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| Girlfriend from Cali visiting the US | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I have met a girl who lives in Cali and wishes to come to the US to visit me. What does she need ...
A: Citizens of some countries such as Colombia have a lot of difficulty getting an US visa. Not so for ...
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| Colombian Passport | 10/28/2009 |
Q: Could you kindly tell me how much a colombian passport cost for a colombian citizen who acquires the ...
A: Brent: I found a link that says that they sell for 114,000 pesos, which you could convert to ...
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| Shipping company info to get accross to any part of South America | 10/18/2009 |
Q: Roadwarrier replied that sea freight was BS and he drove accross can you confirm this is spossible ...
A: Charles: I do not know names, but I ran a search and I can give you some links: ...
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| Shipping company info to get accross to any part of South America | 10/18/2009 |
Q: Roadwarrier replied that sea freight was BS and he drove accross can you confirm this is spossible ...
A: Charles: I bet there are many ships that would be able to take your RV anywhere in the world. They ...
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| Crossing form panama to Colombia by road | 10/18/2009 |
Q: Roadwarrier replied that sea freight was BS and he drove accross can you confirm this is spossible ...
A: The Darien area has 125 miles of thick jungle. You can imagine something similar to the Amazon. ...
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| Volunteering in Medellin | 10/12/2009 |
Q: I recently visited Medellin and I love it. I had been planning to volunteer abroad in the spring on ...
A: Wendy: Yes, there are several humanitarian organizations. There is one called "Centrodia", which is ...
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| Fiance Visa | 10/11/2009 |
Q: I have a 17 year old novia en Medellin, and I want to bring her to the USA on a fiance visa. She ...
A: The people at the US Embassy are discriminatory in regards very young fianceés or wifes, but your ...
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| Shipping an RV from Central America to South America | 10/6/2009 |
Q: do you know of, and can give details of, how to ship my RV, 34ft long, from any port in central to ...
A: Charles: I have not done that myself and I suppose hardly anyone has done it. I have known of ...
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| Colombia - dances, restaurants, books | 10/2/2009 |
Q: what are some of the dances the do in Colombia? what tare some of the names of the restaurants the ...
A: Dances: some of the dances in Colombia are cumbias, porros, gaitas, vallenatos, merengues, salsa, ...
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| Retiring in Colombia | 9/26/2009 |
Q: You recently posted a question to Marta Ramirez in category Colombia: I would like to retire in ...
A: To live in most countries people normally need a resident visa. Foreigners usually get tourist visas ...
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| Traveling to Colombia | 9/23/2009 |
Q: I was born in Colombia, but moved to the State when I was 13, haven't gone back. My husband & I are ...
A: Cristina: Safety in Colombia has improved a lot. I have not heard of road kidnappings in years. ...
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| DrivingThrough Colombia | 9/11/2009 |
Q: Cesar. Muchas gracias de antemano. Quiero ir a Venezuela por carretera. El único inconveniente es ...
A: Estimado Sr. José: Me imagino que usted quiere viajar a través de Panamá a Colombia y seguir a ...
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| Colombian Cedula | 9/8/2009 |
Q: My husband is now a US citizen. He came to this country when he was 17years old and has not been ...
A: My first suggestion is to contact a Colombian consulate for advise since I am not a Colombian ...
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| car importing to colombia | 9/5/2009 |
Q: My wife is colombian and I have 2 children that were born in colombia. We want to import a car to ...
A: Rublee: It is my understanding that if you are moving back to Colombia you can bring your car as ...
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| colombian passport photo | 8/11/2009 |
Q: My Wife and I are American citizens, but she was born in Colombia. She would like to renew her ...
A: I do not think so unless it is something new that I have not heard about. I looked at the ...
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| Moving to Colombia | 8/2/2009 |
Q: I am a 23 year old white blue eyed American. I am an experienced furniture and cabinet maker here in ...
A: Colombia is a great place to live. Because your intentions are to work there then you could apply ...
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| Do I need a Colombian passport even though I a US citizen? (dual citizenship) | 7/29/2009 |
Q: Cesar, I was born in Colombia in 1968 but moved with my mother - a Colombian citizen at the time - ...
A: Based on what I have seen I can say that you are allowed to use your American passport to enter ...
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| Security in Bogota | 6/30/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you had any suggestions as far as hiring security for a party we are having in ...
A: I have not hired security in Colombia since I had not need it. Most people do not need it except for ...
