Cartagena De Indias

We’ve spent the last four nights in Cartagena, Colombia’s famous city on the coast, wandering the maze-like streets of the walled old town, taking in the sights of the remarkably preserved colonial buildings, and drinking copious amounts of street vendor served limeade. Cartagena is a fascinating place, sometimes feeling like a romantic old world town, and sometimes feeling like a chaotic urban center, depending on where you are and the time of day. There are three main sections of Cartagena frequented by visitors: the walled old city with its colorful colonial architecture, Getsemani (where we stayed at Hostal Baluarte) directly outside of the walls, and Bocagrande with its sky scrapers and condominiums. We spent time exploring each of them, and also made a day trip to Volcan de Lodo el Totumo, the giant mud volcano. Cartagena is a very picturesque place, and a sampling of some of our shots are below:















We've now moved farther east up the coast to Santa Marta, which we'll use as base for exploring some of the beaches including those at Parque Tayrona. We'll post back soon!