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| Nice Old Town - Cartagena, Columbia |
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| Pat Feeling Thin - Cartagena, Columbia |
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| Pat Enjoying Beer - A Rare Thing! - Cartagena, Columbia |
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| Old Slave Dress - Cartagena, Columbia |
Cartagena, Columbia (4/14/2009) – Cartagena is a beautifully restored Spanish colonial city.
Cartagena is pretty hot and humid the time of year we visited (mid-May). It's too bad we had to leave in the afternoon because it would be nice to wonder around at night. We visited the old colonial section of Cartagena stopping for the day only on our Panama Cruise.
Cartagena, located on Colombia's northern coast and facing the Caribbean Sea, is the most visited city in Colombia by tourists. The city has basically two main parts where tourists go: the walled colonial city (Ciudad Amurallada), which is amazing and has many nice restaurants, clubs and hotels; and a long strip of hotel towers and condos fronting onto the beach, known as Bocagrande.
Cartagena's magnificent city walls and fortresses were erected to protect its riches.
Cartagena is pretty hot and humid the time of year we visited (mid-May). It's too bad we had to leave in the afternoon because it would be nice to wonder around at night. We visited the old colonial section of Cartagena stopping for the day only on our Panama Cruise.
Cartagena, located on Colombia's northern coast and facing the Caribbean Sea, is the most visited city in Colombia by tourists. The city has basically two main parts where tourists go: the walled colonial city (Ciudad Amurallada), which is amazing and has many nice restaurants, clubs and hotels; and a long strip of hotel towers and condos fronting onto the beach, known as Bocagrande.
Cartagena's magnificent city walls and fortresses were erected to protect its riches.
Some history... Cartagena is extremely rich in historic relevance. Attracted by a great protected bay, the Spaniards believed they found El Dorado, the City of Gold, when they found natives with lots of gold and jewels. This made Spain wealthy.
In the 16th century, Sir Francis (pirate) Drake sacked Cartagena. Rebuilt and fortified, Spain started the slave trade in 1664 and Cartagena became the largest slave market in the Caribbean. In the early 1700’s, Cartagena was the site of the largest naval engagement prior to D-day. Vastly outnumbered (7-1), the Spanish beat the British to maintain Spanish rule in the Americas for another century.
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| Wayne on Old City Wall - Cartagena, Columbia |
The movie Romancing the Stone was set in Cartagena but actually shot in Mexico.
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