Colombia has always been a place that intrigued me- when my wife and I got married in '76, we were taking a course to learn Spanish, because we were planning to travel South, following a travel book called "Along the gringo trail". It would take us down through Central America to South America on the west coast down to Argentina, then back up the East side to Colombia, then home. We never got to do it, pregnancy happened, and that was the end of the dream!
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Vintage Colombian
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Well I believe visiting Colombia even without knowing much Spanish would be fun. But not knowing anyone or specific places of interest could be a bland confusing experience. But so sorry that you didn't have the opportunity to come here.
What I'm talking about is much much more than a shore excursion from a cruise ship in Cartagena. I'm thinking more of a rider Colombian experience where my experience is yours to ensure safety and that you meet the goals of your visit.
By nature I don't like most people (even Colombians) but the people I do like are the best. When my friends in Bogota meet you at the airport, I know you'll be in the best hands. I know right out of immigration you'll be hitting some fine lumbo washing away any jet lag. Much than just sight seeing, much more than hiding in the hotel room smoking over priced crippi.
I'm talking about meeting my trusted friends and seeing the cool places only locals frequent. Most of my friends are growers and very proud of their crops, your opinion is very important to them. I'm talking about non commercial growers that don't grow for income. Genuinely good people.
I can see only positives in bringing good people together. I like most enjoy cannabis more when in an exciting exotic location with fun interesting things to do.
Good Colombian grown sativa is renowned for it's happy feel good effect and that matches perfectly here. Just engaging with the local people is rewarding and you can really feel the good vibe of common folks.
I personally do not condone prostitution because I can't tolerate the exploitation of any human but it is legal here.. Also prostitution isn't necessary if one pays attention and most importantly respect. If you're sincere and motivated romance is more than possible. We are very protective of our people (particularly women and children) so I don't host it.
I'm still putting together thoughts and ideas while bouncing them off my wife and buddy. I can say that we are putting some really fantastic things together.
red rider
What I'm talking about is much much more than a shore excursion from a cruise ship in Cartagena. I'm thinking more of a rider Colombian experience where my experience is yours to ensure safety and that you meet the goals of your visit.
By nature I don't like most people (even Colombians) but the people I do like are the best. When my friends in Bogota meet you at the airport, I know you'll be in the best hands. I know right out of immigration you'll be hitting some fine lumbo washing away any jet lag. Much than just sight seeing, much more than hiding in the hotel room smoking over priced crippi.
I'm talking about meeting my trusted friends and seeing the cool places only locals frequent. Most of my friends are growers and very proud of their crops, your opinion is very important to them. I'm talking about non commercial growers that don't grow for income. Genuinely good people.
I can see only positives in bringing good people together. I like most enjoy cannabis more when in an exciting exotic location with fun interesting things to do.
Good Colombian grown sativa is renowned for it's happy feel good effect and that matches perfectly here. Just engaging with the local people is rewarding and you can really feel the good vibe of common folks.
I personally do not condone prostitution because I can't tolerate the exploitation of any human but it is legal here.. Also prostitution isn't necessary if one pays attention and most importantly respect. If you're sincere and motivated romance is more than possible. We are very protective of our people (particularly women and children) so I don't host it.
I'm still putting together thoughts and ideas while bouncing them off my wife and buddy. I can say that we are putting some really fantastic things together.
red rider
Here's a little old school lumbo. This flower is from Bogota 2006. I got this batch from my old friend Jorge, a few years before crippi took over.
It was grown up north near Santa Marta and was sinsemilla. Nice old school taste but not real potent. I think I bought a pound 500g) and smoked it in a month. I called it "rainbow" cause it reminded of some Colombian I had in the 70s with that name.
red rider
Man and I ain't too far away, sounds like a great destination, very tempting!
Whens a good time to visit in relation to the weather, culture etc?
Occasionally I enjoy baking with my sativa. One cookie is an entire day of Colombian goodness. Eating the sativa to me is more intense and complex than with most hybrids. Cookies of course are great when smoking is impossible or inconvenient (scuba diving, sky diving).
This is "coastal green" , I named it because it came from the coast (Santa Marta). I know some here remember my posting about it.
