$5?? they was getting ripped off then. I was paying $1 a gram for top tier cocaine in Medellin, Colombia, the price was in pesos tho, but it came out equivalent to around $1 a gram. They also sell coca paste in marble sized balls wrapped in coca leaves that are then tied off at the top usually with twine. That shits even cheaper, im talking equivalent to around 25 cents US for one of these balls.
I lived in Colombia for several months, I lived in Medellin, home of Pablo Escobar and Colombias most famous drug cartel. I even visited pablos grave site, hes buried next to his loyal bodyguard, there was boquets of fresh flowers at his grave, apparently hes still a popular dude even in death.
Id also visited Cali, several small towns, and Cartagena. Cartagena is a beautiful city, especially the old city within the fortress walls, very picturesque and super colorful, but then so is Medellin another beautiful city nestled in a valley sorrounded by coffee crops. Cali wasnt so pretty, but the ladies definetly were. The cocaines cheap and readily available. The best places to score at at the edge of the slums. If your wanting to buy larger amounts (anything over 5 or so grams) you usually have to give a guy I call slum-scum your cash and they will go deep into the slums to score for you. I would defintly advise against going into the slums yourself, no matter how many guns your packin. The country is not nearly as dangerous as people will try to have you beleive, and fuckin beautiful scenery wise.
BUT you must be extra careful for scams, theres somone trying to scam you on every street corner, and theyve got some really really bizarre scams. Also, its practically impossible to get any police officers to go get your money back from a scam, even if the guy who scammed you is still standing at the same spot, im pretty sure most the street cops there are paid off by the scam artists and thats why they wont do jackshit but shrug you off.
Otherwise, pretty incredible place. If you go on any of the hikes to the ancient ruins, be careful cause thats when alot of people get kidnapped. And people there will do anything to make a buck, for example, on one hike I went on, there was a cocaine lab operator waiting at the ruins who, for $5, would take you on a 15 minute side tour to his jungle cocaine lab, no joke. He'll even pose with you for a photo!
