Ken Cooke
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Baja or Northern Colombia?
If I were to purchase a property in Colombia, $10,000.00 would buy me a small casita south of Barranquilla in one of the poorer barrios, but free and
clear. A trip to the ocean can be made in 25 minutes, lots to do, and you have an adventure base camp of sorts.
Baja, $10,000 would perhaps buy land and little else. A trailer would need to be purchased and hauled to the land. $5000 or so per year for the
land? I could visit once a month or so. Colombia costs $450 for the r/t flights from LAX. So, Colombia is farther (3000 mi. farther), but the
prices favor Colombia over Baja.
Any comments?
Parque Tayron - a mere 2 hr. drive
Punta San Francisquito - The Baja Vibe!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
Any comments?
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Yeah......What's your question?
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Ken Cooke
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One costs way more, one costs way less...
People are building in Panama, driving up the prices. Baja is sky-high. Just looking at other alternatives, that's all.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
People are building in Panama, driving up the prices. Baja is sky-high. Just looking at other alternatives, that's all. |
So, why are you coming to a Baja site promoting Colombia?
Makes no Baja sense to me.
Edited for bad effing spelling
[Edited on 7-8-2009 by DENNIS]
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Same reason I posted questions about Venezuela. Mayby people who post here know the answers to Ken's questions.
I got alot of friendly help with that thread.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
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One is cheaper, because it is in another hemisphere... far away, and not too easy to drive to.
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
People are building in Panama, driving up the prices. Baja is sky-high. Just looking at other alternatives, that's all. |
So, why are you coming to a Baja site promoting Colombia?
Makes no Baja sense to me.
Edited for bad effing spelling
[Edited on 7-8-2009 by DENNIS] |
Baja pictures will be posted upon next visit to Baja. Hopefully, soon. The Jeep has been garaged all summer, and the last bunch of parts have
arrived for installing. I'm dying for Los Arcos and Mariscos El Guerrero down in Tijuana!
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How much to get the Jeep down there?
The Jeeping is better in Colombia?
Lifestyles should not be measured purely on how CHEAP they are...................
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It's a no-brainer if you are posting here......
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Ken,
Looks awesome. I'd rent or lease. Spend 4-months in Baja , 4-months in Columbia and 4-months in the USA.
AND WHAT GORGEOUS WOMEN !
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
How much to get the Jeep down there?
The Jeeping is better in Colombia?
Lifestyles should not be measured purely on how CHEAP they are................... |
Drive to La Paz, ferry to Mazatlan. Drive to Panama, ferry to Cartagena (no roads cross Panamanian/Colombian border jungle). 2 hrs. to Barranquilla.
In Venezuela, there is that massive 3,000 ft. waterfall (Angel Falls) that I read about recently that takes a real 4WD to encounter. The Amazonian
highlands of Peru would be incredible to revisit. So would Juaraz, Peru for the camping. Machu Pichu would be great as well. Andrew Bourdain is
going to coastal Chile in his TV show, and Argentina has beautiful countryside. Talk about adventure.
Angel Falls
[Edited on 7-9-2009 by Ken Cooke]
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Ken If you took that route you would never get past La Paz, we definitely have the most beautiful women right here.
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Now your making foolish statements.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by comitan
Ken If you took that route you would never get past La Paz, we definitely have the most beautiful women right here. |
I'm talking 4WD adventure, sight-seeing, and practicing both Spanish and Portuguese - a language I have yet to study. I've got the woman-dept. all
taken care of, muchas gracias.
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I know that in some areas of Central America, you better be on your land most of the time, or have a caretaker, or squatters will come and take over.
And it's not just about price. What will you do all day? Building and fixing and decorating will be done at some point, and really, how many hours a
day can you sit and stare at the water? Nearby recreation and intellectual pursuits (and their cost) need be considered. If you don't really need a
home base and want to explore, as suggested in Ken's post, then just rent for extended periods of time and move on. You can get a decent hotel in
Costa Rica for $20/nt. For $35 you can get a kitchen; for $60 you can get 3 meals/day.
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Ken, if I could live anywhere I want, it would definantly be Colombia. 
Except Parque Tayron; private homes are not permitted there. 
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How about spending a little more and getting a place on or closer to the beach in Columbia? How is the fishing in Columbia?
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Martyman
How about spending a little more and getting a place on or closer to the beach in Columbia? How is the fishing in Columbia? |
The markets and restaurants are all stocked each day with fresh fish. You could live closer to the beach, but then you are outside of the population
centers which could present problems...depending on any security situations happening at that particular moment.
As far as finding caretakers, that's the easy part. $320K (negotiable) buys this sweet deal of an estate on the coast.
[img]http://www.tuinmueble.com.co/casa-venta-TIMOD-puerto-colombia-pradomar-(puerto-colombia)-TIA-inmba0005-TIIMG-1.jpg[/img]
Puerto Colombia is just outside of Barranquilla, but places like that get boring since you are stuck in the boonies, having to drive everywhere. Its
all about location (and expenses) in my opinion.
Pretty cool beaches though...
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