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| searching for an old friend | 6/27/2009 |
Q: We were friends as teenagers in Germany. My friend married a man from Colombia and moved there. I ...
A: I usually recommend looking at White Pages at the place where you think the person is located. I am ...
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| Teaching job in Colombia | 6/25/2009 |
Q: I have a Master's degree in education, a teaching certificate, and 11 years of teaching experience. ...
A: Your chances to get a teaching job in Colombia are excellent. You can also work on your own giving ...
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| procuro minha sogra | 5/23/2009 |
Q: Como achar a minha sogra na colombia, o nome dela é Marlenis meza perez, sei que mora na cidade de ...
A: Estimado Andress: NECHI: No conozco el pueblo llamado Nechi, Antioquia. De pronto usted pueda ...
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| Colombian passport | 4/28/2009 |
Q: I was born in Medellin and adopted at the age of 6 months. My adoptive parents told me that they ...
A: You have double citizenship. To Colombia you are still a Colombian. I know that the US citizenship ...
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| Requirements for a Colombian "Cedula de Identidad" (a Colombian Identity document) | 3/23/2009 |
Q: I need to know exactly what is required to obtain a Cedula
A: The answer appears at the Colombian Consulates. I obtained the information below from the one in ...
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| Noise | 3/17/2009 |
Q: is the noise level in cartegena as bad as i have heard?
A: Not at all where I went in Cartagena. Actually, the environment was calmed and nice. I was there for ...
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| Columbian entertainment | 3/11/2009 |
Q: I am also a sixth grader doing a project on Columbia, South America, and I need to know what they do ...
A: Joselyn: First of all, please remember to spell it correctly: Colombian when referring to Colombia ...
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| cedula | 3/9/2009 |
Q: I am a Colombian Born U.S. citizen. I have been here for 40 years since age 5. I have no colombian ...
A: You have double citizenship. Colombia wants Colombians to use Colombian documents so that they can ...
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| Working in Bogota | 3/7/2009 |
Q: ..I am an American currently living in San Jose Costa Rica. I do not like living in San Jose ...
A: I have not been in Bogotá in about 3 years. Bogotá is very large. There are a lot of places to go ...
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| Visas to Spain for Colombian residents of the United States | 3/4/2009 |
Q: I am an American Citizen born and raised. I recently married a Colombian woman and she is soon to ...
A: Robert: The best people to answer your question would be the ones at any Spaniard (from Spain) ...
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| Costs for going and staying in Colombia | 2/27/2009 |
Q: I have a girlfriend in Colombia. I have never traveled out of the USA. I would like to know what ...
A: Troy: Your expenses would be: 1) Plane tickets (check current prices at airlines and travel ...
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| Colombia - materials for traditional / folkloric clothing | 2/23/2009 |
Q: What are the materials and props for Colombia's traditional costumes?
A: Colombia has been basically an agricultural country. It produces coffee, flowers, bananas, etc. ...
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| Expired Colombian passport and travel to Colombia | 2/21/2009 |
Q: I am a current US resident but need to travel to Colombia in two weeks (I will stay there for 10 ...
A: You could go to any Colombian consulate and they would issue you another passport the same day if ...
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| to find a girl or her any contact detail or her email address | 2/19/2009 |
Q: please help me i am indian(asia),im searching a girl whose name is jenny rocio,18 yrs female,had ...
A: Valle del Cauca is a state and Cali is the capital of that state. Is is one of the major cities ...
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| to find a girl or her any contact detail or her email address | 2/19/2009 |
Q: please help me i am indian(asia),im searching a girl whose name is jenny rocio,18 yrs female,had ...
A: To type the accent mark in Rocío you could press the the Alt key and then type with the numbers ...
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| Art colleges in Colombia | 2/18/2009 |
Q: Please tell me if thier are art colleges in Colmbia, my future palns are to go to colombia after ...
A: Sena is like a public Technical school, but not a college. Therefore they do not use the credit ...
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| to find a girl or her any contact detail or her email address | 2/18/2009 |
Q: please help me i am indian(asia),im searching a girl whose name is jenny rocio,18 yrs female,had ...
A: It is usually much easier to find a person who purchases a landline phone because their name could ...
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| Art colleges in Colombia | 2/18/2009 |
Q: Please tell me if thier are art colleges in Colmbia, my future palns are to go to colombia after ...
A: Yes, there are. One of the universities where it is provided is the Universidad Nacional de ...
