Cartagena (pop. 888 000) the most popular tourist resort town in Colombia is divided into two main parts: the Ciudad Antigua (Old City) and the Ciudad Nueva (New City). Cartagnea used to be a popular placefor the privateers of the Caribbean (the most famous being Sir Francis Drake), so the Spanish have invested heavily in thick walls to protect the important harbour from attacks.
Within these walls you find the pleasant Ciudad Antigua built in 1533 along a beautiful Caribbean harbor. The walls are about 10 kilomteres long. It’s very pleasant to stroll down the narrow streets and watch at the sylish Colonial architecture,
The cathedrals and palaces face cool shady plazas where you can buy little cups of coffee (tinto) and watch the world go by.
Around Cartagena some very fine cartagena,beaches:beaches are to be found, where you can get a tan under the tropical sun.
Nightlife in Cartagena is quite lively, many bars with good (Salsa) music and cheap beer. It is never hard to find a decent place to eat either. Downtown there are many restaurants with carribean and creole specialities. See the separate section on cartagena,eating out:eating out.
From Cartagena you can travel on to Cali, Medellin, to Santa Marta, a great old city on the coast, form where you can visit the Ciudad Perdida of the Tayrona Indians or to Bogota the capital city of Colombia.
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Cartagena (pop. 888 000) the most popular tourist resort town in Colombia is divided into two main parts: the Ciudad Antigua (Old City) and the Ciudad Nueva (New City). Cartagnea used to be a popular placefor the privateers of the Caribbean (the most famous being Sir Francis Drake), so the Spanish have invested heavily in thick walls to protect the important harbour from attacks.