Beefcake in the Brackish Pools of Santa Rosa de Cabal

A friend from Colombia sent me this photo.  At first I thought that this was a photo of a disabled guy with no legs.

But other photos show him with legs and other beneath-the-belt parts.

Upon closer examination, I realized that he is standing in brackish, disgusting, lime-green water, so dark that his legs are obscured.






Here he is in bed, no doubt recovering from the toxic chemicals he absorbed while being dunked in green goop.















The caption says "In Santa Rosa de Cabal," no doubt the site of the green goop.

I had to find out what this town was all about.

It's in western Colombia, about 300 km from Bogota (but the route is so mountainous that driving takes 7 hours), known for its termales, hot springs with pools of brackish green water.

So, like a hot tub with algae.







If you want something more cultural and less...um...smelly, there's the Basilica of Our Lady of Victories, the Sanctuary of the Miraculous Medal, and the Monument to the Machete.









I'm not kidding.











No gay bars or bathhouses, but I suppose that the pools of brackish slime-green water offer many opportunities for physique-watching, cruising, and invitations back to hotel rooms.











And some of the men even have legs.