Where to find the Colombian Girls: (Note: If you are a chestnut, you will find yourself in cleavage heaven. Sure, there are a number of A and B cups walking around but there are a significant number of full C's and D's as well)
Casas: The casas in Cartagena take on many different forms and different venues. Some look like normal homes in residential areas, others look like your run of the mill neighborhood bar while others look like armed and guarded compounds surrounded by high walls and tight security. Most are located in the Bosque area of town. You may feel a little queasy on your first visit to this area as it is very seedy and poor looking (also good to have a friend along). Make sure you take a taxi and you might just want to hire them for the evening (usually $12,000 per hour plus they make a commission on everything you consume so your bill may be slightly higher than a locals).
Casa Marino: Nuevo Campestra St.10 #56B-51; 657-3624. Manager is Jacklyn;
One of my favorites and probably the best line-up, this place looks like a walled armed encampment when you first arrive. Once inside the bar area, you will see a large dance stage surrounded by tables. The girls are all in bikinis or lingerie and some will perform a striptease throughout the night. They may speak to you or call out "amigo", "amor" or some other form of endearment but none will approach unless you motion for them to join you. They will constantly be getting up and moving from table to table in an effort to present their wares as they pass. Weekdays are rather slow with usually less than 10-12 men and normally 25-35 girls in all shapes, forms and sizes. There are ST rooms available on premise or you can take the girl LT back to your Apt. Barfines to the house are $35-$50kCP depending on the day of the week. You negotiate directly with the girl for her services but expect to pay a minimum of 80-100K for ST and 150-200K for TLN (all night) plus taxi. Locals pay less and if it is a slow night, and your negotiating skills are good, you can get that down to $60,000CP for ST and $120,000 for LT. While there, the ladies drinks can get expensive (10-15K each) if you let them get carried away. Beers are usually 3K apiece and mixed drinks are 7-10K for rum and other local varieties of alcohol. If you order Scotch, Bourbon, top shelf Vodka or Gin, expect to pay almost double.
The music is loud and non-stop Latin although an occasional American song gets added to the program if there are gringos present. Girls will dance by themselves or with each other and if you are so inclined, they will be happy to have you join them (better know some salsa or meringue though). If you stay a while and get to know a particular girl, groping is quite common and part of the evening activity. Many girls will grind in your lap or grope you under the table while your hands are exploring their nubile young bodies. Most girls are in the 18-25 age category. There are a lot of 5,6 and 7's here but there are also a fair share of 8's and 9's. Only seen (1) 10 in my opinion and she has moved on to greener pastures at LDV (La Dolce Vita). You can call Jacklyn and have a girl delivered to your hotel or Apt. 315-776-1768
Casa International: Looks like a rather seedy local neighborhood bar but I was surprised by the talent. Seems many of the ships crews that dock in Ctg. go here for ST relief due to its proximity to the docks. Drinks are cheap, lots of girls, loud music, take out barfine of $25K and they do have ST rooms on premise.
A little on the downscale for ambiance, settings, furniture and fixtures etc, but always crowded and a good selection of girls. I only Short Timed once there and was actually in the room where the girl lived so I can't speak to the quality of the other rooms. I think for most gringos this is a good place to do a LT take out back to your room or Apt.
Note: You will be patted down upon entry.....thoroughly, including a crotch brush!
Casa La Muneca (which means Doll House); Many locals call this place their favorite and recommend it highly. Most taxi drivers will take you here first because I think they pay the best commissions. It is a deceptive looking place in the middle of a residential neighborhood that sits on a tiny lot facing the street. When you enter, it opens up into an expansive thatched covered roof with a large dance floor and bar area. There are ST rooms available on site or you can take out with a barfine. Drinks are reasonable as are the lady drinks. The locals tell me La Muneca gets the majority of first time working girls in Ctg. They must have an amazing network of recruiters in other cities because I met girls from all over
Colombia here. On two occasions, I took girls that had just arrived in Ctg. that very day. They will not be aggressive (except vying for your eye attention) but will be delighted if you call them over. The manager speaks a little English but do not expect any of the girls to. You can drink, dance, ST on premise or just sit and relax (why did you come to Colombia again?). Anyway, they hate to see you leave empty handed or without having a session on premise. We were there with a group of 6 guys (2 locals and 4 gringos) one night. It was kind of slow and nothing was appealing to any of us. The manager told us she would buy us a beer if we would wait 30 minutes until another batch of girls showed up. Sure enough, within 30 miuntes about 20 more girls arrived and all 4 gringos sessioned. We each paid $75K CP but our friends told us if we came without a taxi, it would only be $60 (one also snickered and said that was the gringo price and locals pay even less). We kept our taxi for the night but the next time we went, we had him drop us off and leave. That is less than $30 for a 45 minute romp with a beautiful, young Colombian girl
The ST rooms are modest and I think some of the girls live where they work (so to speak) but they seemed clean and comfortable. There was no hot water for showers but in Ctg. there is really no such thing as a cold shower. Cool to lukewarm at least and very refreshing in the heat.
There were easily 25-30 girls in the place the last time we went there. Again, many 5's and 6's but a sufficient number of 7's 8's and even a 9 or two.
(the scooter gives you an idea of how tiny the front of the building is)
Manila House: Another casa in a seemingly residential neighborhood. Generally had 10-15 girls ranging from 5's-7's and some quite doable. Opens early at 2:00 PM (one of the earliest in town). They also have quite a variety of tropical birds ranging from parrots to McCaws. The place is relatively small inside and is more like a shotgun house in Chicago. There is an outside patio area in back. What I liked about this casa was the friendliness of the girls. They were truly enamored with having gringos in the place. They were cutting up and joking with us, giggling at everything we said, flashing their tits when we asked to see the goods, dancing in front of us to the Salsa and Meringue music shaking their asses. They also seemed to have a younger fresher air about them than some of the other casas. They were dressed in regular street clothes and not like Putas. When they joined us for drinks, they were attentive, touchy but not pushy, loved to play bar tricks (and were fascinated by some) and seemed to be in a constant party atmosphere.
ST was $60K CP for 40 minutes on premises. Barfine was $30K CP and direct negotiations with the girl.
We did have some trouble with our bill here. The bartender tried to charge us for 9 beers we didn't order. A short but typically energized Latino conversation ensued and finally the manager come over and tried to get us to compromise on just 5 of the beers. We insisted we did not drink them and he went to chat with the bartender. Turns out, the bartender had been charging us for beers for another table thinking they were with us. The manager apologized profusely. Two of my buddies vowed to never return. The bartender was livid because he had lost credibility ( they were his buddies and he was just trying to get their tab covered. I mean, we were gringos and they were Colombians). I did return and the manager immediately bought me a beer on the house and offered me a discount on a girl ST on premise. I accepted the beer but passed on the girl. The rooms are OK but I prefer take out at these places.
One of the newer casas called Navigator is owned by a native from Cali and he mostly imports girls from Cali. I did not have an opportunity to visit but several locals said there are some real babes there. Some other guys said it really sucked so YMMV?
There are several other casas around town that are frequented by the locals. If you are adventuresome, best bet is to go with a local or taxi driver who knows the ropes, speaks the language, knows the manager/owner and most importantly, knows which ones would not welcome foreigners. I went to a couple with my local friends but we left rather quickly at one after we got some glaring looks from guys in suits and heavy gold chains.
You can see photos and videos of Cartagena and the casas at www.4womenoftheworld.com