Hi, If you are interested in my online Spanish courses, you can find out about them here: www.lakarencita.com/thrive-in-spanish The price is US$$95 for a 6-week course. This includes 2 live online classes per week, plus loads of extra materials to keep you speaking Spanish between classes. If you have any questions at all, feel free to ask!
*Yes, I would love to take Spanish classes with you as soon as possible. I will pay cash for whatever your fee is, but it must be on your bed. That is my only requirement. What do you say? YES !*
@@juangabrielgonzalez4488 ••••• Think teaching in bed might be a deal breaker, but there are other places for that kind of activities, be careful though many men have been robbed blind, some have even died from Devil's Breath (Scopolamina) at the hands of a beautiful woman.
I love Wes´s channel! Manizales seems amazing. I live in Colombia also, as a foreigner, but I stay in a super small pueblo, and it is gorgeous, much different than the city life!! Next time come visit and we will show you the town of a 100 waterfalls!!! Disfruta Colombia!
Where's Wes is a red-pilled religious zelot who came to Colombia just to push his machista, sexist, and antiquated views on marriage, women, and how men "should be". He believes that women should have a "low body count" (meaning less sex partners, compared to men) because according to him, men are territorial and women should not be sexual like men, whereas men can have as many sex partners as they want (women are sluts, men are just men basically). He is super into Andrew Tate who is the douche "alpha-male" that simply talks about dominating women and being in charge, he made a video saying how important this guy is, even though Andrew Tate has made horrible comments about sexual assault and their victims. He says he believes in traditional marriages, but he just means he is homophobic and also believes women should stay home while the man provides for the home. I hope no one wastes his time on his channel, he really seems nice, saying he loves Jesus, but he has some pretty disgusting beliefs if you really look at his videos. In short, Wes is NOT a good person but is really a superficially "nice guy" who in truth is the epitome of a closet bigot.
Thanks Karen! I always appreciate the little things I learn from your videos. They're not just broad overviews, but there are really specific things about languages and the people you talk to, and that's really neat.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate the fact that you enjoy these little details I add. I always try to put the things that I enjoy the most about my expiriences. Thank you
Karencita,Estoy disfrutando mucho tu viaje. Colombia es un país tan interesante. A pesar de conocer a muchos colombianos tras los años y estudiar su literatura e historia, nunca he viajado allí. Quizás pudieras hablar un poco sobre el significado de la literatura colombiana para la America Latina y todo el mundo hispano, empezando por la 1a novela en español en este hemisferio, María, y que Colombia fue el país de Gabriel García Márquez. Colombia, tú sabes bien, es un país tan variado y el pueblo es muy diverso y luchador. Gracias por la gira por este bello país 🌺🌺🌺
I am researching the city of Manizales as potential future home. Thank you for sharing this video. By the way it was my first visit to your channel. I had a great experience 😎
This is paul.... & Gloria in Oaxaca. After living in Costa Rica 12 years, I do not want to live in a very rainy climate again. Sure everything is green, but the clouds & rain affects me negatively. I prefer Central Highland Mexico. . Also remember that visiting is a lot different than living in a place full time. Years ago I thought I would live in Colombia since my girlfriend & roommate were Colombian in San Francisco, California, but as luck would have it, I ended up in Cholula attending the university there. Still, I love your videos.
Good place for retirement ? We are cool weather lovers starting our retirement next March in San Cristobal de las Casas, but hope to travel central n South America. We speak Spanish
Another interesting video. I think I always say that. In my comments on Patron I gave the video an "A". You are an excellent saleswoman for Manizales. I have a feeling I'm going to leave another long comment, mostly about food, but that seems to be a topic that interests you and Dave. I wonder if you have heard of Diana Kennedy. She died July 24, age 99. She was acknowledged to be the foremost authority on Mexican cuisine. Born in England, she came to Mexico in 1957, fell in love with the country and the food, and spent much of her life searching small towns and rural hamlets for the country's best cooks (grandmothers). This was 10 years before my first trip and there were many fewer paved or improved roads when she began her explorations. She collected and preserved hundreds of recipes from every state in Mexico, and credited the originators of the recipes in her nine cookbooks (I own three). Prince Charles visited Diana at her home in Zitacuaro, Mich., ate a delicious meal and awarded her an MBE (ask Dave). Mexico awarded Diana the Mexican Order of the Mexican Eagle for her efforts to preserve and popularize Mexican cuisine. In 2019 a movie ("Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy") was made about her life in Mexico and featured her house and extensive gardens with many varieties of edible plants from all over Mexico. Extensive obituaries appeared in "El Norte", "El Pais", the BBC and "El Universal". The latter included the menu for the awards dinner at the premier of the movie about Diana. I think it was about eight or nine courses, each dish taken from one of her cookbooks. The meal served was obviously unforgettable and comparable to the meals in the movies "Babette's Feast" (1987) and "Like Water for Chocolate" (1992). I think you would enjoy all three movies. While reading the obituaries about Diana I discovered an amazing source of information on Mexico's fruits, vegetables, meat, food, etc., plus markets, recipes, restaurants, architecture, travel, crafts and traditions. It is called "Mexico Cooks!", written by Cristina Potters (a friend of Diana Kennedy). The photos are excellent and the information is really useful. I noticed a number of ideas that could be expanded into videos. I think it was in a December 2017 issue that she discussed New Year's Eve traditions in Mexico, such as carrying one's luggage around the block to guarantee travel during the coming year, or women wearing yellow panties to guarantee good luck and wealth, or red to acquire/keep an exciting love interest. Who knew. You haven't been sharing. Many more traditions were mentioned. You can find it on Twitter or Facebook, or Google "Mexico Cooks!" to find it. Mexico's restaurants and bars have been doing very well in worldwide competition. Pujol (Polanco, CDMX) was rated #5 restaurant in the world, and Quintonil (also in Polanco) was judged to be #9. Others in the top 100 were Mayor (Guadalajara), #51; Sud (CDMX), #52; Rosetta (CDMX), #60, and Maximo Bistro (CDMX), # 89. All very expensive, good for a major anniversary, but you and Dave might have to each wear two pairs of yellow panties on New Year's eve to afford a meal there. Bars have done well also. The list of the 50 best bars in North America included Handshake Speakeasy (Colonia Juarez, CDMX), #2 (one has to google the site to get the password, then go through a cigar store to get to the entrance door in back- just like the real thing); Licoreria Limantour (Roma Norte, CDMX), #3; Beltran Bar (CDMX), #7; Kaito del Valle (CDMX), #13; Cafe de Nadie (CDMX), #15; Hanky Panky (CDMX), #16; Sabina Sabe (Oaxaca), #20; El Gallo Altanero (Guadalajara), #21, and Selva (Oaxaca), # 22. And finally, I came across "Artes Popular en Mexico" by Dr Atl (Gerardo Murillo), Mexico's well-known mid-century artist. 50 years ago I noticed that Mexico's crafts were disappearing or were of a lesser quality. In 1921 Dr Atl was writing the same thoughts. As worried as Dr Atl was in 1921 I would love to have some of the crafts he saw, especially the textiles. Stay safe (sounds like Manizales is a good place for that), stay well, have lots of fun and keep making great videos.
