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Published: January 25th 2014
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Hello everybody,
We made a one day stop at this beautiful city. It has many facets including an 11 kilometre wall, historic fortress, beautiful sandy beach running along the city sidewalks, and modern office towers.The city goes back to the 1500's. In 1984 it was declared an historic city. Colombia has the third fastest growing economy in South America. Centuries ago, Cartagena was the third largest slave port in the Americas. The old city is surrounded by a wall. It is made of coral stone and took 150 years to complete. Labour was supplied by African slaves. It was needed to protect Cartagena from pirate attacks.
Enjoy the pictures,
Bye for now,
Donna
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Gretchen
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Loved the pictures, Donna! I'm sure you are glad that you are out of the snowing and blowing.