My fiancee was robbed

[Zorrowins]

... in response to Re: My fiancee was robbed, posted by wizard on Oct 7, 2003

Historia=story and Huela=smells? Is this right? I understand the translation as I'm sorry this story smells fishy. Correct?

[wizard]

... in response to Is my translation correct?, posted by Zorrowins on Oct 7, 2003

[This message has been edited by wizard]

si....
Es correcto...
es  MPO....

[valuedcustomer]

... in response to My fiancee was robbed, posted by Starman on Oct 7, 2003

My novia was robbed too.  When I went to Bogota last week she stayed with me.  She lives in an apartment with 2 other women.  The one roommate was young and immature and it was the first time she had the apartment to herself so she brought up a stranger who she had met off the street.  Previously, everyone had given her the rent money to hand in.  The stranger robbed all of their rent money and jewelry  She claims she was drugged.  In Colombia, they had a drug (I forgot the name) which is in powder form.  They can put the powder on something like a hand fan, for example, and blow it in your face so it gets in your eyes and nose.  This incapacitates you while they take your money.

[CaliAdvisor]

... in response to Re: My fiancee was robbed, posted by valuedcustomer on Oct 7, 2003

And let me guess, she then needed you to front her the rent money for that month? I would be careful with a story like that because I dont know ANY Colombian women that would let someone they just met from the street come up to visit them. No matter how inmature they are.

Not saying its 100% BS, just be careful. How much does she claim to pay in rent by the way?

[valuedcustomer]

... in response to Re: Re: My fiancee was robbed, posted by CaliAdvisor on Oct 7, 2003

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Not to worry.  I have learned to trust my novia completely after having known her 1 ½ years and multiple visits.  Her roomate is in-fact very niave, friendly and overly trusting of people.  She grew up in Santa Marta where many girls of this nature can be found.  You may want to watch the telenovela “La costena y el cachaco” sometime to get a sense of the difference between costal life and the mountain cities like Bogota.  It’s filmed in Santa Marta.  I think her share of the rent is about $120 and their are 3 roomates.  But the apartment building is in ... I believe.. a zone 6 neighborhood.

[thundernco]

... in response to Re: My fiancee was robbed, posted by valuedcustomer on Oct 7, 2003

It scopolamine, and used frequently.

[valuedcustomer]

... in response to Re: Re: My fiancee was robbed, posted by thundernco on Oct 7, 2003

That's it.  Thanks.

[cancunhound]

... in response to My fiancee was robbed, posted by Starman on Oct 7, 2003

I've used airport pickup with COPA, AA, and Avianca without any problems - much safer.  This is one time when a travel agent can be of assistance.