1979 time magazine article on colombia

[zamalito]

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,912309-1,00.html

I have to say this is a pretty interesting well written and well sourced article. The most interesting part to me was where they talked of the highland gold strain blue sky blonde which was bred from thai genetics imported in 1977. This makes me wonder if some of the more extreme highland colombians actually have heavy thai background. It makes you wish you were a pilot in 1977.

 

[Guest]

Hey man ill be all over it in a few gotta drive now tho thanks

 

[viewsonic123]

i have to say , i areally like old high times (pre1990). i am currenty collecting them actally i have have that article in original print, kinda geeky i know but i like being able to say things like that. :>

anyways good article

 

[Raco]

Thx zamalito

"the Arhuaco Indians in the higher altitudes are growing an even more potent variety of pot: Mona (blond) plants so pale that they look bleached. The Cielo Azul heights produce a pale plant known as Blue Sky Blond, developed as a hybrid two years ago with seeds from Thailand."

That must be the "mona amarilla" mentioned by R C Clarke in MJ Botany.I´ve heard that it´s an afghan strain.
You say "blond"...that´s made me remember Robert Sabbag´s novel "Snowblind",where he mentions "la rubia (blond) de la costa"(of the coast)...he says it´s the best and most complete dynamite herb in the world,and that it was almost white
I have heard of "PRETENDICA" grown in La Guajira,and that it´s an indica.Perhaps they prefer the thicker buds...I don´t know

 

[Guest]

well i havent read it yet but im pretty sure its Time magasine Not High times...

Time is much better

 

[Guest]

Hi Z,

Great find, enjoyed that a lot thanks amigo..

Peace, hhf

 

[redrider]

Great read

Great read

but it was written in 79, so things are a little different now. Still very interesting to read. Here's the real deal Colombian Gold, blond, rainbow, la rubia, mona so on and so fourth. What your seeing here is history, Colombian Gold grown (and documented with thousands of high restitution photos) in the Colombian highlands by a gringo (with the help and techniques learned from IC mag.).
Again some of the finest Colombian high altitude Sativa!







Peace

 

[Raco]

Here´s the "Amarilla" (Yellow).The article clearly mentions constant harvest(is that a word? )...or in sectors.
I also heard years ago about Thai strains introduced and crossed onto existing breeds.

 

[Guest]

thank you Zam, enjoyed it

CBF

 

[redrider]

One thing to think about too is that in the 27 years since that TIME article was written there's been a lot of acclimating going on down here in a million different "micro" climates. There are more un discovered strains here then there are known or exported. Trust me most if not all of the really good small plots never leave the country.

 

[Guest]

Trust me most if not all of the really good small plots never leave the country.

thats why we have you brother

CBF

 

[Guest]

One thing to think about too is that in the 27 years since that TIME article was written there's been a lot of acclimating going on down here in a million different "micro" climates. There are more un discovered strains here then there are known or exported. Trust me most if not all of the really good small plots never leave the country.

Yeh for sure amigo, that why im coming to see ya soon, go up there and take a look myself. Great work your doing showing these in all there glory bro.

Take care,
Peace, hhf

 

[redrider]

It's my pleasure for sure but the real love comes from the plants and how they respond to the intense climate here. I grew some basic Nirvana Afghan here that was so strong you could tranquilize an elephant with just the canna butter from it’s frosty leaves. I believe the sun here at this altitude and longitude burns some kind of magic into the thc, I really can't describe just how strong it is. Most of what I've grown here (domestic or import) has been ridiculously potent with a super complex high even to me a chronic daily user for 30+ years.

 

[Guest]

good read, but it doesnt sound safe there at all!

 

[Guest]

Id leave my old lady for a field of "ridiculously potent"

CBF

 

[redrider]

Safety in Colombia

Safety in Colombia

good read, but it doesnt sound safe there at all!

It depends on who you know and where you go here but it's always risky being a foreigner.

 

[Raco]

I´ve already been to North America.Now,I want to visit South America.CR and Colombia are my fav´s
red,
If I get some extra money I´ll go to Colombia too...I have the b@lls,bro :wink:

 

[redrider]

Paradise

Paradise

I´ve already been to North America.Now,I want to visit South America.CR and Colombia are my fav´s
red,
If I get some extra money I´ll go to Colombia too...I have the b@lls,bro

Once you come here Raco you'll never want to leave.

 

[zamalito]

I'm wondering if those constant harvest genes seen in some of the colombians may have been introduced from thailand 30 years ago in order to develop a indeterminate perpetually havesting perennial varieties for an equatorial climate. It's possible that the top 5% of unexported colombian herb may have improved over the last 30 years. Combining the best of the thai and colombian gene pools from the 70's and then cultivating in the sweet spots of colombia for 30 years is most definitely a recipe for success. I actually have some of Goldking's Thai seeds from 1979. After reading this article I'm going to make sure they go to the colombian highlands.

 

[Guest]

What can one say to that?

way cool haha