Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Latin Business Chronicle covers RCN News


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www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=3278
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Discovering the country
After a year and a half in Colombia, it was time to buy a car.
Freedom at last! No more waiting for telecooper to come and pick me up.
This weekend, I drove my new Chevy sedan for the first time to Giradot and Melgar.
The road there is great. I stopped off at Vaca des ries (The Smiling Cow) and had an Arepa with cheese. There were a bunch of other cool spots along the way. You pass this place called the Devil's nose, where the road was cut through the mountain. It's really neat. For the next 2 miles, there's nothing but green canyons and waterfalls. It's really beautiful. Meglar is a honkey tonk little town. Lots of swimming pools and noisy bars. Everyone is relaxed and having a beer somewhere. I spent the weekend at the Hotel Manantial. It was great. Brand new, nice, great pools, great food. Saturday, I went down to Penon in Giradot. It was like a sprawling country club with lakes and pools and people driving around on golf carts. It was super cool. I liked it so much, I plan to go back next weekend. I'm looking to rent a small house or apartment. The problem is that when you call to inquire about renting a place, with a gringo accent, they try to charge you too much. So, my friends are helping me make the reservation. Ideally, I found these little farms near Pinalosa that are beautiful. Im hoping to get one of those for next weekend and for the holy week.
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