, The north in general
La Zona T is a closed-off bit of bars shaped like a T, it's in the mid 80's, and is surrounded by a ton of other bars on normal streets. Pretty much leads right into La 93, which is a bunch of bars centered around a park on 93rd street.

The people here are usually wealthier and older. You will find less hippies and hipsters, more expensive clothing and plastic surgery.

Here, you will pay a cover to get into the bumpin bars, and you will pay much more for drinks. Most bars charge 10mil cover (6 bucks) and something like 8-15 mil for a beer (5-8 bucks).

HOWEVER in the north there are some bars that charge no cover and $1.50 for a beer. Of course there are Colombians who can't afford the expensive stuff, but still want to go out in the area for the ambiance. Especially later at night, you'll see lots of people flooding into these bars for $25 bottles of Aguardiente, and at aroudn 2-3, it's not odd to find quite a few girls dancing with other girls, or sitting there bored, begging to be opened.

Near La Zona T is the swankiest mall in Bogotá, el Centro Andino. If you're more into upper-class girls with their usual preocupations, this is where you wanna day game. Plenty of coffee shops or whatever on the top floor to bounce to.

Food
I can't say I'm a restaurant conneseuir, but some places that are definitely better than average:

La Candelaria: (Cheap)
Andante ma non troppo: General Italian food, better than the rest in the area
La Ostería Italiana: Pizza made by a friendly Italian cook with a unique twist, easily superior to the rest
Sabor al Carbón: the only respectable burger I've found here so far.

La Macarena: A 15 minute walk from La Candelaria, this trendy residential neighborhood has alot of good options for moderate prices. I've only been to a few, but just walk around for a minute and you'll find many good reasonable restaurants.

Calle 69A is just full of ill restaurants, much more expensive.

Weather

Bogotá is chilly, around 55-60 degrees in the day, about 40-45 at night. Half of the year it rains here. This is not a tropical getaway, bring jackets, hats, scarves etc. The standard uniform in Bogotá is a black leather jacket, jeans and nice shoes. An umbrella should be carried most times.

Transport

Buses: $1,300 pesos
There are a ton of buses that have set routes which you can wave down and take any time, but you better be damned sure you know where it's going.

Transmilenio: $1,600 pesos
More concrete is the Transmilenio system. It's just huge busses that have their own lanes on the highway, but have ''stations'' like a subway. They run on set routes but there are maps in the station. Pretty shitty system, as tehy have to stop at red lights and during rush hour (between 7-10am, between 4-7pm) they are incredibly slow.

Taxis: $3,200 minimum at day, $4,800 min. Sunday/Night/Holidays.

Taxis are everywhere, and usually safe. They should all have a meter which starts on ''25'' and increases as you travel. They should also each have a chart of what each number means in terms of pesos. If they don't have this meter or this chart, don't get in.

Saftey

If you are walking around alone late at night, you may be robbed. If you are speaking English loudly with 1 or 2 other people, you may be robbed.

However, the thieves here aren't crazy, they just want your money. You can probably get away with your wallet and credit card intact, just losing your cash.

The only real problem with saftey is being kidnapped in a taxi. It happened to a friend of mine who didn't really speak Spanish. They took him at gunpoint and made him take all his money out of the ATM. Fortunately the police saw this happening, and arrested the dudes, and actually asked my friend if he wanted to help kick their asses at the police station.

Your Competition

Colombian guys have 3 styles of game I've identified:

Meloso (bullshit): They tell the girl how beautiful she is, how much they love her, how much she means to them, all that sweet shit. Then they cheat on her, tell her all that same shit again, and keep cheating.

Borracho: This style is funny, because it's usually practiced by guys who, when sober, are funny, friendly, interesting and well-dressed; the kinds of guys you would assume would do well. Then they go out, get SMASHED and just try to make out with random girls who are physically trying to push them away.

$$$$$: Some Colombians are rich. That's all they have, and it works.

So basically, being a foreigner gives you a point for being different, but what REALLY makes you stand out is your different style of game. Being coherent at the end of a night and not telling a girl she is the best thing that ever happened to you works wonders.

Of course, because Bogotá girls are used to drunk assholes trying to kiss them after 10 seconds, you can be pretty forward, and you are rewarded for it, just don't be a retard about it.