According to the Wall Street Journal
"Luis Felip Astrices, a 33-year-old taxi driver, said he and a few other drivers shuttled about 15 Americans around town that night, people whom he believed to be involved with government security. Mr. Astrices said the night got off to a bad start when the
men in his car tried to pay $2 for a ride from the hotel to old-town Cartagena instead of the normal fare of $3."
And where were they gonna come up with the $800 for one of many skanky whores?

Cheap bastards giving Obama a bad name before elections.
