22nd august- 27th August Arriving in Cartagena from Medellin was like hitting a heat wave!!! it was sudden, sweat drenching humidity! After the coldness of Bolivia and Peru, this was a welcomed and yet unwelcomed change. No sooner would i have a shower,that i would step out and return to immediate sweat, feeling like i need another shower! i found myself sleeping for long periods because of the depressive heat, sleeping below the fan full blast (finally deciding to find an airconditioned room!), and drinking gallons of water that passed out through my sweat rather than through my kidney! We stayed in Casa Viena, situated in Getsemani, part of the old town that lay within the old city walls. Walking through beautiful Cartagena was like stepping back in time- beautiful colonial buildings, houses, churches. The old
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