I was docked in Cartagena for an afternoon. I enjoyed looking around the city, especially the old city district know as cuidad antigua.

I visited a brothel in the Bosque section of the city (near the docks) and had a very pleasant experience for $60 USD. There were three girls to choose from at approx 3:00pm. My driver told me that there are at least three other brothels in the Bosque area that cater primarily to cruseros (cruise ships workers) and are open during the day as well as night.

I would go back to Cartagena in a heartbeat. The Boca Grande section of the city is where the activity is.

Coolarrow,

If you are going to be spending more time in Cartagena, I would suggest a TSM membership. Cartagena is currently the most talked about locale at TSM (exceeding Bangkok and Boca Chica). There is a wealth of excellent information on this topic at that site. No offense to TJHombre.

Gitano (BushPilot)

With the influx of new Colombia experience on the board and my interest in this topic, I thought I would start subdividing this thread similar to the way we have done some others. If you have a better idea say something.

I have read some of the Cartagena trip reports and am so interested in Columbian latinas.
I understand the late afternoon action by the beach and night action by the clubs, well if I understand it correctly in the first place.
How about early action like high noon??? What does a hombre do for short time? Are there escort agencies, brothels open early for business?
Are Columbian better looking than Brazilians? For the first time in my life, I saw some knockouts in Rio who would put to shame models and actresses except maybe Victoria's Secrets lineup.

Veteran TJ/Nogales/CR monger heading to Cartagena for the first time next week.With the info I have gathered from this board and others will probably start off at Las Velas the first night because of its central location. Since I will be there over a weekend plan on hiting La dolce vida,Mr Babilla,La escollera,Casa Muneca,Gallo Loco,Club Banana, and of course check out the beach and street action daily.Any recent updates on the talent or lack of talent at any of these places?Are there any massage parlors in Cartagena? Is the best beach action in front of Las Velas or in Boca Grande? Any help on recent updates would be greatly apreciated.

Inspector take a look at my trip report from November. The basic info is still the same, with the additon of what I posted in reply to your question on the Colombia board.

My information is current as of last week...

Thanks Bonvvnt, I'll check out your report

Checked out Cartagena for the first time after a few days in Costa Rica. For you Cartagena vets ended up meeting and partying with Webster who I think some of you guys know. Great guy to party with. Stayed at the Charlotte for 5 nights, decent place ,clean rooms with good ac and chicas welcome. Started at La Dolce vida the first night, place was dead, soon found out you should never arrive here before 12. Ended up coming back several times and had a nice all nighter with Paola who was as passionate as they come IMHO.Things got so intense I almost missed my flight back to Costa Rica the following day.

Went to Casa Muneca once,talent here was really minimal, did not think it was worth it to check out again. Since all the info said this was the best casa did not check out the other casas. Went to Mister Babillas several times, music was really loud here hard to converse, No sign of working girls here but many hot ones on weekends who love to dance, and those Colombianas can sure dance. Most working girls seem to go between La Escollera, La dolce vida and La Garita/Tu Candela. Most seem to be from Medellin or Cali and have great attitudes, no 9s or 10s but many 7s and 8s with great attitudes..All girls I was with seemed more concerned about having fun than how much money they were going to make.This made for great all nighters every time.

Beach scene was ok excepts for the vendors/touts who come at you in waves that never end. Ended up picking up another Piza (girl from Medelin) at the beach who was in Law school and needed help with her hotel bill. She did not have a bikini so I offered to buy her one, as she was 23 no kids and a real hard body with great tits and ass and a tight snatch. After I got her in a bikini she came back to my room and gave me an awesome performance for as long as I wanted, probably the best sex of the whole trip including CR.
Going on the horse and buggy with a nice Colombiana in Plaza Santo Domingo was definetly a lot of fun. Overall had a great time as I thought the chicas attitudes and passion were great, but the vendors/touts can drive you crazy if you let them.

Webster is a great guy to party with. How's the feel on the street? Are there many people out and about?

Can't wait to get back...