Fully seeded and hard compressed it was ridiculously potent. Traditionally grown and cured Colombian.
Incredible stuff
red rider
Looks like Mangobiche to me
During the 2000s while living in Bogota I grew a few plants but I also bought a lot of flower. I found a reliable connection (Jorge still friends). Back then Jorge would travel to different parts of Colombia (part of his real job) and he would pick me up a pound or two of what was locally available. It was a great situation, I tried flowers from all over Colombia and super cheap. However most of it didn't come with a name, only location of origin. I've got thousands of pictures of golds,reds,greens and purple pre crippi lumbo. I was like a kid in a candy shop back then. But the coastal green could very well have been mangobiche but I was never told. To be honest I don't remember hearing about mangobiche until 2012 , I'm sure it was around.
Things are much better now.
Muisca
red rider
Things are much better now.
Muisca
red rider
Baba Karuna
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Love what you are doing 
I will be following this thread 
Om Namah Shivaya
Yeah destroyer is a high powered sativa trifecta. It's on my must grow again list along with JBM and hashfruit. Years ago I knew a few growers that grew the destroyer outside near Bogota. And in 2020 another grower friend traded me two 1 litter jars for the equal in CBD flower. This grower a young lady in Bogota converted the entire roof of the family building into a garden. I love going to see her and getting high in the garden with the plants and parrots. Really cool lady and her family are so nice. Before visiting her I always bring some bread or fruit for the family, nice custom.
But yeah I still grow alot of ACE/Cannabiogen and the descendants of simply because I like them, working with some varieties for 8+ years.
In fact here's some Red Snake bx that is originally from 2016 that I'm reproducing now.
I love the Red Snake and every time I make seeds it gets better.
Just for the hell of it the farmers decided to put the donkey right in front of the the greenhouse. I have no general dislike for donkeys so I gave him a couple cartots just to be cool. Well now he's like a dog following me around, eyeballing me as I work. He appears to be reasonably intelligent but I don't want any pets especially a donkey.
Here he is eyeballing me while I'm in the greenhouse. He knows I'm still holding a carrot for when I leave.
red rider
But yeah I still grow alot of ACE/Cannabiogen and the descendants of simply because I like them, working with some varieties for 8+ years.
In fact here's some Red Snake bx that is originally from 2016 that I'm reproducing now.
I love the Red Snake and every time I make seeds it gets better.
Just for the hell of it the farmers decided to put the donkey right in front of the the greenhouse. I have no general dislike for donkeys so I gave him a couple cartots just to be cool. Well now he's like a dog following me around, eyeballing me as I work. He appears to be reasonably intelligent but I don't want any pets especially a donkey.
Here he is eyeballing me while I'm in the greenhouse. He knows I'm still holding a carrot for when I leave.
red rider
As I recall Kaiki when he was here had one cut he liked. We grew some destroyer but it was stronger than he liked, but it sure did impress visitors. But he loved his Mextiza cut, I don't even know what's in Mextiza. The cut produced really nice fragrant flowers are the hit was incredible. Definitely high end Mexican worked to perfection. I liked it but it's pretty much all he smoked while here. Unfortunately I lost the incredible Mextiza cut years ago but I definitely understand why Kaiki loved it.
As I'm sure you know my family and I lived with Kaiki in Bogota for a couple years. He's a real quiet guy, very professional. Out of respect I don't refer to him often but his sativa's are exactly what I look for. But he was not a fan of most indica and wouldn't touch the crippi. The Mextiza cut was an example of a gourmet Mexican, the taste a perfect blend of sweet and spicy. The was uplifting and mood enhancing yet not overwhelming strong.
During the time Kaiki was here we grew a Michoacán plant but there's a lot I don't want to devolve out of respect. But that Michoacán was really unique and awesome hit. And around the same time we grew a few Oaxacan and it was from some of the Oaxacan pollen that's the foundation of my Kamora/Samora.
But my time with Kaiki taught me the deep appreciation of pure sativa.
