Trips to Colombia

TRIPS TO COLOMBIA: CARTAGENA OF INDIANS

Located in a beautiful bay natural and surrounded by islands, bogs and lagoons is Cartagena de Indias, the heroic city, port of cruises and a total place of diversion and enchantment.

Cartagena was founded on 1.533 by the conqueror Pedro de Heredia, in the place where the indigenous village of Calamarí was based. From his foundation one became the most important and vast port of the Spanish colonial empire, for being the point of penetration towards the interior of the territory and site of arrival of ships. In Cartagena de Indias enormous wealth were concentrated, thus it became the piece more coveted by pirates and privateers.

The constant sieges determined their extraordinary military architecture characterized by heavy walls and bastions. They excel the Castle of San Felipe of Barajas, the battery of San Ángel in Tierrabomba, the Strong Castle of San Fernando and the battery of San jOse in Bocachica, constructions of the century XVIII that with his contrafuego protected the entrance of the bay.
Their main tourist centers are the nautical beaches of the Laguito and BocaGrande, destinies for the lovers of the sun and sports, surrounded by restaurants, coffees, discotheques and hotels that comply to all the possibilities.

The special climate and atmosphere of Cartagena de Indias, besides numerous and comfortable hotels, collection points, diverse places where to enjoy at night, restaurants of exquisite kitchen and the charming vestiges of the past, make of the Heroic City the perfect place to realize events of any dimension.

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Temperature average: 30°C

Airport: Airport the International Rafael Núñez

Main sites of interest:

- Castle of San Felipe

- Palace of the Inquisición

- Tower of the Clock

- Museum of Gold

- Naval Museum

- Hill of the Stern

- House of Rafael Núñez

- House of the Customs

- Cartagena Theater

- Convention center

- Temple of Santo Domingo

- Church San Pedro Claver

- House of Marquess de Valdehoyos


For greater information it visits the official page of Cartagena:
www.cartagenadeindias.com.