According to most people I talked to things are a little slower than normal

Has anybody ever flown ACES airlines fro Miami to Cartagena? I just booked a flight at a pretty decent arte, but this is the first time I ever flown with them.

You will be pleased

But, I have NOT flown them since they merged with Avianica several months ago. I prefer the COPA route Miami, Panama City, Cartagena. Allow a little additional time for MIA check in. BTW what fare did you receive and is that the 3pm flight?

Yes. It is the 3PM flight! I got a rate of 360 R/T. Thanks for the feedback-I was unsure about them? BTW, gator-I have been e-mailing a girl for two days and she is crazy about me so far-this is a non-pro. The second time i called her, her entire family introduced tehmselves to em including her mom, and all of her co-workers. Humm-I guess that is typical of a Colombian girl-gotta love it!

Does anyone know if it is wise to rent a car while staying in Cartagena? If so, can anyone fill me in on the requirements etc.

don't rent-take taxis for for short trips in town can't beat the bus cheap and they go everywhere.
last time i rented it was from national and the cost was about 50usd a day including taxes and mandatory insurance-btw you MUST take the insurance no matter what credit card you use-it can not be waved-becareful here this may preclude any protection if you use a credit card. Sometimes you can get a better deal by booking in advance in the usa.

colombian drivers are the most aggresive i have encountered

think twice and use buses/taxis. ten trips a day in the bocagrande area should only cost about 14 usd-daily use of a taxi, even excessively, should not run more than 25 usd a day.(ALWAYS establish the price before you get in, no exceptions!)

Tip: for short trips say from the old city to san martin blvd by bust should run no more than 1000 cpo (say 40 cents usd)

I am a Norwegia that has lived in Cartagena for the past 30 years. I have intimate knowledge of the city and its women and I own an hotel on a island 45 minuted from Cartagena.

Presently the best places to pick up girls in Cartagena is the Plaza Santo Domingo area and a bar called La Garita in Plaza de los Coches. Also in Plaza de los Coches there is a nightclub called Tu Candela. A new bar that is getting populat is innobar also downtown, The girls are both pros but you also have a lot of amateurs, university students etc that is out to make a quick buck. Girls are real friendly and prices varies from ten bucks and up, American tends to be a bit to generous and has caused prices to raise, a typical example is the La Dolce Vita in the El Laguito section, girls will ask for 100 bucks, but will go down to 50 and one can sepnd the whole night with them

Hi Finn,

Couldn't you pick a better handle.

See you in October, at innobar if your girlfriend will let you out.

Hunter

I was in cartagena for a month in June. Guys i would say that it is about a 100 times better than Costa Rica almost everytime you will get a gf experience. great ciy good places o eat touts are not so bad . Action the dolce vita has gone down hill same girls every night there is no quality control since aldo left. so where does one go la garrita is the place to go packed with girls good quality infact the girls have to pay to get in another good place to is tu candela many working and smi pros at the culubs action begins 10pm onwards.prices30 to 40 dollars all night plua a few drinks. For a romantic dinner great place to eat is Cafe Sienna located in the old city centro callle de las damas no 3-11 la garrita a block away if dont have a girl.i guess the best thing about the girls in cartagena is their attitude always out to please and great loooking. so see you in cartagena

I just came back from a 4 nights visit to Cartagena.
I visited most of the places, already mantion on other trip reports and chats and I have a valuable piece of information to all you guys: Don't waste your time and money. Just go to La Dolce Vita in "El Laguito" area. ( get there after 23:00 hours )
All other "houses" do not get any closer to the quality of the chicas there and the disco itself. Nice and luxurius, well managed by Aldo ( who is back ). No preasure for drinks from the chicas, that will normally just ask for a beer. Lots of 8's and 9's there! Asking price $100 for all night, but you can get along for maybe $80 or even $50 for a couple of ours. If you do not want to go through all the problems to register chicas at front desk, chicas can take you to nice "motels" called the "cangrejo" and the "jaiba". They will charge by the hour ($8) and you will have a nice, clean room full of amenities and some ceiling mirrors! That way, you will not run the risk to take the girls into your hotel room with all your belongings!
Take care and enjoy Cartagena

The LDV chicas are very happy with COP100,000(about $38) for an hour. You can get chicas nearby(street at night and beach during the day) for COP60-80,000 for an hour.