Hi Willliam! Thank you very much for your very informative comments. I always learn something new. I haven't heard of Diana Kennedy before. I've just looked her up on Google and it her story sounds super super interesting, specially because I love food! I've heard of a few restaurants you mention and I even looked the prices up for the restaurant Pujol just because I was curious haha! I haven't mentioned the traditions some people do on New years Eve it's true! I should mention them in December for a video. When I was a child, I remember my mother showed me the traditions of taing my empty suitcases and go for a walk at 12:00 am. I found it weird but now I can see it worked! haha Thank you very much
@@LaKarencitaMX I learn from you too. Thank you. In addition, your videos often spur me to do more research on a subject, so in spite of my broad general knowledge and experience re Mexico, I always know more than before I watched your video. I look forward to your New Year's Eve traditions video. Sweeping before one's house and then sweeping gold coins into the house sounds like a good one (that was in Mexico Cooks! too). It looks like $6500 Mex would pay for a meal for two at Pujol. That's about six days a week for six weeks at minimum wage, or spare change under the sofa cushions in Carlos Slim's mansion. Maybe you can start a GoFundMe page : ). I hope you will show more of the Cordillera Central. I bet it would look even better if the sun could peek from behind the clouds. Colombia has some amazing birds too. Some people visit Colombia just to see the bird population. I hope you can spot a few.
William, I knew about Diana Kennedy, but not nearly as much as you! I know you were writing to Karencita, but wanted you to know that others appreciated your posts! I have not yet visited Colombia, either. So far, only Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, for South America. Greetings from a fellow traveler! 👋😁
@@floatingmoon5778 Hello "Floating Moon". Very nice to meet you. Great name by the way. I'm glad you enjoyed reading my thoughts. They tend to be rather lengthy and maybe a little rambling in nature, so I suspect most people lack the patience to even start reading them. I never got to South America, or Central America either, although I would have loved to visit every country south of Mexico. Good for you for seeing as much as you have. A travel writer whose name I have forgotten once compared every state in Mexico with a different country in Central or South America. Perhaps it is true because I never tired of Mexico, even after traveling more than 100,000 kilometers by car, bus and train, visiting little towns and hamlets rarely if ever seen by other travelers. I doubt I saw half of what was worth seeing and exploring. My last trip was 40 years ago and the country has changed a lot, some times for the better and sometimes not. Little seaside settlements are now "must visit" resorts that extend for miles and house 20,000 or more residents. Little villages in the Chiapas highlands that once had mostly thatch-roof houses now have multi-story concrete buildings and are overrun with tourists who lack any understanding of the Tzotzil or Tzeltal people who live there. And in most areas of Mexico it is no longer safe to camp along the roads the way I did if i was too tired to drive further. On the other hand archaeological sites are more accessible, better restored and more numerous. Many churches have been restored to their original, colorfully painted appearance. Many old colonial towns are now pedestrian friendly. Accommodations and restaurants are more upscale and numerous to suit the tastes of todays tourist but they are more expensive. My hotel rooms averaged $3-$4 a night, with a range of 25 cents to $6 USD. Unfortunately craftsmanship, especially textiles and costumes, has deteriorated markedly. But it is their country, I don't begrudge them progress and greater prosperity, and things will change whether I want them to or not. I still have wonderful memories, thousands of photos, and my Mexican library packed into 30 feet of book shelves. Plus my collection of textiles and a collection of 40 different molinillos. If you are interested I have occasionally left comments, sometimes fairly lengthy, after a number of Karen's videos. I think a few were before her trip to Viet Nam, but I can't be sure without checking. Have a great week, and again, thank you. I hope I haven't bored you.
We have not yet been to Manizales but it is number 1 on our list of possible retirement cities. According to my online research the cost of living is incredibly low and the cool temps are SOOOOOOO appealing to us. Safety seems very good. Hospitals seem good but you can always fly to Medellin for world class medical care. The retirement visa income requirement seems easy. It is hard to find a downside to this city. I know no place is perfect but this city seems awesome. We are currently in my wife’s home country of Nicaragua and hope to explore many countries but I can’t find any other city that checks so many boxes. Thoughts ?
The Colombians are fond of Mexican culture. I imagine that they are a bit more friendly to us. I watch the channel, "Colombianos en México". It's so awesome with bicultural topics and love of my naive, "México!". Muy padre el contenido, Karen. Qué te la pases chingón por allá! Saludos desde Florida.
