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"someone tells you it will cost you $5000 to $10,000 from start to finish I think thats way too high." – Bogota Jim

Bogota Jim, I was that someone. With all due respect, i would love to hear from someone who did it from start to finish for less than $5K. The plane tickets alone can add up. Then you have English lessons, money home to mama, maybe warm weather clothes, etc etc. Come on Jim - I have done it and spent a lot more than $5K - and did not even get married. The ring alone was probably half that – I did not go with the Cracker Jacks model. But that is another post - "I should have opened a Jewelry Store"

... in response to Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by papi on Jun 15, 2005

10K
That is about the real number . You can spend more , but 10K will get you several trips and some extras.

A nice Ring. Screw that, if you pay more then 100 bucks for one, well you do not understand how these women think at all.I have never talked to a woman that thought a diamond was important. They would rather have a designer type ring and also most i asked about a diamnond said it would be to dangerous to wear one in public. Only HMAW really care about the value of an expensive ring

... in response to Re: Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by Kiltboy1 on Jun 16, 2005

I offered my wife a choice of a diamond engagement ring or scuba gear.  She went for the scuba gear.

I think I probably spent $15k in the entire process (not including the scuba gear), but that was in 1994-1997 dollars.

... in response to Re: Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by Kiltboy1 on Jun 16, 2005

[This message has been edited by Hoda]

Hate Mongering American Women, or was it a typo & you meant

MHAW for Man Hating American Women......just asking :-)

P.S I received a mild cursing out for spending too much on a ring. I used the Jewelry industry propaganda formula...you know, two month salary!
Only I used the average monthly Colombian salary, as a substitute.

... in response to Would HMAW be short for...., posted by Hoda on Jun 16, 2005

I thought HMAW was High Maintenance American Women, LOL!

... in response to Re: Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by Kiltboy1 on Jun 16, 2005

KB, I spent a lot more that $100 on the ring - but it was with a woman from Cali that i was living with in the US for a considerable time. My second ring (novia) that was about the price. The third was around $1 mil pesos - i was in San Andres and having a goodtime with her.  You also are forgetting clothes, medical, etc etc. 5-10K maybe to get to the K1/k3 but the money pit does not stop there. Anybody want to buy a watch??? jaja

... in response to Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by papi on Jun 15, 2005

Excluding cost you would have in the States for example (engagement/wedding ring) you are not likely to keep your cost under $5,000. There are exceptions to this but it is not the norm. If your budget is that tight out of necessity you will likely run into problems.

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... in response to Papi you are correct, posted by Jamie on Jun 15, 2005

Maybe Bogota Jim was just talking about my bar bill

... in response to Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by papi on Jun 15, 2005

The sum of $20,000 for me is about what it has cost to fly down to Lima Peru to be with my novia and now fiancee five times in 2004.

I started this venture in 2002. If I were to add up all cost since I started...it would have to be in the $40,000 category.

Am I complaining about all the money spent?  Nope!!  I learned alot and started to treat my trips as vacations (not wife hunts)....I had a blast and dated easily over 200 women from different agencies in Cali, Bogota and Lima during that two years before meeting my fiancee.As a rookie in 2002, I also put all my eggs in one basket my first trip to Cali in 2002 and nothing panned out. After that trip, My attidude was if I found someone along the way on future trips...GREAT!!If not...no big deal because this was a VACATION!!. I finally did find the right one in December of 2003 in Lima Peru.

I am very happy to have found the right one.....AND I had a great time on vacation in South America for two years before finding her as well!!!

Good Luck to all newbies on your "future South America Vacations"

... in response to agreed...for me its been well over $20,0..., posted by Chris F on Jun 15, 2005


Copy, paste & print it....then attach to your monitors :-)

... in response to agreed...for me its been well over $20,0..., posted by Chris F on Jun 15, 2005

I started searching in 1999.  I read this thread and shuddered at how much I have spent on this quest during that time.  Agency/address fees, plane tickets, telephone bills, "helping" ladies out, restaurant meals, the ring, etc.  I think I am in the range of 2/3 of a year's salary.  WOW!