Hi Guys,

I'm going on my first trip to Colombia, one week in Cartagena, in March. Can you please tell me whether hotels or apts. are the way to go, and if most hotels are "girl-friendly?" Also, any advice for this first-timer would be greatly appreciated, especially on best ways/places for mongering! I've read the info here on the board, but most of it is pretty old and things can change. Thanks for your help!

I stayed at an apartment in CTG over Thanksgiving but can't really recommend it. I'll be there next week in a different apartment, and so far everything went well - emails were responded to immediately and booking the apartment was hassle-free.

If the apt meets my relatively high standards, I will post the details. I'm paying US$50/100,000CP per night for a one-bedroom apartment with air-conditioning and all the amenities. One thing to always look for when renting an apt is maid service (something you don't think about when booking a hotel).

I opted for daily maid service @ $10 per day - and that includes cleaning, shopping and cooking. Make sure you include that service in any negotiations.

Also, hot water isn't considered an amenity in many apartments - so if you like hot water make sure to ask if they got it. But since it's pretty hot in CTG, you don't miss the hot water - unless you shave with a razor.

Wallstreet, I don't mind the cold water in Ctg, because of the heat, but many people seem to need it.

I will also be in Ctg next week for a few days, if you want to hook up for a coffee, I will be staying in Laguito, feel free to PM me.

Hunter

Hi, I'm considering staying at the Alta-Mar-Del-Cabrero Condominium Complex. I found info on this apartment on this site(posted by the owner Mark Turner). Does anybody have any info on this apartment? Any problems that I should be aware of? Is the location in a good mongering location? The owner said that it's near a place called the Dule Vida disco-tech where high end ladies charge between $25 to $40 dollars.

Any info would be much appreciated.

Sharks,

I stayed at Altamar del Cabrero complex on one of my trips. The building is fine and the beach is right acroos the street. The views from the balcony are great (mine had a view of both the ocean and the bay).

But be warned - it is not within walking distance of anything (cabs are easy to get however) and it's a little isolated.

It's north of the Old City, Boca Grande and Laguito. These neighborhoods is where all the actions is (girls, sites, restaurants, clubs). There is nothing (relatively) in the area where Altamar del Cabrero is (other than the Coffee Museum and two of the most expensive restaurants in Cartagena).

Saying that's it close to La Dolce Vida, where freelancers start at 100,000 pesos ($40) isn't really true. It's a 15-20 minute cab ride. La Dolce Vida is in Laguito. So it's not really close and if you find a "high-end" girl for $25, please be sure to post a picture.

WS

Sharks, I have just posted some info on another thread about the above building, its much the same as what Wallstreet says.

A couple of corrections Wallstreet the apt building is to the East of the Old City.

I wouls also say the LDV (La Dolce Vida) is about 8-10 mins taxi drive away.

Hunter

Hunter

Is that neighborhood known as Castillo Grande?

After thinking about it, being off the beaten path certainly has it's advantages. The beach across the street wasn't crowded and although there were touts, it was managable. Plus renting a chair and drinking cervacas were very cheap.

Maybe it felt like 15-20 minutes in the cab as they are cramped (at least for me) and they almost NEVER use air-conditioning.

Castillo Grande, is a very nice neighbourhood, it the most upsacle neighbourhood in Ctg, you don't hear of many apts in that area being rented to tourist mongers, because the other neighbours in the building would soon get the apt owner to stop renting.

Hunter

Thanks for the quick response. If this isn't a good place to stay, can you recommend an apartment that is. I liked this one because it looked real nice, and at a good price(about $25 night). The owner does say that this apartment is within walking distance of Boca Grande. I don't know how accurate this is, but I do want to be near some action.

Thanks again.

