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Cartagena

Cartagena Restaurants and Hotel

January 7, 2015 Leave a Comment

  Our perpetual dilemma in any city: so many restaurants and so few meals at which we have a chance to try them. The following is a list of the best of those we did try, in descending order of our impressions of them. Dinners Carmen. This was a wonderful dining experience, from the atmosphere […]

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The Museums of Cartagena

January 7, 2015 Leave a Comment

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No visit to a city is complete without us exploring some of the more interesting museums. Cartagena was no exception. Palace of the Inquisition The huge and beautifully restored palace, at the head of Simon Bolivar Square, has gruesome history which is told in the first floor of the museum. It was the local headquarters […]

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Cartegena By Area

January 7, 2015 Leave a Comment

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Old Town Like many tourists, we chose to stay in and devote most of our visit to the Old Town area, surrounded by the ancient walls and the sea. As we explored the Old Quarter, we ran into block after block contained beautifully detailed, fully restored, colorfully painted 300-500 year old buildings, many with bougainvillea […]

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Cartagena Colombia

January 5, 2015 Leave a Comment

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Cartegena, which had been settled since 4000 BC, was founded by the Spaniards in 1533. It rapidly grew into the country’s largest port in the Americas and a major trading center, especially for gold, silver and slaves. The resulting riches attracted more merchants, who built stately homes. They also attracted multiple attacks by pirates and […]

Filed Under: Cartagena, Columbia, Featured-City