Hot spots for meeting chicas

Clubs:
La Dolce Vita: By far and away the best know place to find women, LDV is located next to the Perla Casino right as you enter LaGuito. It is up a set of steps atop a small strip shopping center. Just ask anyone its location. Everyone knows where it is. There have been numerous reports of people having difficulty finding it. Well, it could not be simpler. As you enter LaGuito the road forks Left and Right. Where the road forks is the Perino Gallo directly in front of you. Walk up the steps towards the Perla Casino and LDV is in the corner to the left of the casino.

Julieth, an 18 year old LDV girl. Her photo and video series can be seen in the members section of WOTW. Her contact info can be found there as well. More of her later in the report

There is no cover charge and a beer will set you back about $6K CP, mixed drinks $11K and up. A good strategy here, if you are with several other guys, is to buy a pint of Ron Medellin Rum and share it amongst the table. Ice, cokes and other mixers are included in the cost of the bottle. LDV does not even begin to stir until 11:00PM with most of the girls beginning to stream in after midnight. LDV is just a gathering place to meet and greet some of CTG's finest. One good thing about LDV, if the girls are inside, you can bet they are at least 18 years of age. Girls you see outside or on the street in front, may be ID challenged or have been barred from entering LDV for some indiscretion.
Some of the girls may stroll by your table, make frequent trips to the bathroom to primp (essentially trying to catch your eye), or come over to bum a smoke but few if any will aggressively approach your table without being invited. The owner, Aldo, (an Italian guy who has lived in Ctg. for years) is pretty strict with the girls about their behavior. All are freelancers and there is no barfine to the house to take them out. Here is how the protocol of introductions works:

You see someone you would like to meet: Make eye contact; smile; and wave them over! No, I am not embellishing or exaggerating. This is how it is done in LDV (and many other places in CTG.) You can buy them a drink, sit and chat, negotiate time and prices and leave when you are ready. Many will be dancing and will gladly have you join them if you like. (good way to get an up close view of them as it can be kind of dark in LDV.) The two most strategic locations to position yourself are at the front door, so you can see them when they enter, or by the ladies bathroom. The lighting is a little better by the bathroom and there is a full length mirror where the girls will primp and make frequent trips to freshen up their looks. I normally choose a bar seat next to the bathroom as eventually, throughout the night, you will get one or more opportunities to see every girl in the place. It is also something of a ritual when every girl first enters LDV to make a bee line for the bathroom. On crowded nights, Fri. Sat. and Sun. you may find it sometimes difficult to get a girls attention. You have two alternatives: Get up and just go get her and bring her to your table or ask one of the waiters to bring her over. LDV is take out only as they have no onsite facilities for ST action. I would say the best of the best frequent LDV nightly. Bring your negotiating skills as they will always start out high but will quickly accept a lower offer. They have to, as the ratios can be 3-4:1 many nights. ST (usually 2-3 hours) will be in the 80K to 120K range depending on the quality of the girl. LT will be in the 100K to 150K range. I have seen higher and lower on both ends of these scales but these should prove to be good benchmarks. Also, when negotiating TLN, make sure....REPEAT ...make sure you specify what time the next day they will leave. I have had them leave at 5:AM when the sun comes up and had them stay until 4:00PM the next day and I had to kick them out. Many have children they must attend to early in the morning. The more time I spend here, the more I find myself gravitating to ST sessions. Saves money and there are no surprises the next day.

Ed. Note: At LDV or any other club, casa etc. be prepared for the local police, military police, Army or Navy MP's and SP's to walk in with assault or automatic weapons, stop the music, turn up the lights and separate the crowd. They will generally line up the Colombian men, do a pat down looking for weapons, check guys and girls ID's but generally leave tourists and gringos alone. If they do approach you, greet them palms facing up, show them a copy of your passport and they will generally just pass on by and leave you alone. Most important, keep you mouth shut, do not get angry or insulted or cause any kind of commotion. They are just doing their jobs and part of that is protecting you! They are also looking or guerillas, known paramilitaries, AWOL military guys, known drug pushers and other criminals. It is just a part of routine life in Colombia.

Tu Candellas: Located in the Old City near the Clock Tower and a 5-10 minute taxi ride from LaGuito, TC is a late night spot for dancing, partying and finding girls. Target identification is not as easy as LDV as you will find many couples there but many girls are there looking for action as well. Tu Candellas is where most of the girls from LDV go if it is a slow night or the ratio is against their favor. There is a cover charge but you also get a free drink ticket. If you are with several guys, you can pool your drink tickets and purchase a bottle of rum for the table. Mixers are extra here though. Many times you will find the single girls milling around outside looking for someone to pay their cover. There are also some nights where single girls are not allowed in alone so do your shopping outside before entering. The protocol is not much different than LDV. See someone you like, make eye contact, smile and wave them over. Just be a little more discriminating and make sure she is not there with a BF or date. This place is hopping until the wee hours with a DJ spinning and a lot of dancing happening. I actually had my first salsa lesson there years ago from a freelancer in the bar. She was also the first to demonstrate "salsa fucking" to me. You just have to experience it because words cannot do it justice.

Mr. Babillas: Another local favorite hangout. This place is generally jammed on weekends. I always found target identification a little difficult as there are couples everywhere and many are milling about socializing with their friends. I generally take one with me when I go

(Julieth likes Tu Candellas and Mr. Babillas) although I have had several successful evenings there going solo. It just took a little more work and culling from the herd or I found someone appealing, waiting in line to get in.

This place is a real party atmosphere with people drinking (and probably high on other indigenous commodities). Dancing in the aisles, on tables and conveniently located platforms. They do serve food but you rarely see anyone eating a full meal there. It is usually just table snacks. Walking through the crowd is like walking through a swaying stream of people at a football game. Elbow to elbow, and sometimes, elbow to tits makes walking through this mass a delightful experience (just watch out for pickpockets). Remember, Latinos do not value their space the way we Americans do and these women are used to being rubbed up against by the local macho Colombianos. For many, it is just part of the attraction game.

There is a small cover charge and do not be dissuaded by the long line to enter that you will encounter. Walk up the bouncer at the front of the line, flash a 10K or 20K note in his face and you will be immediately ushered into the place. Never failed! The line is also a great place to find single ladies entering who would love to have you pay their cover and buy them drinks plus take them home later in the evening. Just be sure to check their ID's or have the bouncer do it for you.

There are other more intimate clubs around town that play soft jazz, latin and even popular American music and most of the girls will know them. Just ask and they will lead the way.....so long as you are paying!

Strip Joints-Strip joints are not my cup of tea but they do exist. Just like most places, I find them to generally be an expensive rip off and seldom leave with a prize for the evening. Probably one of the better known places is the Playboy Club. I have found the line-up to be mixed at times with a lot of 5's, 6's and 7's with an occasional 8 or 9. Entry is high for CTG (last time I think it was 25K), drinks expensive (10-15K) and ladies drinks in the $20-25K range. Typical strip club set up with 1 girl dancing a set of three songs while stripping, getting tips from those closest to the bar and circling the club asking for tips after her set is finished. They will also pressure you to buy lady drinks or private lap dances behind a curtained area with security prominently positioned right outside so nothing major happens. You can take out but the barfine can be steep ($80-100K CP or X number of lady drinks) and the girl is going to ask for $120-150 or more for ST. Just never worth it in my book although YMMV!