Soy del caribe colombiano a mucho orgullo y no, al menos aquí en el Caribe no somos fans de la cultura mexicana. De hecho, la música regional mexicana, la cual es popular en algunas zonas del interior de Colombia, nos parece deprimente. Lo nuestro siempre ha sido la música caribeña, ya sea de afuera o de aquí mismo de nuestra región, y de fuertes influencias africanas. En cuanto a comida, la nuestra (de todo el país) es la predominante; casi nadie sabe o identifica ningún plato mexicano en esta región. La región Caribe es la que más ha definido la identidad colombiana ante los ojos del mundo (realismo mágico, Shakira, Joe Arroyo, Carlos Vives, cumbia, vallenato, etc.). Muchos no nos identificamos con la cultura mexicana en nada, especialmente en las costas, porque si metemos a la región Pacífico colombiana creo que el sentimiento de ellos es el mismo, quienes, de paso tienen una cultura africana aún más marcada. México podrá ser muy bueno en muchas cosas y lo que quieran, pero eso que en Colombia como nación "somos amantes" de la cultura mexicana es más una imagen reciente de internet y de algunos colombianos perdidos culturalmente.
I posted the following comments on Karen's Patreon page but decided to leave it here also since most people will not see it there and a few may find the information interesting or useful....Manizales is a very modern city, founded (as I have discovered) in 1849, so I'm not surprised your video didn't show anything from the colonial era. The only building in your video that would fit into a colonial era Mexican city appeared at 7:00 minutes in your video, but of course you know that. It looks like a good place to live if one doesn't long for colonial era buildings and a picturesque scene. It's definitely green and beautiful because of that. Also new and clean, perhaps because it rains a lot, and not old enough to have acquired the patina and moss found in the old colonial cities of Mexico that are located in rainy areas. The cathedral's style confused me at first. There is nothing colonial era about it but the earliest colonial era churches often had gothic elements. The cathedral is rather new (1929-1959), designed by a French architect and built by an Italian construction company. It has a cafe (second floor) and there is a 90 minute tour that takes one to the top of the tower for a great view of Manizales. Tickets are sold on the east side of the cathedral. You may have discovered all of this. As for comparing the area to Roma Norte it seems an apt comparison. When we speak and want to describe something we often use comparison as a tool, and one uses what they know. "Professor" William gives you an "A" for this video.
Interesting. I think Colombia has very different weather depending on the area. I think you'll find great weather in many cities. The coast is very hot though
@@LaKarencitaMX Solo es una sugerencia debes hacer lo mismo pero también en español hay UA-camr mexicanos en Filipinas y sus videos son español aunque ellos hablan inglés tu lengua materna y hay que estar muy orgulloso de donde salimos y no te estoy criticando eres libre de hacer tu trabajo como tu quieras . Dios te bendiga siempre amén.
@@oscarocasio6243 Yo creo que tu comentario no es mal intencionado. Sin embargo creo que vale la pena decirte por qué los hago en inglés y por qué lo seguiré haciendo: 1. Practico el idioma 2. He conocido a gente de todo el mundo 3. He creado mi negocio y mis clientes son de todas partes del mundo No tiene nada que ver con estar o no orgullosa de dónde vengo. Yo estoy muy orgullosa de dónde vengo . Siempre hablo de eso en mis videos. Y precisamente hablo en inglés para alcanzar a más gente y decirles lo increíble que es México. En esta vida las barreras las creamos nosotros mismos.
@@LaKarencitaMX entiendo perfectamente tu punto y me alegro que hables varios idiomas y que tengas mucho éxito en la vida y me imagino que luchas te por todo lo que tienes y te admiro por que eres una luchadora . Una pregunta todas las personas de latino américa hablan inglés? Ese es mi punto si quieres llegar a más personas tienen también hacer el mismo canal pero español esa es mi sugerencia. Porque tu has dedicado todo tu canal a una parte del mundo específicamente personas solamente que entiendan el idioma y hablan inglés. A eso me refiero no te estoy criticando por que respeto lo que haces solo creo que debes hacerlo también español y vas a tener mucha más exposición y más suscriptores. Dios te bendiga siempre amen.
Como no me respondiste en Ingles, lo escribire en Español: Primero, gracias por el video, me encanta verlo y me encantó tu energía, ¡Manizales se ve tan hermosa! :) Sin embargo, todo el mundo debería saber que "Where's Wes" es un fanático religioso que vino a Colombia solo para impulsar sus puntos de vista machistas, sexistas y anticuados sobre el matrimonio, las mujeres y cómo "deberían ser" los hombres. Él cree que las mujeres deberían tener un "recuento de cuerpos bajo" (es decir, menos parejas sexuales, en comparación con los hombres) porque, según él, los hombres son territoriales y las mujeres no deberían ser sexuales como los hombres, mientras que los hombres pueden tener tantas parejas sexuales como quieran. (las mujeres son putas, los hombres son solo hombres básicamente). Su héroe es Andrew Tate, que es el idiota "macho alfa" que simplemente habla de dominar a las mujeres y estar a cargo. Hizo un video diciendo lo importante que es este tipo, a pesar de que Andrew Tate ha hecho comentarios horribles sobre la agresión sexual y su víctimas, y mas que todo sobre las mujeres. Él dice que cree en los matrimonios tradicionales, pero solo quiere decir que es homofóbico y también cree que las mujeres deben quedarse en casa mientras el hombre se ocupa del hogar. Espero que nadie pierda el tiempo en su canal, realmente parece agradable, dice que ama a Jesús, pero la mayoría de sus creencias son bastante desagradables si realmente miras sus videos. En resumen, Wes NO es una buena persona, y espero que La Karencita no seas amiga mas con un "buen tipo" tan superficialmente que en verdad es el epítome de un fanático del armario.
