Time change in Colombia?

teeo9111 says on Nov 1, 2009, 06:54:

No....

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Bill Turley (Moderator) says on Nov 1, 2009, 06:58:

The reason for Daylight Saving time is to take advantage of the longer days during the summer months. This is only really noticible at higher latitudes. Since COlombia is close to the Equator ( 4-5°) there is minimal difference during the year.
So the answer to your question Colombia is still on Eastern Standard Time as is the Eastern Part of the US now that they have dropped the DST

Mr. Bill Somondoco

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Gator says on Nov 1, 2009, 08:12:

No DST in Colombia

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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yummyj says on Nov 1, 2009, 09:20:

not only Colombia, most countries between the tropic lines do not change time.

Just because you have been to Colombia, that does NOT mean that you are anywhere near an expert on the place. Sorry. Truth hurts.

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Miguel_Clavo says on Nov 1, 2009, 10:25:

Yes there is, Gator..you are soooooo wrong on that one.......DST=Deviant Sex Tourists......=)

"So Many PBH Potatoheads.......So Little Time"......El Titiritero (The Puppeteer).....www.slapdoll.com

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alezzz says on Nov 1, 2009, 11:26:

la hora gaviria

Idiocy and anonymous = internet tough guy?

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Rikito says on Nov 1, 2009, 11:58:

There are about 70 countries that have some form of daylight savings time. Time zones were first used in the U.S. by the railroads in 1883 to standardize their schedules. Russia is really confusing with their 11 different times zones. Originally, DST was introduced by England recognized that the nation could save energy and changed their clocks during the first World War. It came to the U.S. in 1942 during WWll.

...and so it goes

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barrumundi says on Nov 1, 2009, 13:39:

Some parts of Australia have daylight saving time changes but people in Queensland voted against it because they thought the extra hour of sunshine would make the curtains fade!

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Monita Linda says on Nov 1, 2009, 14:54:

No...

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Lisa Zee says on Nov 1, 2009, 16:56:

There was once DLS in Colombia, when Gaviria was president. It was a fiasco, the campesinos did not go by it, and everyone was late. It did not work.

The truth will set you free.

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Miguel_Clavo says on Nov 1, 2009, 17:09:

Lisa Z....with or without DST, the costenos are never on time........i dont think anyone even owns a working watch here in Ctg.....

"So Many PBH Potatoheads.......So Little Time"......El Titiritero (The Puppeteer).....www.slapdoll.com

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Lisa Zee says on Nov 1, 2009, 17:12:

I believe it, not just costenos. I think being late is part of the culture. I can not imagine going to a party that starts at 9:pm and anyone being there, jeje, I know I did not.

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getting better says on Nov 2, 2009, 14:33:

Yes Lisa Zee is correct, I remember when I first went to Colombia in 1992 there was a different time zone between Bogota and some parts, because Gaviria had changed the time some people didn't like it and were sticking to the old time. It was very confusing.

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ardhvc says on Nov 2, 2009, 15:11:

In US there are 6 time zones, but only 4 major ones. They are all one hour apart, I write them from earliest to latest.

The major time zones are:

1.) Pacific-(West Coast: California(L.A., San Diego), Nevada(Las Vegas), Washington(Seattle)
2.) Mountain-(Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona(Phoenix)
3.) Central-((my time zone!)-Illinois(Chicago), Texas(Houston), Louisiana(New Orleans)
4.) Eastern-Florida(Miami), New York(NYC), Massachusetts(Boston)

Right now Colombia is aligned to the Eastern time zone in the USA. So they are one hour ahead of where I am since I am Central. But then come May when we have our time zone change again my state will be the same as Colombian time again. Understood?! :) :) :)

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ardhvc says on Nov 2, 2009, 15:13:

It's too bad the World Series in baseball didn't have L.A. Dodgers playing against NY Yankees. That would have been funny to see the players struggle through the 3 hour time zone difference. In a way it sucks doing business in the US because if your customer is in another time zone it is a pain to try and reach them!

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Darloup says on Nov 2, 2009, 15:19:

And me who thought Winter Time originated from the oil crisis in the 70's - thanks for correcting me!

The nice (?) thing about Barranquilla is that the sun rises and sets at the same time from January 1st to December 31st.

As Bill wrote, this has something to do with Colombia being an equator country. Hence no real need to have winter time since no real need to save on daylight time in winter.

Better to have tried and failed than having regrets all your life about what you MIGHT have missed

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JohnEvans says on Nov 2, 2009, 16:02:

Darloup:
Daylight actually changes by about an hour and 20 minutes during the year in Barranquilla - longest days in June, shortest in December. Not much compared to northern areas, but noticeable if you are paying attention.

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Lisa Zee says on Nov 2, 2009, 21:44:

I wish days were longer when I am in Medellin, it is hard to get used to the days so short, you think it summer. Helmut could not believe how short the days were. But I told him, we have short days but nice weather all year long!

The truth will set you free.

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Bill Turley (Moderator) says on Nov 3, 2009, 04:23:

In case anyone wants more information this retired Science Teacher needs to comment. SInce the Earth is a round ( -) ball and the equator and all latitudes are circles. All circles have 360° and the Earth rotates about once every 24 hours so 360°/ 24 hours a time zone is about 15° starting with the line through Greenwich, England. Each country or state can refine the boundries of the time zone they are in. FL for example is in 2 time zones and the actual line is drawn to have minimal impact on the residents

Mr. Bill Somondoco

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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Nov 3, 2009, 08:19:

GET you fingers off that clock.. dont touch any clocks in Colombia..

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