It took me some fourth dimension to edit as well as upload the pictures for this spider web log post, but I'm thus happy I in conclusion got to create it because oh my, Cartagena is 1 of the most beautiful cities I've always been to.
I visited Cartagena a calendar month agone during 1 of my opor-garai trips throughout Colombia. As before long equally I laid upwardly human foot here, my oh my, I totally felt inward love!
The next pictures are a pocket-size sample of all the beauty as well as history that is packed inward this identify as well as I promise you lot relish it equally much equally I did!
My previous move post was close the Rosario Islands, you lot tin read close it correct HERE. As I mentioned there, Cartagena is a port urban core on Colombia's Caribbean Area coast.
Before I arrive details, allow me say you lot a flake close
Cartagena's history. >>> Its strategic location betwixt 2 large rivers inward Republic of Colombia made it a major port for merchandise betwixt Kingdom of Spain as well as its overseas empire which gave it cracking importance dorsum inward the 1540's. However, equally a port for the export of Peruvian silverish as well as many goods to Spain, the urban core was constantly the target for pirates who many times ransacked it.
After many attacks, a defensive tower was built, but of course, the defensive tower was non plenty to proceed the urban core safe, thus years later, Kingdom of Spain commissioned a primary excogitation for a walled city.
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Ok, here's a pocket-size component of the wall. You tin accept a tour of the wall, it takes close 2 hours to walk all its length. We didn't create it, someday I would dear to.
This is how it looks from within this fort looking at the sea.
I'm hither posing at the edge. The novel urban core peeking thru.
My son, here, on overstep of the wall.
Soon after, nosotros headed to the historic urban core as well as I merely wanted to run out of the automobile to commencement taking pictures of all I was witnessing!
Getting inward at that spot is similar stepping dorsum inward history.
The brilliant colored houses, the flowered balconies as well as all those piffling details.
It all gives you lot that feel of living inward some other era, you lot tin almost experience the stories those piffling streets lead keep witnessed.
The outside colonial architecture has been protected, but the within of most of these houses has been modified to host high terminate boutiques as well as shops.
I couldn't concentrate inward exclusively 1 thing, the lights, those wonderful balconies, as well as and thus all those magnificent doors alongside the most gorgeous details!
So many treasures!
Really, my eyes were broad opened upwardly taking everything in!
After lots of walking, nosotros stopped hither to accept a break.
Right inward front end Santo Domingo church.
Later on, nosotros enjoyed watching this grouping perform a Cumbia trip the calorie-free fantastic inward a nearby park.
As the solar daytime turned into nighttime I was thus tired, but oh thus happy to endure correct at that spot inward that gorgeous place.
Well, allow me invite you lot to see Cartagena de Indias, the walled city, a genuinely incredible urban core alongside absolutely stunning architecture, cracking restaurants, shops, as well as lots of solar daytime as well as nighttime activities for everyone!
XOXO
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