Hola Sebastián. No contesté tu mensaje en inglés porque simplemente no lo vi. Primeramente, gracias por ver mis videos. Nosotros encontramos a Wes porque nos interesó mucho esta ciudad de Manizales solamente. Lo conocimos y a su amable esposa también (incluso a la gente de su iglesia) y estamos felices de haberlo hecho porque realmente creo que son personas muy amables y nos trataron muy bien. Me considero una persona de mente abierta y al final resultó una experiencia agradable. Respecto a lo que mencionas. Yo siendo una mujer estoy en contra de esos pensamientos porque creo que una mujer tiene el mismo valor que un hombre y no solamente viene a servir. Es decir, creo que coincido contigo en esa forma de pensar. A pesar de que no coincido con algunos de los ideas que expresa Wes a través de sus videos, no creo que sea mala persona para nada. Creo que es importante poder convivir con gente de diversas perspectivas. Al final, es una de las ventajas de viajar, ¿no?
@@LaKarencitaMX Me gusta tu respuesta. Es mas, yo tambien creo que Wes y sus esposa se ven como persona simpaticas, amigables, y que les gusta compartir. PERO, la razon que digo que no es buena persona es por que yo mismo vi casi todo de sus videos, y lo hize por que al principio me parecio de buena onda, y aunque yo no soy religioso me parecio honorable la fe que tiene el y su familia(s). Lo que pasa con Wes es que uno no se da cuenta de sus opiniones barbaricas hasta poder ver varios de sus video y analizar bien lo que el dice. Yo de mi parte siempre pelearé para que todas las personas puedan tener cualquier religion, mi problema es cuando forman un canal de UA-cam (como Wes) y empiezan a evangelizar por sus comentarios, y sus opiniones son super homofobicas, anti-mujeres, promulgando que los hombres de hoy ya no son hombres (excepto personas como Wes, por suspuesto). Yo no digo que toca callarlo, ni no amarlo como persona, pero sus palabras tienen consequensias, y si mi amigo (como tu dices que eres de el) dijiera esas cosas tan horrendas como dice Wes, yo le diria que parara, o simplemente no seria amigo de el, por que lo que tu llamas "diversas perspectivas" no es indivativo de Wes, las opiniones de Wes son las que paran los abortos legales, los que ponen a las mujeres en peligro, abuso matrimonial, homofobia, en fin. Pero bueno, mi punto no es molestarte, es por que yo mismo le di a Wes el respeto de tratar mirar todo su contenido antez de dar mi opinion. La proxima vez que estes cerca de el, piensa todo lo que el dice de las mujeres, mira a Andrew Tate que es su heroe, y dime que si no se te pone los pelos de los brasos arisos, de lo horrible que hablan los dos de las mujeres. Voy a seguir viendo tus videos, por que no como el, no dices cositas tan aborrecibles, y al contrario no veo nada de el odio contra las mujeres, gays, y hombres no "machos" como Wes lo desmuestra.
Guau que triste que alguien solo por no estar de acuerdo con mi punto de vista asume que no soy buena persona. Hay personas que tienen mi punto de vista, y hay otros que no. Asi es la realidad. Soy como soy y defiendo mis puntos de vista, como tu lo haces. Solo no necesito hablar mal de otras personas y malintepretar lo que dicen para hacer mis puntos. Que Dios te bendiga
@@WheresWes Gracias por tu respuesta Wes. Pero estas equivocado, tu mismo fuiste el que te exponiste en UA-cam, y precisamente pusiste tus opiniones online, asi que tu "punto de vista" tiene consequencias. Tienes razon, no te conszco, solo lo que veo por tus videos. Y no estoy hablando mal de ti, estoy sumarizando lo que tu mismo pusiste en forma de videos. Tu no respondiste nada de lo que yo dije, nada mas que es tu opinion. Pero como persona religiosa, como humano, como ESPOSO, como hombre, hijo, hermano, tu haz fallado, y por que lo digo? Facil, tu pusiste tus opiniones en UA-cam, donde todo mundo puede ver que detras de tu sonrisa, de tu amor a colombia, a tus familiares (que en realidad me agrada esa parte tuya) tienes "opiniones" que directamente afectan a las personas. Decir, solo soy como soy y tu como eres... es un fallo completamente. Ojala que ores, y refleciones en tus acciones, por que en tu respuesta ni siquiera hay espacio para decir, sabes que si, depronto lo que yo digo no es lo mejor, no es ser buena persona hablar de las mujeres de esa forma, de promulgar tus odios. Pero bueno, tambien te deseo buena suerte y que refleciones. Por que, tus morales, aunque piensas que estan bien por que estas siguiendo lo que tu interpretas como "correcto" en realidad ponen a las mujeres, a las personas LGBTQ+, a los que son femeninos, a los que no son "machos en peligro. No necesito tu bendicion, prefiero tu reflecion, y tratar de entender de aunque muchas personas tengan tu opinion, la mayoria del mundo le llaman "sexist" machistas, homofobicos, hipócritas, "bigots". Si quieres seguir de ese paso, es mas, YO orare por ti, por que me da pesar el odio que tienes en tu corazon. Buena suerte Wes, yo no te odio, al revez, despues de ver todos tus videos me da pesar que a pesar de tener buenas cualidades dices tantas barbaridades.
@sebastianjimenez2211 Eres el intolerante aquí ya que malinterpretas las intenciones de Tate. You are a typical leftie woke who likes to stereotype people and get very offended about the slightest thing that someone says that doesn't fit your left leaning ideals, then tries to tell another person that they shouldn't associate with someone who they have met, but you haven't and do not even know
Hi, If you are interested in my online Spanish courses, you can find out about them here:
www.lakarencita.com/thrive-in-spanish
The price is US$$95 for a 6-week course. This includes 2 live online classes per week, plus loads of extra materials to keep you speaking Spanish between classes.
If you have any questions at all, feel free to ask!
*Yes, I would love to take Spanish classes with you as soon as possible. I will pay cash for whatever your fee is, but it must be on your bed. That is my only requirement. What do you say? YES !*
@@juangabrielgonzalez4488 ••••• Think teaching in bed might be a deal breaker, but there are other places for that kind of activities, be careful though many men have been robbed blind, some have even died from Devil's Breath (Scopolamina) at the hands of a beautiful woman.
It's so weird seeing the same day from another UA-camr's perspective haha. Thanks for coming by!!