There is nothing wrong with the place it is just not really near anything, as to walking distance to Bocogrande, I would say it takes 20 mins to walk to the Southern end of Bocogrande and about 55 mins to the Laguito end of Bocogrande. The walk is good excercise, I walk the beach to the Old City by the clock tower several times a week when I am in Ctg, you will certainly sweat any rum out from the night before.

As to recomendations, I normaly recomend two people, Mery Salence who rents my company apts:

http://www.travelnet.cx/cartagena/

Also Juan Ventura:

http://www.zepelion.com/apartamentos/index.htm

They both have about 20 apts combined.

Hunter

hunter, any contact info for Mary Salence, The link is not working. I went to Cartagena for 10 Days and plan on returning in August and desperately want an apt. Please let me know how to contact Mary. Thanks
Aj

Belldude, I just tried the link and it seems to be working OK, but here is Merys e-mail address:

oficerna@yahoo.com

Hunter

this is a link for ctg hotels.....

http://www.cartagenainfo.net/alojamientos/alojamientos.php?categoria=HOTELES&lang=ENG

don't know what any of them are like.

whats the best area to stay in if your interested in pussy and the beach etc?

Laguito, sounds like the best area for you, closely followed by Bocogrande.

Hunter

I was recently in Cartagena. As stated previously, the Centro is very beautiful. I was with an amigos.com chica, so I did mostly touristy stuff. Cafe de Mar is muy romantica - if you have a special novia. Club de Pesca is rather expensive, but also worthwhile for a romantic dinner. For clubbing, I thought Tu Candela and Mister Babillas were a lot of fun.

One thing I didn't notice were any indoor, modern malls. Are there any, and, if so, where in Cartagena? I have heard some mention of a Castellano mall(?), but I have no idea where it is? Lastly, where is the Pleyboy club located?

Gracias.

There is only one OK mall in Ctg, that is located in Castillete about 10 - 20 mins from the center in normal trafic, just ask the taxi driver for the vivero that isn't in the Old City, which is the main shop in the mall, it costs about 7,000 pesos from the Old City to get there.

Pleyboy, is is Bosque, not sure exactly where though.

Hunter

just returned from CTG, ahhh.... happy memories.

stayed in apt close to beach, bocagrande. just walk around and ask one of the numerous touts for accommodation, they'll point you to an apartment broker type person (not formal, probably just the doorman for the apt etc).

pleyboy offered by every taxi driver, told them to shove it, as i hate gringo-price strip bars. if you like overpaying then thats for you.

went to LDV (of course!) and tripletera in the old town.

chicas present in the old town square as well. chicas on the beach and walking around bocagrande later at night. not in huge numbers.

about 1-2 dozen regulars in each location. same faces each night.

it seems to me every country has a chica type, and columbia has a superb, (for me...) short-ish, big titted 18-19 yo teenager type, creamy skin and humungous jugs. just like i like 'em!!

i was taking one or two a day, each one superb in there own way. my spanish is limited, i can negotiate, refuse, etc.

actually the only thing i come unstuck on is asking for "come twice, or more"... they wanted to stay for hours, but get paid by the shot...

they were so keen i could go a couple of pops, but i paid out more than i expected...

which brings me to price. they will allways ask for 100k peso or more, i immediately stop that kind of talk, and send her packing if she carries on. plenty of chicas, and rents always due :-) all prices quoted in peso, dollar conversions produced a big increase in price, so i went with the peso, plenty ATM's i got 400k a day no problem.

my first shot was with a diecinueve yo tart from tripletera. (note: they're all tarts, anyone who thinks they get gfe is deluding themselves). big titties, pushed up against too-small bra, - i've seen her pic on other boards, and once in the hotel (i took the Da Pietro for one night, but it was shite, OK for a first night until i got an apartment sorted).

quick note: the 10k entry fee to tripletera is optional.... i just told the guy i had a special offer from the boss, and he let me through.

we agreed on 80k, once in the room she asked for additional 20k for taxi etc (before the fuck, cheeky brass!), then she nearly blew it by immediately asking

for 200k, i laughed in her face, opened the hotel door and ushered her out. at that point she backed off, frantically squeaked "no problema, no problema

