Cartagena historical centre

Beautiful Cartagena

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August 10th 2009
The outskirts of Cartagena seem much as the other places we have seen on our journey so far, but as you get to historical centre and also can see Bocagrande with its high rise you realise that Cartagena is a different place. The old colonial historical centre is beautiful, guarded by a fort outside the walls, and the walls themselves to keep pirates at bay. The temperature again is very warm, once ... read more

South America » Colombia » Cartagena

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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