Thank you Wes for showing me around. I can see why you're so happy here
I love Wes´s channel! Manizales seems amazing. I live in Colombia also, as a foreigner, but I stay in a super small pueblo, and it is gorgeous, much different than the city life!! Next time come visit and we will show you the town of a 100 waterfalls!!! Disfruta Colombia!
Where's Wes is a red-pilled religious zelot who came to Colombia just to push his machista, sexist, and antiquated views on marriage, women, and how men "should be". He believes that women should have a "low body count" (meaning less sex partners, compared to men) because according to him, men are territorial and women should not be sexual like men, whereas men can have as many sex partners as they want (women are sluts, men are just men basically). He is super into Andrew Tate who is the douche "alpha-male" that simply talks about dominating women and being in charge, he made a video saying how important this guy is, even though Andrew Tate has made horrible comments about sexual assault and their victims. He says he believes in traditional marriages, but he just means he is homophobic and also believes women should stay home while the man provides for the home. I hope no one wastes his time on his channel, he really seems nice, saying he loves Jesus, but he has some pretty disgusting beliefs if you really look at his videos. In short, Wes is NOT a good person but is really a superficially "nice guy" who in truth is the epitome of a closet bigot.
Thanks Karen! I always appreciate the little things I learn from your videos. They're not just broad overviews, but there are really specific things about languages and the people you talk to, and that's really neat.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate the fact that you enjoy these little details I add. I always try to put the things that I enjoy the most about my expiriences. Thank you
Cant wait to visit Colombia
Karencita,Estoy disfrutando mucho tu viaje. Colombia es un país tan interesante. A pesar de conocer a muchos colombianos tras los años y estudiar su literatura e historia, nunca he viajado allí. Quizás pudieras hablar un poco sobre el significado de la literatura colombiana para la America Latina y todo el mundo hispano, empezando por la 1a novela en español en este hemisferio, María, y que Colombia fue el país de Gabriel García Márquez. Colombia, tú sabes bien, es un país tan variado y el pueblo es muy diverso y luchador. Gracias por la gira por este bello país 🌺🌺🌺
I am researching the city of Manizales as potential future home. Thank you for sharing this video. By the way it was my first visit to your channel. I had a great experience 😎
Oh wow! It's so great to read you enjoyed the video 😀 I'm sure you'll like the next ones
I think I played this video like 4 times because I kept getting distracted but I enjoyed it each time! 😆🤭 loving the Colombia content 😊
Hi guys, It was nice to see you spending time with Wes and his wife, I'm glad you are enjoying my beautiful country Colombia 🇨🇴 greetings from USA 🇺🇸
We are enjoying your beautiful country
Great video. Thanks K.
Thanks a Lot for your video about my beautiful city, god bless you forever
So cool. Congrats to wes on his holy spirit upgrade!
This is paul.... & Gloria in Oaxaca.
After living in Costa Rica 12 years, I do not want to live in a very rainy climate again. Sure everything is green, but the clouds & rain affects me negatively.
I prefer Central Highland Mexico. .
Also remember that visiting is a lot different than living in a place full time.
Years ago I thought I would live in Colombia since my girlfriend & roommate were Colombian in San Francisco, California, but as luck would have it, I ended up in Cholula attending the university there.
Still, I love your videos.
Que bonito video... Gracias...
Ahh muchas gracias Jorge
I think I will go to Manizales now
Good place for retirement ?
We are cool weather lovers starting our retirement next March in San Cristobal de las Casas, but hope to travel central n South America. We speak Spanish
Nice. Thank you
it is the safest .
Another interesting video. I think I always say that. In my comments on Patron I gave the video an "A". You are an excellent saleswoman for Manizales. I have a feeling I'm going to leave another long comment, mostly about food, but that seems to be a topic that interests you and Dave. I wonder if you have heard of Diana Kennedy. She died July 24, age 99. She was acknowledged to be the foremost authority on Mexican cuisine. Born in England, she came to Mexico in 1957, fell in love with the country and the food, and spent much of her life searching small towns and rural hamlets for the country's best cooks (grandmothers). This was 10 years before my first trip and there were many fewer paved or improved roads when she began her explorations. She collected and preserved hundreds of recipes from every state in Mexico, and credited the originators of the recipes in her nine cookbooks (I own three). Prince Charles visited Diana at her home in Zitacuaro, Mich., ate a delicious meal and awarded her an MBE (ask Dave). Mexico awarded Diana the Mexican Order of the Mexican Eagle for her efforts to preserve and popularize Mexican cuisine. In 2019 a movie ("Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy") was made about her life in Mexico and featured her house and extensive gardens with many varieties of edible plants from all over Mexico. Extensive obituaries appeared in "El Norte", "El Pais", the BBC and "El Universal". The latter included the menu for the awards dinner at the premier of the movie about Diana. I think it was about eight or nine courses, each dish taken from one of her cookbooks. The meal served was obviously unforgettable and comparable to the meals in the movies "Babette's Feast" (1987) and "Like Water for Chocolate" (1992). I think you would enjoy all three movies. While reading the obituaries about Diana I discovered an amazing source of information on Mexico's fruits, vegetables, meat, food, etc., plus markets, recipes, restaurants, architecture, travel, crafts and traditions. It is called "Mexico Cooks!", written by Cristina Potters (a friend of Diana Kennedy). The photos are excellent and the information is really useful. I noticed a number of ideas that could be expanded into videos. I think it was in a December 2017 issue that she discussed New Year's Eve traditions in Mexico, such as carrying one's luggage around the block to guarantee travel during the coming year, or women wearing yellow panties to guarantee good luck and wealth, or red to acquire/keep an exciting love interest. Who knew. You haven't been sharing. Many more traditions were mentioned. You can find it on Twitter or Facebook, or Google "Mexico Cooks!" to find it. Mexico's restaurants and bars have been doing very well in worldwide competition. Pujol (Polanco, CDMX) was rated #5 restaurant in the world, and Quintonil (also in Polanco) was judged to be #9. Others in the top 100 were Mayor (Guadalajara), #51; Sud (CDMX), #52; Rosetta (CDMX), #60, and Maximo Bistro (CDMX), # 89. All very expensive, good for a major anniversary, but you and Dave might have to each wear two pairs of yellow panties on New Year's eve to afford a meal there. Bars have done well also. The list of the 50 best bars in North America included Handshake Speakeasy (Colonia Juarez, CDMX), #2 (one has to google the site to get the password, then go through a cigar store to get to the entrance door in back- just like the real thing); Licoreria Limantour (Roma Norte, CDMX), #3; Beltran Bar (CDMX), #7; Kaito del Valle (CDMX), #13; Cafe de Nadie (CDMX), #15; Hanky Panky (CDMX), #16; Sabina Sabe (Oaxaca), #20; El Gallo Altanero (Guadalajara), #21, and Selva (Oaxaca), # 22. And finally, I came across "Artes Popular en Mexico" by Dr Atl (Gerardo Murillo), Mexico's well-known mid-century artist. 50 years ago I noticed that Mexico's crafts were disappearing or were of a lesser quality. In 1921 Dr Atl was writing the same thoughts. As worried as Dr Atl was in 1921 I would love to have some of the crafts he saw, especially the textiles. Stay safe (sounds like Manizales is a good place for that), stay well, have lots of fun and keep making great videos.