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| Finding my dad in Colombia! | 2/16/2009 |
Q: I just started the search for my dad and i don't know how to start. I only know his name (William ...
A: Vanessa: You are welcome. The more information the better. Yes, you could give me more information ...
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| Finding my dad in Colombia! | 2/14/2009 |
Q: I just started the search for my dad and i don't know how to start. I only know his name (William ...
A: Vanessa: One way to find him is looking at Colombian White Pages. Since there are many of those ...
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| Doble Pasaporte - Double passaport - Double citizenship | 2/11/2009 |
Q: Tengo double nacionalidad y por esto he tenido el mismo problema dos veces cuando viajo a Colombia. ...
A: Estimada Srta. Gloria: La repuesta de abajo contiene opiniones personales (no soy abogado de ...
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| People of Colombia | 1/17/2009 |
Q: I am doing a project in my Geography class and I picked Colombia as my country. One of the ...
A: Colombians often live in neirborhoods where you will not see a lot of buildings, except in the major ...
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| searching for a person - looking for someone in Colombia | 1/14/2009 |
Q: Hi my name is Annette and i live in sweden my father past away 7 years ago in ecaduor he was ...
A: Annette: I am not currently in Bogotá, but I could ask someone who lives there. I would need the ...
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| Colombia | 1/12/2009 |
Q: What kind of clothing do they were except for normal clothing PS If you have pictures of this please ...
A: Each school is different. Some require an uniform and others do not. In many private schools they do ...
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| Exporting a Car to Colombia - Part 2 | 12/27/2007 |
Q: Is it better to buy a car in u.s.a.and ship it to colombia or is it better to to buy in colombia and ...
A: I placed the explanation at: http://www.cesarusa.com/dian.htm I recently read on the Internet that ...
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| Finding a Person | 12/24/2007 |
Q: Cesar, I would like your assistance in locating a person in South America: Armando Godillo No. 75-31 ...
A: Update: I found White pages for Colombia at a website: ...
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| passport requirement | 9/7/2007 |
Q: I was born in Medellin and moved to Miami when I was ten. I have been a US citizen for close to 30 ...
A: s Dresnick: That information is incorrect. You can enter Colombia with either passport. What ...
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| Trying to get a copy of my birth certificate?? | 9/3/2007 |
Q: I am trying to locate a certified copy of my legal birth certificate, I was born in Cali, Columbia ...
A: Maria: As an update to this answer and previous answers I want to inform people that there is an ...
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| Notary | 8/29/2007 |
Q: I am in the United States and have a client who is traveling/living in Columbia. We need to get her ...
A: If the person is in Colombia he can go to a notary place and get the documents notarized in ...
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| Importing a car | 8/28/2007 |
Q: My family is in the used car business, we sell to dealerships and at auctions.We had a interest in ...
A: Mazo: In Colombia the import fees are pretty high. I heard of 40% of the price of the car, but I ...
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| Traveling from Colombia to Argentina | 8/24/2007 |
Q: I saw your post about renting a car and wondered if you might have any advice for me. I'm trying to ...
A: My suggestion is to go to your local bus terminal and grab a bus that goes to the border with ...
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| Border Crossings & Shipping from Panama | 8/23/2007 |
Q: My husband and I are riding motorcycles from Alberta Canada to Ushuaia, Argentina. We are wondering ...
A: Leo and Ms. Cheryl: The usual way is by boats. There are regular routes that do the crossing. They ...
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| Colombian clothing | 8/23/2007 |
Q: what kind of clothes do people in columbia wear?
A: Sean: Adult Colombians wear pretty much the same clothing than everybody else: many men wear dress ...
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| Birth certificates | 8/22/2007 |
Q: Have birth certificates always been available? What about for a baby given up for adoption in ...
A: As an update to this answer and previous answers I want to inform people that there is an ...
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| People Search Tips | 8/22/2007 |
Q: I have been trying to find my father for some time now and have gotten nowhere. Do you have any ...
A: Pena-Grooms: There are several ways to find someone in Colombia: 1) Using the White Pages, but you ...
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| Information on Giraldo Family Please. | 8/14/2007 |
Q: I am wanting information on a family named Giraldo. Father named Gustavo and mother named Gilbertina ...
A: As an update to this answer and previous answers I want to inform people that there is an ...
