A flowering vine in the foreground of a vista of Cartagena

Cartagena, Colombia


The fifth-largest city in Colombia (A metropolitan of about 1,100,000) is a major tourism destination in Colombia. On the Caribbean the port city is hot with a four to five month dry season. The most popular spots would include Old Town and the nearby islands.

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Panoramic view of Cartagena’s city wall with colonial cannons in the foreground and the gleaming modern skyline across the bay
A statue of two large shoes in front of an historical fort
Monument of a colonial soldier pointing forward, with Castillo San Felipe de Barajas and palm trees behind him in Cartagena, Colombia
A wide-angle view of Castillo San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena, Colombia, showing its imposing stone walls, bastions, and palm trees under a partly cloudy sky
Statue of a sword-wielding soldier stands proudly near palm trees in front of the towering walls of Castillo San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena
Two historical forts with modern buildings in the background
The stone walls and guard-towers of a historical fort overlooking the ocean
Wide panoramic view of the northeastern area of Cartagena, Colombia, with dense neighborhoods, tall buildings, and the Caribbean Sea in the distance
A vista of the south section of Cartagena and the bay
The pale yellow Cartagena Convention Center sits on the water’s edge with palm trees and modern buildings in the background
A red and rust-orange stadium used for bullfights
A woman in a red and white jersey stands with a young child overlooking the entire Cartagena cityscape and coastline from a lush hillside viewpoint
A sea-level view of the distant Cartagena skyline as seen from across the calm bay waters under a partly sunny sky
The hill of La Popa from the sea

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