Cartegena was a fortified city to protect the city from pirates. It was the main port where the treasures which the Spanish had aquired from South America were shiped to Spain.
South America » Colombia » Cartagena Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more