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| Getting a Colombian birth certificate | 8/9/2007 |
Q: I NEED TO GET A COPY OF MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE I LIVE IN THE USA AND CAN NOT TRAVEL TO COLOMBIA I WAS ...
A: Hugo: As an update to this answer and previous answers I want to inform people that there is an ...
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| Getting a Colombian birth certificate | 8/9/2007 |
Q: I NEED TO GET A COPY OF MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE I LIVE IN THE USA AND CAN NOT TRAVEL TO COLOMBIA I WAS ...
A: Hugo: As an update to this answer and previous answers I want to inform people that there is an ...
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| A Motorcycle Journey - Arizona to Panama | 8/8/2007 |
Q: My wife and I would like to ride our Harley from Arizona to Panama and we cannot find directions.We ...
A: Larry: Mapquest.com works for the US only. Rand McNally also is for the US. There are some Atlas ...
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| I want to move to Bucaramanga | 8/7/2007 |
Q: I have made several attempts at trying to get an answer from the Colombian Embassy and the Colombian ...
A: VISA INFORMATION: All you need to do is buy a plane ticket to Colombia. You would have an automatic ...
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| clothes | 7/27/2007 |
Q: I am going to Bogota Au 01:06 I am a preacher can I wear jacket & tie, long selves shirt or short ...
A: Nelson: Yes, pretty much anywhere. At some jobs such as catholic schools they may want you to wear ...
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| Getting birth certificates | 7/16/2007 |
Q: How can I get a birth certificate for my father who was born in colombia south america
A: As an update to this answer and previous answers I want to inform people that there is an ...
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| Renting a car in South America | 6/30/2007 |
Q: My girl friend and I are planning a trip from Canada to Argentina we'll drive one of ours to panama ...
A: Bill: Some of the major US rental companies also have offices in other countries such as Colombia ...
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| Traveling from Panama to Cartagena | 6/22/2007 |
Q: would like to know if I can travel by boat from panama to cartegena and back. Flights are a bit ...
A: Jose: I do know that there are boats that take people from Panama to Colombia, some even take cars ...
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| Colombian cuisine, art, and music | 6/18/2007 |
Q: I am taking a humanities class in college, and have a project I hope you can help me with. I need to ...
A: (Revised answer) CUISINE: The Colombian food is great. I love their bakery. 1) They have the ...
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| Colombian festivals - What people do there? | 6/6/2007 |
Q: i need to know like what do people do there?
A: Carolina: Like in most festivals, the Colombian ones, including the one in New Jersey, they have a ...
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| Driving from Venezuela through Colombia to Equador | 6/5/2007 |
Q: We are a couple that wants to drive from Venezuela through Colombia to Equador.We will be travelling ...
A: In my opinion safety in Colombia has improved greatly, but still the guerrillas have not been ...
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| colombian tradional clothing | 5/31/2007 |
Q: jenn
A: One of the most popular clothes is the "ruana" which looks like a rectangular fabric with a straight ...
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| colombia | 5/31/2007 |
Q: Im doing a research paper i want to know what things should i include that are important about ...
A: Most people want to know what is the current situation in Colombia. That would be a great subject to ...
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| all about Colombia | 5/29/2007 |
Q: I am doing a final project on Colombia for my grade 12 Spanish class. I have most of the information ...
A: Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a famous Colombian writer. He is the one who wrote 100 years of solitude ...
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| Driving from Bogota to Miami | 5/28/2007 |
Q: My sister, American citizen but Colombian born and her american born son plan to drive a vehicle ...
A: That trip would be extremely long. The car will probably break during such a trip. There are some ...
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| Looking for a lady | 5/28/2007 |
Q: I am looking for infomation on Raiza Lastra Villalba in Santa Marta, Columbia South America.
A: Pablo: As an update to this answer and previous answers I want to inform people that there is an ...
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| Colombia | 5/14/2007 |
Q: I am planning to go to colombia next January. I have nothin booked and have limited research done so ...
A: Main cities such as Bogotá and Medellín have cycling areas on some of the major streets. Those are ...
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| Colombia - clothing | 5/9/2007 |
Q: danyone know some info on colombia clothing
A: In Colombia people wear similar clothing that anywhere else in the Western region (unlike some in ...
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| Colombian culture | 5/3/2007 |
Q: i'm doing a project for my spanish class and i cant find almost no information for the columbianos ...
A: In short they celebrate religious events and patriotic days such as the 20th of July, which is their ...