Hi Willliam! Thank you very much for your very informative comments. I always learn something new. I haven't heard of Diana Kennedy before. I've just looked her up on Google and it her story sounds super super interesting, specially because I love food!
I've heard of a few restaurants you mention and I even looked the prices up for the restaurant Pujol just because I was curious haha!
I haven't mentioned the traditions some people do on New years Eve it's true! I should mention them in December for a video. When I was a child, I remember my mother showed me the traditions of taing my empty suitcases and go for a walk at 12:00 am. I found it weird but now I can see it worked! haha
Thank you very much
@@LaKarencitaMX I learn from you too. Thank you. In addition, your videos often spur me to do more research on a subject, so in spite of my broad general knowledge and experience re Mexico, I always know more than before I watched your video. I look forward to your New Year's Eve traditions video. Sweeping before one's house and then sweeping gold coins into the house sounds like a good one (that was in Mexico Cooks! too). It looks like $6500 Mex would pay for a meal for two at Pujol. That's about six days a week for six weeks at minimum wage, or spare change under the sofa cushions in Carlos Slim's mansion. Maybe you can start a GoFundMe page : ). I hope you will show more of the Cordillera Central. I bet it would look even better if the sun could peek from behind the clouds. Colombia has some amazing birds too. Some people visit Colombia just to see the bird population. I hope you can spot a few.
William, I knew about Diana Kennedy, but not nearly as much as you! I know you were writing to Karencita, but wanted you to know that others appreciated your posts! I have not yet visited Colombia, either. So far, only Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, for South America. Greetings from a fellow traveler! 👋😁
@@floatingmoon5778 Hello "Floating Moon". Very nice to meet you. Great name by the way. I'm glad you enjoyed reading my thoughts. They tend to be rather lengthy and maybe a little rambling in nature, so I suspect most people lack the patience to even start reading them. I never got to South America, or Central America either, although I would have loved to visit every country south of Mexico. Good for you for seeing as much as you have. A travel writer whose name I have forgotten once compared every state in Mexico with a different country in Central or South America. Perhaps it is true because I never tired of Mexico, even after traveling more than 100,000 kilometers by car, bus and train, visiting little towns and hamlets rarely if ever seen by other travelers. I doubt I saw half of what was worth seeing and exploring. My last trip was 40 years ago and the country has changed a lot, some times for the better and sometimes not. Little seaside settlements are now "must visit" resorts that extend for miles and house 20,000 or more residents. Little villages in the Chiapas highlands that once had mostly thatch-roof houses now have multi-story concrete buildings and are overrun with tourists who lack any understanding of the Tzotzil or Tzeltal people who live there. And in most areas of Mexico it is no longer safe to camp along the roads the way I did if i was too tired to drive further. On the other hand archaeological sites are more accessible, better restored and more numerous. Many churches have been restored to their original, colorfully painted appearance. Many old colonial towns are now pedestrian friendly. Accommodations and restaurants are more upscale and numerous to suit the tastes of todays tourist but they are more expensive. My hotel rooms averaged $3-$4 a night, with a range of 25 cents to $6 USD. Unfortunately craftsmanship, especially textiles and costumes, has deteriorated markedly. But it is their country, I don't begrudge them progress and greater prosperity, and things will change whether I want them to or not. I still have wonderful memories, thousands of photos, and my Mexican library packed into 30 feet of book shelves. Plus my collection of textiles and a collection of 40 different molinillos. If you are interested I have occasionally left comments, sometimes fairly lengthy, after a number of Karen's videos. I think a few were before her trip to Viet Nam, but I can't be sure without checking. Have a great week, and again, thank you. I hope I haven't bored you.
We have not yet been to Manizales but it is number 1 on our list of possible retirement cities. According to my online research the cost of living is incredibly low and the cool temps are SOOOOOOO appealing to us. Safety seems very good. Hospitals seem good but you can always fly to Medellin for world class medical care. The retirement visa income requirement seems easy. It is hard to find a downside to this city. I know no place is perfect but this city seems awesome. We are currently in my wife’s home country of Nicaragua and hope to explore many countries but I can’t find any other city that checks so many boxes. Thoughts ?
Love your videos lady
Awe thank you very much 💗 i
The Colombians are fond of Mexican culture. I imagine that they are a bit more friendly to us.
I watch the channel, "Colombianos en México". It's so awesome with bicultural topics and love of my naive, "México!".
Muy padre el contenido, Karen.
Qué te la pases chingón por allá!
Saludos desde Florida.