100ok...". well 100's ok and she finally got into work mode, so i fucked her brains out and came on her tits . ahhh what a relief....

next day, i took one from the town square, eighteen, slightly chunky, a bit darker (not quite negro) and substantial jugs. she wanted 80k, she liked the apartment, and worked hard for her money, fucking her twice, she stayed with me and left early next am.

made a big monger mistake not counting all my money in my pocket - i suspect she lifted a few k before she went.

a note on monger security whilst in this kind of environment: i don't carry more than 150-200k on any given time, and no debit cards, visa cards etc. the balance of my funds is hidden in the apt as there was no safe.... :-(

after a few beers, taxi and handing over 80k for a generous multi hour fuckathon i guess i only had 20k etc in the pants at end of play. so i wasn't too concerned, although it was a trainee monger error!

another note on personal security: it seemed safe moving around CTG late at night, even able to walk around in evenings, although taxis are cheap as chips. it felt safer than both san jose, (in SJO i saw transvestite muggers beat up several people on several nights...) and definetly safer than Rio. the hogwash that pops up on these boards from time to time re safety seems totally unwarranted. having said that its just as dangerous as any poor south

american city, ie fucking dangerous compared to european cities. and remember this only applies to CTG, not the countryside or other cities...

there was even some policia national inside ldv all evening, maybe looking for underage chicas, or more likely a bribe.

OK - back to chicas - next night i took a chica from the benches outside LDV, where they go to rest, phone a friend etc. about 20, an excellent fuck with really pointy nipples and crucially she had a friend who didn't like to go to the LDV, but did need some extra cash and would i like to meet....

Following day i was on the beach, bad weather so went to one of the huts at the edge of the beach and met a rather tasty 19 yo, again nicely stacked, caramel in colour, with long black hair. she wanted to do pretend gfe, although it was of course paid for. bought her an ice-cream, took her back to my apt and fucked her, all in about 15 mins. perfect. that's 15 mins for the pre-amble, not the fuck, no, that was more like 20 mins :-) she wouldn't do anal, but i didn't push the issue. (or anything else). sent her home in the pm.

Later in the evening my previous nights chica turned up out of the blue with friend - a nicely stacked mulatto - how could i refuse. So i stayed in for a fabulous threesome. theres nothing like one chica sucking your nipple and the other your dick. and once again cheap as chips - 60k each. (and 10k for taxi)

took a trip out to "rosarios" casa. (ask a taxi driver, don't pay more than 10k, its somewhere in the "brucellis" district) didn't think too much of it at 10pm, although had a nicely proportioned very blanca looker for 80, the house demanded an additional 50. i've no interest in sitting and drinking beer with 'em (although its not too pricey, i'm just a miserable sod...), there was some humour as Lorrainna (or whatever her name was...) was with some Colombian guys, but she came over to me, fucked me in one of the rooms, whilst a friend in the house distracted the Colombiano dudes. She later rejoined his table, him none the wiser i'd splooged all over "his" chica...

this sort of thing went on for the entire week i was there. plenty to do other than monger - charming old town - ok beach (although the touts are fucking annoying.) plenty restaraunts - all your favourites McDonalds, Pizza Hut etc (come on, admit it, you use 'em), 24 hour supermercado's and plenty of ATM's. don't eat in plaza santa domingo, but just off it - you'll get a better and cheaper meal.

there are open buses, painted up with music and drinks circulating all the hotels all evening - they have a few tourists and a lot of tout types on board, they'll invite you on, you can go around the city at night and the touts will show you the ropes and try and hitch you up with their prefered chica's. needless to say this isn't necessary - why restrict yourself - although these tours are good for first night orientation.

i went to several disco's all irredemiably crap. Tu Candelera, "Hot Couples" with the black yankee doorman dude. and a couple of others. but they were chica-light, or the chica's were the same chicas as LDV and tripletera, but offering fake GFE and doubling the price. your choice, but i prefer my tarts to be tarts, not GFE's.