The quest continues
red rider
As I'm sure you know my family and I lived with Kaiki in Bogota for a couple years. He's a real quiet guy, very professional. Out of respect I don't refer to him often but his sativa's are exactly what I look for. But he was not a fan of most indica and wouldn't touch the crippi. The Mextiza cut was an example of a gourmet Mexican, the taste a perfect blend of sweet and spicy. The was uplifting and mood enhancing yet not overwhelming strong.
During the time Kaiki was here we grew a Michoacán plant but there's a lot I don't want to devolve out of respect. But that Michoacán was really unique and awesome hit. And around the same time we grew a few Oaxacan and it was from some of the Oaxacan pollen that's the foundation of my Kamora/Samora.
But my time with Kaiki taught me the deep appreciation of pure sativa.
The quest continues
red rider
That stuff brings back memories! I hope you are able to bring your goal of canna-tourism to fruition, it would be fantastic!!
Thank you so much man, I appreciate your support.
My dad (RIP) had a B&B in the mountains of NE Georgia for about 30 years. He started with two rooms and in the end he had five. I watched my dad and his B&B grow though the years (he started in 83). Never making money and always building, fixing and repairing but dad was happiest with must do tasks. Near the end before my dad died I asked him why he spent his retirement running a nonprofit B&B. He said he wasn't in it to profit, he simply loved meeting new people and showing them around his town. He was always driving his guests around showing them the town (bars and restaurants with bars) and all points of local interests. My dad died satisfied with his life and what he'd done in it.
His concept I understand and with that I got to thinking. Colombia is so beautiful, it's like heaven on earth and the people are just so cool, more people need to see it. It's relitivly easy to get (depending on your point of origin) it's cheap here compared to the USA and Europe. The climate is perfect, where I live it's never hot or cold year round. Beaches mountains, Amazon rainforest and flat grasslands, every type of climate is here. This is nothing new, Colombia already has a thriving tourist industry (I hate the way that sounds). Even canna tourism is I'm sure. But like my dad I'm not interested in bulk or mass tourism.
It reminds me of this guy telling me 90% of people don't care anything about quality, they just want to get high. I just said I don't care about 90% it's the 10% I'm interested in.
What I'm putting together is more like visiting not only Colombia but the rider. Meeting the trusted friends of mine and being perfectly safe while enjoying (let's face it) the reason you came, rider weed. Sure visitors want to see the local attractions and immerse in the culture it's thousand times better with a friendly grower and his sativa.
However unlike my dad my thinking has diverted away from the hotel/B&B approach. Two main reasons for this is one too much work and obligation to "owning" a licensed business and second need more than one location. I'm thinking more like a coalition of the best weed friendly hotels,resorts and restaurants in non tourist saturated areas.
Lot's to do,lots to think about so in the meantime plant and harvest.
red rider
My dad (RIP) had a B&B in the mountains of NE Georgia for about 30 years. He started with two rooms and in the end he had five. I watched my dad and his B&B grow though the years (he started in 83). Never making money and always building, fixing and repairing but dad was happiest with must do tasks. Near the end before my dad died I asked him why he spent his retirement running a nonprofit B&B. He said he wasn't in it to profit, he simply loved meeting new people and showing them around his town. He was always driving his guests around showing them the town (bars and restaurants with bars) and all points of local interests. My dad died satisfied with his life and what he'd done in it.
His concept I understand and with that I got to thinking. Colombia is so beautiful, it's like heaven on earth and the people are just so cool, more people need to see it. It's relitivly easy to get (depending on your point of origin) it's cheap here compared to the USA and Europe. The climate is perfect, where I live it's never hot or cold year round. Beaches mountains, Amazon rainforest and flat grasslands, every type of climate is here. This is nothing new, Colombia already has a thriving tourist industry (I hate the way that sounds). Even canna tourism is I'm sure. But like my dad I'm not interested in bulk or mass tourism.
It reminds me of this guy telling me 90% of people don't care anything about quality, they just want to get high. I just said I don't care about 90% it's the 10% I'm interested in.
What I'm putting together is more like visiting not only Colombia but the rider. Meeting the trusted friends of mine and being perfectly safe while enjoying (let's face it) the reason you came, rider weed. Sure visitors want to see the local attractions and immerse in the culture it's thousand times better with a friendly grower and his sativa.
