Old Town, Cartagena, Colombia

Panama Canal 2015 24 Feb. Day 5

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February 26th 2015
Finally a port of call today! We make sure we have a good breakfast because we disembark at noon and are not expecting to eat again till supper. We have arrived in Cartagena (pronounced "Cartahena"), Colombia, a Unesco world heritage site. Founded in 1533, Cartagena was the first Spanish permanent settlement on mainland South America. For the early Spanish conquistadores, Cartagena was the gate ... 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