... in response to Re: agreed...for me its been well over $..., posted by Brazilophile on Jun 16, 2005


that you'd do it all over again, knowing that your lady would be there....Right?!!!

Best of luck BP....don't forget to get a "new" mattress :-)

... in response to agreed...for me its been well over $20,0..., posted by Chris F on Jun 15, 2005

$40K! nice to hear things are working out for you.

... in response to Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by papi on Jun 15, 2005

Hey pete , I could not agree more .... especially if you make several tirps to really make sure this is one you want to marry . I am in to almost 3 years and she is still in Brazil ... with the ring , hotel , 3 trips ect... ... I have spent aleast 10,000 ... Jim , in Bogata .. you are great guy and have met you about 6 years ago but this time ... however I did introduce a guy to a latina in a hotel and they are now married and did it for less 2500 ... But that was pure luck .... first trip down there , first lady he met , she was not a member of agency ect ...
Jake

... in response to Re: Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by Jake on Jun 15, 2005

Jake, sounds like you got off cheap so far...i have a lot more cash involved in my latin adventures (or should i say fiascos)

... in response to Re: Re: Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by papi on Jun 15, 2005

Papi , I am not counting the first 10 years of going south.!!!!!!!!!!!

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by Jake on Jun 15, 2005

oh, then maybe we are running neck and neck except for my most recent Latin biz adventure. i think yu said earlier you have a novia in Brazil. how does Brazil compare to Colombia - i have never been to Brazil?

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by papi on Jun 15, 2005

papi ...... to me Brazil and Colombia are like night and day ....... most of these ladies that I have met in the small cities have NEVER met american let alone bring one home for dinner . One of the most drastic differences .... after many many trips to Clo, Peru ect ... not one of these ever invited me to stay at there home ... most of the time you did not meet there families till after several Dates . In Brazil ... very different , I have met many ladies and just about every one wanted me to stay at there home ... and usually had a giant barbecue after only 2-3 days there .  I have never stayed at there home but there jester is nice .
Jake

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by Jake on Jun 15, 2005

I always have heard the women in Brazil were not really a faithful bunch in general , and had many men. How would you describe this ?

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Bogota Jim to Ok..., posted by Kiltboy1 on Jun 16, 2005

I have no idea where you heard this ...but so far from the truth .... please go to Brazil and see for yourself ...

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Bogota Jim t..., posted by Jake on Jun 16, 2005

I have heard it for years, but was only curious if it were true. Not interested in going to Brazil though. Spanish is hard enough, do not care to learn portuguise. But , they are some beautiful ladies

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Bogota J..., posted by Kiltboy1 on Jun 16, 2005

KB, after looking at pics of Jake's girl you might want to reconsider. Maybe i should rethink a tour to Brazil too. The papi is impressed

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Bogota Jim to Ok..., posted by Kiltboy1 on Jun 16, 2005

One cannot generalize that to all Brazilian women.  I have met several religious women in Brazil who have carnal knowledge of very few men.  Other women, have "known" hundreds of men.  Most Brazilian women are somewhere in between.

If you have always heard about female infidelity in Brazil then the men telling you this have met ONLY scammers and prostitutes.

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by Jake on Jun 15, 2005

so is Brazil your land of choice? what city?

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Bogota Jim to Ok..., posted by papi on Jun 15, 2005

I am not really sold on any particuler city , just the culture  . I do not like SAo Paulo at all , it is the third largest city in the world. I have not seen the Fortaleeza , Belem or Amazon Area those are next on my list.

... in response to Bogota Jim to Okie, posted by papi on Jun 15, 2005

You don't have to spend $1000's on an agency or a tour.Save your money.You will need it when you find a chica you want to take back.
One nice thing about Cali,we have big time agency competition.If any body reading here pays an agency $1000's
you flunk comprehension and get booed out of the club.

Pete