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| Colombia - culture and economy | 4/26/2007 |
Q: what are the people like in colombia?is their culture any diffrent from us in the u.s.?are they poor ...
A: They are very friendly, they talk to their neighbors a lot more than in the US. Sometimes they ...
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| Learning Spanish | 4/20/2007 |
Q: Cesar! I've recently finished undergrad, and I was hoping to go somewhere in South America to ...
A: There is no really a need to go too far to learn Spanish. The Mexican Spanish is pretty good with ...
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| Cultures from Colombia to US | 3/29/2007 |
Q: I'm working on a Spanish project and wanted to know what cultural influences from Columbia have come ...
A: Carol: As you probably know those cultures are very different and some might have influenced some ...
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| Traveling from Panama to Colombia | 3/16/2007 |
Q: hola, mi nombre es José (mexicano)estoy planeando un viaje por carretera con destino argentina mi ...
A: José: I already answered a similar question in January 2007. I pasted the relevant information ...
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| Lenguas indígenas de Colombia-Venezuela | 2/23/2007 |
Q: Hola! Quisiera saber si hay algún estudio binacional (o colombiano)de etnoeducación entre los ...
A: Estimado señor Eduardo: Lamentablemente no sé al respecto (no manejo lo de las lenguas indígenas, ...
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| Doubt on expresion: "Mamar gallo" | 2/22/2007 |
Q: quiero saber el origen y procedencia de la expresion "mamar gallo"........que se utiliza en colombia ...
A: "Mamar gallo" basicamente significa: causar molestia debido a alguna razon como molestar, bromear, ...
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| finding someone | 1/9/2007 |
Q: i lived in Colombia (popayan 10 years ago) Is there any way to find someone from Seattle? Her name ...
A: You can use people search pages, some are free and others are paid. I like www.Zabasearch.com, but ...
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| to Colombia by boat | 1/6/2007 |
Q: I am planning on travelling from Panama to Colombia, and I know over land isn't smart, so I was ...
A: Pete: I have not gone that route myself, but a cousin next to me tells me that there are two ways: ...
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| life | 1/1/2007 |
Q: 1. i'am an american is it all as bad as we say it is in colombia. u will get kidknappeed , murdered ...
A: Jeff: To be specific about the bikes, I can say that they use imports that are readily available in ...
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| marketing in colombia | 12/11/2006 |
Q: i appreciate it. i am not actually marketing this product, it is just a theoretical marketing plan ...
A: I wish you the best with your school assignment. Many projects in Colombia can be successful if the ...
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| marketing in colombia | 12/11/2006 |
Q: i am doing a marketing project on colombia. the product i am marketing is a teeth whitener. i was ...
A: Follow up answer: In regards to coffe you are right: they love driking coffe. Every home you go the ...
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| some things | 10/25/2006 |
Q: was wondering if you can help me in a few things. i have taken 5 levels in spenish throughout ...
A: I have a correction. Chimba refers to the masculine sexual body part of the males. A female could ...
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| Colombia's traditional dance | 10/11/2006 |
Q: what is a tradition dance that you do in colombia? The name?, where its performed?, when its ...
A: Colombia has several folkloric/traditional music styles/dances. One of the most popular is the ...
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| upcoming road trip to the coffee park (part 2) | 10/10/2006 |
Q: I am an American married to a Colombian. We are going to Bogota foe 2 weeks in December. My ...
A: Ocampo: The park is beautiful and large, be prepared to walk quite a bit (but there is also by ...
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| Columbia - Colombia | 10/3/2006 |
Q: I am a 5th grader doing a Spanish report/project on Columbia. I am having trouble locating the kind ...
A: Colombians (not Columbians) use regular clothing like everybody else (regular pants, shirts, etc.) ...
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| The safety issues in Colombia | 9/25/2006 |
Q: Hey, Como esta? I am 29 years old American that has done some travel through europe. I now would ...
A: During my last trip in Pereira and Medellin I stayed 11 months (between 2004 and 2005) and I was out ...
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| pride bracelets | 9/12/2006 |
Q: hola como esta ud? whats up my name is jeff and i'am on my fifth year of studying spanish and in ...
A: Eames: I am glad that you like Colombia and you have friends from there. It is a great country and ...
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| border crossings | 7/4/2006 |
Q: my name is Russell,i'm Australian and planning to drive from north America to Argentina with two ...
A: Russel: I asked that question before to other Allexpert(s) and the answer I received was that the ...
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