Living in armenia

4POSTS

6 years ago

Hi you all

Starting a new chapter in life here in colombia
Been living the last 6 years in spain and before 4 years in thailand

My business is moving to start up in alcala close to pereria and same distance to armenia so no matter what i will have 1 hour to work every day

But were to live i will bring my vife a 2 children when i have settled

Any comments are very welcome

Even pereria is bigger i have feeling that armenia is the place only been in pereria the last 2 times here in colombia i will move here end August and take hotel the first 14 day

Thanks 🙏🙏🙏

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LyleBright Member

24POSTS

6 years ago

Why not live in the pueblo de Alcalá?

Or Montenegro?

I live in Armenia, nothing wrong with it. But you could live in Alcalá with no issue.

Limited schools perhaps.

— Lyle

Cibidcolombia New member

4POSTS

6 years ago

Hi lyle exsactly The school s 🙏🙏🙏 but thanks

LyleBright Member

24POSTS

6 years ago

The Nietzschean Counter-Ressentiment Academy I assume?

Great school!

Colombiaafar Member

14POSTS

6 years ago

Welcome to Colombia, My name is Javier been living in Colombia 2 yrs now. Just bought a place in Calarca. My wife is from Colombia just sold my Place in TN. Remodeling the new home much work to be done. I wish you well in your transition with family.

Cibidcolombia New member

4POSTS

6 years ago

Hola to you found my new Home in armenia and will receive keys next week to and amazing villa i love it ❤❤❤❤

Thanks to all

Cibidcolombia New member

4POSTS

6 years ago

🙏🙏🙏thanks so much parcero and good luck with your project

If you need advice regarding your project lett me know i am a architect and briclayer off education doing this the last 25 years as a developer and constructor

Best regards benny

barrumundi Member

16POSTS

6 years ago

Hello Colombiaafar. How are you enjoying Calaca so far? Do you know the elevation of Calaca? Is it uphill or downhill from Armenia?

cccmedia Ecuador/Colombia Expert

10285POSTS

6 years ago

barrumundi wrote:
Do you know the elevation of Calaca? Is it uphill or downhill from Armenia?

The coffee town of Calarcá, Quindío (note spelling), is at 5161 feet elevation, just slightly higher than Armenia. It's located only about three miles from Armenia.

Calarcá has a population of about 79,000 (Wikipedia 2016).

Worth visiting in Calarcá: the Quindío Botanical Gardens and Butterfly Center or Mariposario in a wooded complex with a visitor center. Admission to the gardens and mariposario is inexpensive, the (mandatory) guides who accompany visitors are trained to give out all sorts of factoids about the flora and fauna of Colombia. I had to ask my guide to talk less than 50 percent of the time so I could enjoy the natural surroundings without too much mental activity, and she obliged.

cccmedia

barrumundi Member

16POSTS

6 years ago

#10

Thanks for that info. In view of the fact that you convinced the female guide to talk less than 50% of the time ..... perhaps you could have chat with my wife?

Mando54 Member

12POSTS

6 years ago

#11

Let me how you did. I am nerves about moving to Armenia but I will do it at the latest April 2020. SO let me know how are you accommodating to this new life. I've been out 50 years in he USA.

CanadaDoug Contributor

156POSTS

6 years ago

#12

Mando54 Let me know when you arrive in Armenia if you need help with anything.

Adriana Gutierrez Active member

62POSTS

5 years ago

#13

What’s the weather like in Calarcá? Typical highs and lows, rainfall?

ChipW Contributor

104POSTS

5 years ago

#14

Probably the same as Armenia, check out weatherspark dot com for the info you want and to make comparisons to other cities.

Mando54 Member

12POSTS

5 years ago

#15

Thank you my friend , I'm still in the US, because the cosntruction of my apt., that I had bought is being delayed. Hopefully Feb,2021 could be more likely to get there... I'll keep in touch.

cccmedia Ecuador/Colombia Expert

10285POSTS

5 years ago

#16

Dear Mando,

Don't buy your plane ticket prematurely.

Pre-construction plans routinely get delayed in South America. I bought a condo in Quito in 2005 and it wasn't ready for occupancy until mid-2013. Along the way, my property attorney notified me it would cost $3,000 US to initiate a court proceeding to attempt to collect the missed-deadline fees the developer had offered in the purchase contract. Instead, they offered a free parking space, but that was taken off the table when the developer's financing failed and ownership of the complex was transferred.

cccmedia

Mando54 Member

12POSTS

5 years ago

#17

right so , you are . Initially the deadline was April2019 and now is Feb 2021...Althought I've seen the videos and pictures , the construction is done. Noe for the paper work. I have no idea what they are saying, most of the time.. We'll see.

schneiderb Member

1POSTS

last year

#18

What part of Armenia is safe for a 70 year old woman who is planning to retire in Armenia. I need some ideas. Thanks.-

cccmedia Ecuador/Colombia Expert

10285POSTS

last year

#19

Consider a high-rise with doorman on North Side

along or near the main drag.

cccmedia

crabpc19481 Member

20POSTS

last year

#20

I live in Popayan, Cauca. It is safe here, but maybe not everywhere in the department. Knowing Spanish is helpful and/or having a good friend who is from here. Not sure about Armenia.

Patricia

cccmedia Ecuador/Colombia Expert

10285POSTS

last year

#21

YouTube's Gran Colombia channel has a wealth

of videos in its archives, some of which discuss

the better and worse areas of Armenia, Quindío.

The channel is the brainchild of NYS Expat

Loren Lowe (rhymes with cow), whose Coffee Time

program emanates from Armenia almost every

Sunday morning at 11 a.m. Armenia time. All

Sunday programs are archived for later viewing.

Recently, Loren has been claiming that YouTube

has demonetized his channel, though it's not

clear why it may have done so, but the 70-year-old

Expat persists. He appeared on camera last

Sunday with a young Colombian woman who

he said is his partner in his new venture, which

involves a channel dedicated to all aspects of

coffee production and coffee culture.

cccmedia

nico peligro Serial expat

955POSTS

last year

#22

Love these replies to 5 year old posts. The op probably picked their.place and moved back.to their home country by now.

cccmedia Ecuador/Colombia Expert

10285POSTS

last year

#23

IMO an evergreen subject such as

Armenia life remains valuable

so long as people are interested and

posters bring questions or value,

regardless of whether the OP is

still active on the forum.

You are welcome to endeavor to

persuade me otherwise.

But let's stay on topic.

cccmedia

Mando54 Member

12POSTS

last year

#24

@schneiderbI

I moved to Armenia last year and loving it. A good area is the north side La Aurora area. I live in a place called Los Ocobos Calle 31 and Ave 19th. Perfect place and very very safe , calm and beautiful. Ckeck it out