
Located in a beautiful natural bay surrounded by islands, marshes and ponds is Cartagena de Indias, the heroic city, cruise port and a place full of fun and charm.
Cartagena was founded in 1533 by conquistador Pedro de Heredia, in the place where stood the Indian village of Calamari. Since its foundation became the most important port and vast Spanish colonial empire, as the point of penetration into the territory and place of arrival of ships. In Cartagena de Indias enormous wealth concentrated, thus became the most coveted piece by pirates and privateers.
The continuing siege determined its extraordinary military architecture characterized by thick walls and bastions. Outstanding the Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, the battery of San Angel in Tierrabomba, the mighty fortress of San Fernando and San Jose battery Bocachica, eighteenth-century buildings with your firewall protecting the entrance to the bay.
Its principal tourist attractions are the beaches of El Laguito and Bocagrande, destinations for sun lovers and water sports, surrounded by restaurants, cafes, clubs and hotels to suit all possibilities.
The special climate and atmosphere of Cartagena de Indias, plus numerous and comfortable hotels, meeting centers, various places to enjoy the night, exquisite cuisine and restaurants of the charming vestiges of the past, make the Heroic City the perfect place to perform events of any size.
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Average temperature: 30 ° C
Airport: Rafael Nunez International Airport
Main sites:
- Castillo de San Felipe
- Palace of the Inquisition
- Clock Tower
- Museo del Oro
- Naval Museum
- Cerro de la Popa
- Casa de Rafael Núñez
- Customs House
- Teatro Cartagena
- Convention Center
- Templo de Santo Domingo
- Iglesia San Pedro Claver
- Casa del Marqués de Valdehoyos