Nice write up. Sounds like you had a great time. I've read on a couple of boards that the best way to get an apartment (and for the best price) is to just show up. Supposedly you can get some great deals in the Old City and Bocagrande by asking the security guards what's available.

I like to have things worked out in advance, so I've always used an agent beforehand. I guess the trade-off is more money spent, but you get peace of mind.

As far as the tart vs GFE, hey it's all available, just gotta pick what you like. You sound like you enjoy selecting the chica and then getting straight down to business - nothing wrong with that.

I like the GFE I get from the Colombianas. For me it's not all about sex, but the experience. I enjoy going out to a nice restaurant and club with the girl in addition to the sex. Also seeing the sights with a local can be great.

Different strokes for different folks - that's what makes the world go round.

One last note - I wouldn't be caught dead in a McDonald's in New York, let alone Cartagena. With so many great and inexpensive places to eat in CTG I think it's a shame to not try the local cuisine - that's a huge component of any trip I make.

yeah i'm a direct sort of guy. find 'em, fuck 'em and .... find the next one.

i booked one night hotel, then found the apt, thus getting a look before putting down cash.

the indigenous rice n beans is not my favourite - i prefer the steak and chips on offer at the argentinian churasco place etc. plus i like ramping my testosterone up with a red steak before the event.

hey guys, this never got posted so here it is again.

Hey guys, I just got back from Cartagena May 8th and Had a total blast. The
first night I was there, I hooked up with 2 street girls named Laura and
Patricia. I found them about 1 block north of Hotel Caribe in Bocagrande at the
bus stop on Avenida San Martin. Laura was a totally hot black girl with the
sweetest round ass and Patricia was a a very sweet looking skinny lighter
skinned hottie. Was a little apprehensive at first as they were doing the hard
sell, but eventually gave in. I ended up giving them each 40,000 pesos(about
$20) and 24,000 for the room(about $12). All in all I spent approx 50 bucks us
for both of them. We started off by showering with alot of touching an much
dfk, then dried off and into bed. it was fantastic with both going back and
forth with cbjs while the other was carressing and kissing me. I eventually
ended up finishing with laura and was spectacular. But Patricia wasnt done.
She wanted to finish herself and I got to watch till she did. All the while I
was playing and kissing with her sweet small tits. All in all it was about 1.5
hours and was an incredible experience. The girls then layed around and talked
to me and even asked If I would take them both out dancing and for another
session the next night. They gave me their numbers and we left. I did opt to
sample other talent instead. Another great place to find hot street girls
believe it or not is in front of the clock tower starting at about 10 pm. take
care and Monger Well !!!!!!

In which zone of the city of Cartagena is possible
to find streetwalkers?.
There is good the quality?.

hmmmm... a post from Yoda...

oh well, here goes...

Find you will, good quality.
Not so many, there are.
For one or two weeks, enough there are.
Forum, read the fucking.

I am new here. Looks pretty inactive, or am I posting in the wrong place?

Let me start with a question. Has anyone been there recently?

I was there a week ago and spent 14 days there. Check out the trip reports section by location for info on CTG.

I was there 10 days ago. I spent 21 days there.

Lots of good info in the trip reports section under Colombia

Sorry for the double posts. Needed to correct the info. It was 21 days. Time goes so quickly when you are having fun......What day is it?

Good to hear from you! Thanks.

was there early june, don't imagine its changed soo much since then.

hey fella trying to set up my first trip to cartagena wanna get a little info.has any one stayed or heard of some apts. called El Conquistador looking from the pics they have looks like a great place. www.cartagenaapartments.com El Conquistador is situated in the prime tourist area of Laguito, Bocagrande, by the side of the Hilton International. It is only 15 minutes from the airport and 7 minutes from the old walled city; perfectly situated to enjoy Cartagena’s wonderful mix of beach and culture. is this place close to the night life or close walking distance or would someone recommend someplace better i will need a 2 bd for me and a friend. and also i had a question about earlier post i read that some columbia woman don't like mexicans and they prefer european and lighter skin gringos i am of a darker shade will i have any problema. i know everyone has a little preference in every nationality but just being curious.