Soy del caribe colombiano a mucho orgullo y no, al menos aquí en el Caribe no somos fans de la cultura mexicana. De hecho, la música regional mexicana, la cual es popular en algunas zonas del interior de Colombia, nos parece deprimente. Lo nuestro siempre ha sido la música caribeña, ya sea de afuera o de aquí mismo de nuestra región, y de fuertes influencias africanas. En cuanto a comida, la nuestra (de todo el país) es la predominante; casi nadie sabe o identifica ningún plato mexicano en esta región. La región Caribe es la que más ha definido la identidad colombiana ante los ojos del mundo (realismo mágico, Shakira, Joe Arroyo, Carlos Vives, cumbia, vallenato, etc.). Muchos no nos identificamos con la cultura mexicana en nada, especialmente en las costas, porque si metemos a la región Pacífico colombiana creo que el sentimiento de ellos es el mismo, quienes, de paso tienen una cultura africana aún más marcada. México podrá ser muy bueno en muchas cosas y lo que quieran, pero eso que en Colombia como nación "somos amantes" de la cultura mexicana es más una imagen reciente de internet y de algunos colombianos perdidos culturalmente.
I've thinking of going to Columbia for sometime now, but I keep hearing it isn't safe.
Columbian wife is very pretty!
I posted the following comments on Karen's Patreon page but decided to leave it here also since most people will not see it there and a few may find the information interesting or useful....Manizales is a very modern city, founded (as I have discovered) in 1849, so I'm not surprised your video didn't show anything from the colonial era. The only building in your video that would fit into a colonial era Mexican city appeared at 7:00 minutes in your video, but of course you know that. It looks like a good place to live if one doesn't long for colonial era buildings and a picturesque scene. It's definitely green and beautiful because of that. Also new and clean, perhaps because it rains a lot, and not old enough to have acquired the patina and moss found in the old colonial cities of Mexico that are located in rainy areas. The cathedral's style confused me at first. There is nothing colonial era about it but the earliest colonial era churches often had gothic elements. The cathedral is rather new (1929-1959), designed by a French architect and built by an Italian construction company. It has a cafe (second floor) and there is a 90 minute tour that takes one to the top of the tower for a great view of Manizales. Tickets are sold on the east side of the cathedral. You may have discovered all of this. As for comparing the area to Roma Norte it seems an apt comparison. When we speak and want to describe something we often use comparison as a tool, and one uses what they know. "Professor" William gives you an "A" for this video.
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Another UA-camr & his GF visited Columbia and claimed is was really TOO HOT all the time. They preferred the Philippines, which they found more mild.
Interesting. I think Colombia has very different weather depending on the area. I think you'll find great weather in many cities. The coast is very hot though
They probably went to the coastal area.
Tunja is the safest city
Debes hacer los videos hablados en español como mexicana que eres.
¿Perdón? ¿Por qué?
@@LaKarencitaMX Solo es una sugerencia debes hacer lo mismo pero también en español hay UA-camr mexicanos en Filipinas y sus videos son español aunque ellos hablan inglés tu lengua materna y hay que estar muy orgulloso de donde salimos y no te estoy criticando eres libre de hacer tu trabajo como tu quieras .
Dios te bendiga siempre amén.
@@oscarocasio6243 Yo creo que tu comentario no es mal intencionado. Sin embargo creo que vale la pena decirte por qué los hago en inglés y por qué lo seguiré haciendo:
1. Practico el idioma
2. He conocido a gente de todo el mundo
3. He creado mi negocio y mis clientes son de todas partes del mundo
No tiene nada que ver con estar o no orgullosa de dónde vengo. Yo estoy muy orgullosa de dónde vengo . Siempre hablo de eso en mis videos. Y precisamente hablo en inglés para alcanzar a más gente y decirles lo increíble que es México. En esta vida las barreras las creamos nosotros mismos.
@@LaKarencitaMX entiendo perfectamente tu punto y me alegro que hables varios idiomas y que tengas mucho éxito en la vida y me imagino que luchas te por todo lo que tienes y te admiro por que eres una luchadora .
Una pregunta todas las personas de latino américa hablan inglés?
Ese es mi punto si quieres llegar a más personas tienen también hacer el mismo canal pero español esa es mi sugerencia.
Porque tu has dedicado todo tu canal a una parte del mundo específicamente personas solamente que entiendan el idioma y hablan inglés.
A eso me refiero no te estoy criticando por que respeto lo que haces solo creo que debes hacerlo también español y vas a tener mucha más exposición y más suscriptores.
Dios te bendiga siempre amen.
Espanol
Lo màs lindo que tiene Colombia es Bogota sobre todo Santa Fè.
*Porque hablas en Ingles ? - Seria mejor que hablaras Español.*
Como no me respondiste en Ingles, lo escribire en Español: Primero, gracias por el video, me encanta verlo y me encantó tu energía, ¡Manizales se ve tan hermosa! :) Sin embargo, todo el mundo debería saber que "Where's Wes" es un fanático religioso que vino a Colombia solo para impulsar sus puntos de vista machistas, sexistas y anticuados sobre el matrimonio, las mujeres y cómo "deberían ser" los hombres. Él cree que las mujeres deberían tener un "recuento de cuerpos bajo" (es decir, menos parejas sexuales, en comparación con los hombres) porque, según él, los hombres son territoriales y las mujeres no deberían ser sexuales como los hombres, mientras que los hombres pueden tener tantas parejas sexuales como quieran. (las mujeres son putas, los hombres son solo hombres básicamente). Su héroe es Andrew Tate, que es el idiota "macho alfa" que simplemente habla de dominar a las mujeres y estar a cargo. Hizo un video diciendo lo importante que es este tipo, a pesar de que Andrew Tate ha hecho comentarios horribles sobre la agresión sexual y su víctimas, y mas que todo sobre las mujeres. Él dice que cree en los matrimonios tradicionales, pero solo quiere decir que es homofóbico y también cree que las mujeres deben quedarse en casa mientras el hombre se ocupa del hogar. Espero que nadie pierda el tiempo en su canal, realmente parece agradable, dice que ama a Jesús, pero la mayoría de sus creencias son bastante desagradables si realmente miras sus videos. En resumen, Wes NO es una buena persona, y espero que La Karencita no seas amiga mas con un "buen tipo" tan superficialmente que en verdad es el epítome de un fanático del armario.