However unlike my dad my thinking has diverted away from the hotel/B&B approach. Two main reasons for this is one too much work and obligation to "owning" a licensed business and second need more than one location. I'm thinking more like a coalition of the best weed friendly hotels,resorts and restaurants in non tourist saturated areas.
Lot's to do,lots to think about so in the meantime plant and harvest.
red rider
Funny thing about getting old, I don't realize I'm old. My 18 year old son is into body building and although I don't care about body building but I started working out. So for about a year I started lifting light weights and at sixty one I thought I was in good shape. Then the other day while training I hurt my back. I've had back problems for years but I thought after training for over a year my back was fine. So pushing through the pain I kept doing what I do. Yesterday I'm in the greenhouse planting two little plants and I stood up and my brothers I've never felt pain so intense. I hit the deck and basically couldn't move. To top it off I had left my phone (by accident) at my wife's house. So after about a half hour I pulled myself up but I couldn't stand all the way up. I was unable to move without support but I made it outside the greenhouse. The house isn't far but it's straight up hill from the greenhouse and slippery from the rain. No way I could walk back to the house. And then my donkey friend helped me stand up and allowed my to hold onto him as we walked up to the house. He saved me and earned his keep in my eyes. But yesterday was horrible pain for and finally my daughter arrived at my house with my phone ( and a pizza God bless her). She stayed with me last night but we couldn't sleep due to my constant pain. I still can't move easily but the pain is a little more tolerable this morning. I've got a couple plants to harvest but I'll let them go a little longer. I bought a huge bag of carrots cause he really helped me.
red rider
red rider
goingrey
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The carrots will do good for you as well, chock-full of antioxidants to help with the inflammation.
Actually I do eat a lot of carrots as they're one of the vegetables I like. Garlic onion, spinach and the occasional cabbage. Heavy soups are very popular here and I love them. Ajiaco is the local dish and I like my wife's version. It's like a chicken stew and quite tasty. Living by myself at the farm means I do my own shopping and cooking. Fast food only twice a month when I go to town. I like it although I miss the wife's cooking.
This is my Kamora F2 I grew here last year before I had the greenhouse. Really like this variety and it's different phenotypes. This one is mostly Malawi but with a different twist.
Another phenotype of Kamora this one more like the X2B (X2 x Bangi Haze). I like the Kamora but I've grown many the last couple years and I want grow something else for awhile.
For pain for the back pain I have now I was lucky to have harvested the perfect plant. It's my neighbors White Rino x NYCD and although not quite dry super painkiller. I grew them in the greenhouse and the hit is incredible. Strong heavy hit that still stimulates the mind while allowing the body to rest. Kamora is good medicine too but the WR x NYCD is a true painkiller.
red rider
This is my Kamora F2 I grew here last year before I had the greenhouse. Really like this variety and it's different phenotypes. This one is mostly Malawi but with a different twist.
Another phenotype of Kamora this one more like the X2B (X2 x Bangi Haze). I like the Kamora but I've grown many the last couple years and I want grow something else for awhile.
For pain for the back pain I have now I was lucky to have harvested the perfect plant. It's my neighbors White Rino x NYCD and although not quite dry super painkiller. I grew them in the greenhouse and the hit is incredible. Strong heavy hit that still stimulates the mind while allowing the body to rest. Kamora is good medicine too but the WR x NYCD is a true painkiller.
red rider
!!!! Man oh man. Sorry to hear the extent of the back pain. Any better today? Hopefully just a muscle strain and things will improve with time. Any acupuncture around?
I had a similar story. First day of brand new job, new city, new place. I had to empty a part filled five gallon bucket of water on my way out the door to work. I bent over exactly wrong and my back was hosed up for several weeks. Very intense pain going to new job. I literally could barely walk. I feel for you. Back pain is no fun. Rest up.
I had a similar story. First day of brand new job, new city, new place. I had to empty a part filled five gallon bucket of water on my way out the door to work. I bent over exactly wrong and my back was hosed up for several weeks. Very intense pain going to new job. I literally could barely walk. I feel for you. Back pain is no fun. Rest up.
