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Cartagena is a large Caribbean seaport and a popular tourist destination on the north coast of Colombia. Due to its tropical location, Catagena’s climate changes very little.
Cartagena was founded in 1533. A few years later, the Spanish constructed a walled fortress to protect them from English, Dutch and French pirates. Its old Walled City is one of the few urban places around the world that is still completely surrounded by thick walls. San Felipe de Barajas castle is the most formidable defensive complex built by Spanish military engineering in the New World. Its interior is a weave of tunnels, galleries and traps, with an intricate system of communications and routes of escape. --- Cartagena es un gran puerto maritimo y un popular destino turístico del caribe localizada en la costa del norte de Colombia. Debido a su posición tropical, el clima varia muy poco. Cartagena fue fundada en 1533. Unos años más tarde, el Español construyó una fortaleza amurallada para protegerlos de los piratas ingleses, holandeses y franceses. Su vieja Ciudad Amurallada es uno de los pocos sitios urbanos alrededor del mundo que todavía esta completamente rodeada por paredes gruesas. El Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas es el más formidable complejo defensivo levantado por la ingeniería militar española en el Nuevo Mundo. Su interior es un tejido de túneles, galerías y trampas, con un intrincado sistema de comunicaciones y de vías de escape.
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Sep 10, 2007 - Sep 11, 2007
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After being featured on the TB first page i feel commited to say something more about this visit... mmm... as i´m saying constantly: i think because this was my first travel blog Eric put me there to encourage me to write more and improve this something! jaja.. yes... so all eyes are set on me.. good technique! ...blush...
I´m not going to write about Historic events or about the battles that were held in Cartagena, because i´m not the right person to d...
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Jan 15, 2006 - Jan 23, 2006
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Cartagena is a large Caribbean seaport and a popular tourist destination on the north coast of Colombia. Due to its tropical location, Catagena’s climate changes very little, with an average high of 88 °F (31 °C) and low of 75 °F (24 °C) throughout the year.
Cartagena was founded in 1533 by Pedro de Heredia. A few years later, the Spanish constructed a walled fortress to protect them from English, Dutch and French pirates. Its old Walled ...
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May 29, 2007 - Jul 09, 2008
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My roomies gave me this nickname because I actually went to sleep at 9 p.m. my first night here. Geez! I told them I just got here after a 24 hour bus ride. No excuse apparently. People don´t sleep here, not at night anyway. After landing here and joining a few guys from my room for dinner, I laid down for a nap with the others. They all got up about 11 p.m. to head to the clubs, but I just couldn´t do it with no sleep the night before. So that´s h...
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Sep 04, 2007 - Jan 07, 2008
We set off early this morning for the boat to sail around the Islas del Rosario. They comprose about 33 islands, of which we are not too sure how many we went past and our limited Spanish also meant we had no idea what was happening most of the time anyway!
The trip left (finally) at about 9am, after being told to be there by 7:45am. It was at least 2 hours before we reached the aquarium where we bought tickets. Pretty disappointing for both of us, it cost about $12,000 each which is about $...
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