Hola Sebastián. No contesté tu mensaje en inglés porque simplemente no lo vi.
Primeramente, gracias por ver mis videos.
Nosotros encontramos a Wes porque nos interesó mucho esta ciudad de Manizales solamente. Lo conocimos y a su amable esposa también (incluso a la gente de su iglesia) y estamos felices de haberlo hecho porque realmente creo que son personas muy amables y nos trataron muy bien. Me considero una persona de mente abierta y al final resultó una experiencia agradable.
Respecto a lo que mencionas. Yo siendo una mujer estoy en contra de esos pensamientos porque creo que una mujer tiene el mismo valor que un hombre y no solamente viene a servir. Es decir, creo que coincido contigo en esa forma de pensar.
A pesar de que no coincido con algunos de los ideas que expresa Wes a través de sus videos, no creo que sea mala persona para nada. Creo que es importante poder convivir con gente de diversas perspectivas. Al final, es una de las ventajas de viajar, ¿no?
@@LaKarencitaMX Me gusta tu respuesta. Es mas, yo tambien creo que Wes y sus esposa se ven como persona simpaticas, amigables, y que les gusta compartir. PERO, la razon que digo que no es buena persona es por que yo mismo vi casi todo de sus videos, y lo hize por que al principio me parecio de buena onda, y aunque yo no soy religioso me parecio honorable la fe que tiene el y su familia(s). Lo que pasa con Wes es que uno no se da cuenta de sus opiniones barbaricas hasta poder ver varios de sus video y analizar bien lo que el dice. Yo de mi parte siempre pelearé para que todas las personas puedan tener cualquier religion, mi problema es cuando forman un canal de UA-cam (como Wes) y empiezan a evangelizar por sus comentarios, y sus opiniones son super homofobicas, anti-mujeres, promulgando que los hombres de hoy ya no son hombres (excepto personas como Wes, por suspuesto). Yo no digo que toca callarlo, ni no amarlo como persona, pero sus palabras tienen consequensias, y si mi amigo (como tu dices que eres de el) dijiera esas cosas tan horrendas como dice Wes, yo le diria que parara, o simplemente no seria amigo de el, por que lo que tu llamas "diversas perspectivas" no es indivativo de Wes, las opiniones de Wes son las que paran los abortos legales, los que ponen a las mujeres en peligro, abuso matrimonial, homofobia, en fin. Pero bueno, mi punto no es molestarte, es por que yo mismo le di a Wes el respeto de tratar mirar todo su contenido antez de dar mi opinion. La proxima vez que estes cerca de el, piensa todo lo que el dice de las mujeres, mira a Andrew Tate que es su heroe, y dime que si no se te pone los pelos de los brasos arisos, de lo horrible que hablan los dos de las mujeres. Voy a seguir viendo tus videos, por que no como el, no dices cositas tan aborrecibles, y al contrario no veo nada de el odio contra las mujeres, gays, y hombres no "machos" como Wes lo desmuestra.
Guau que triste que alguien solo por no estar de acuerdo con mi punto de vista asume que no soy buena persona.
Hay personas que tienen mi punto de vista, y hay otros que no. Asi es la realidad.
Soy como soy y defiendo mis puntos de vista, como tu lo haces.
Solo no necesito hablar mal de otras personas y malintepretar lo que dicen para hacer mis puntos.
Que Dios te bendiga
@@WheresWes Gracias por tu respuesta Wes. Pero estas equivocado, tu mismo fuiste el que te exponiste en UA-cam, y precisamente pusiste tus opiniones online, asi que tu "punto de vista" tiene consequencias. Tienes razon, no te conszco, solo lo que veo por tus videos. Y no estoy hablando mal de ti, estoy sumarizando lo que tu mismo pusiste en forma de videos. Tu no respondiste nada de lo que yo dije, nada mas que es tu opinion. Pero como persona religiosa, como humano, como ESPOSO, como hombre, hijo, hermano, tu haz fallado, y por que lo digo? Facil, tu pusiste tus opiniones en UA-cam, donde todo mundo puede ver que detras de tu sonrisa, de tu amor a colombia, a tus familiares (que en realidad me agrada esa parte tuya) tienes "opiniones" que directamente afectan a las personas.
Decir, solo soy como soy y tu como eres... es un fallo completamente. Ojala que ores, y refleciones en tus acciones, por que en tu respuesta ni siquiera hay espacio para decir, sabes que si, depronto lo que yo digo no es lo mejor, no es ser buena persona hablar de las mujeres de esa forma, de promulgar tus odios. Pero bueno, tambien te deseo buena suerte y que refleciones. Por que, tus morales, aunque piensas que estan bien por que estas siguiendo lo que tu interpretas como "correcto" en realidad ponen a las mujeres, a las personas LGBTQ+, a los que son femeninos, a los que no son "machos en peligro. No necesito tu bendicion, prefiero tu reflecion, y tratar de entender de aunque muchas personas tengan tu opinion, la mayoria del mundo le llaman "sexist" machistas, homofobicos, hipócritas, "bigots". Si quieres seguir de ese paso, es mas, YO orare por ti, por que me da pesar el odio que tienes en tu corazon. Buena suerte Wes, yo no te odio, al revez, despues de ver todos tus videos me da pesar que a pesar de tener buenas cualidades dices tantas barbaridades.
@sebastianjimenez2211 Eres el intolerante aquí ya que malinterpretas las intenciones de Tate. You are a typical leftie woke who likes to stereotype people and get very offended about the slightest thing that someone says that doesn't fit your left leaning ideals, then tries to tell another person that they shouldn't associate with someone who they have met, but you haven't and do not even know
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