Cartagena, Columbia
Where Old Meets New


Cartagena:

Cartagena reminded me a bit of a cross between New Orleans and Segovia, Spain topped off with a copy of the Fort San Juan in Puerto Rico.

 

Fortress of San Felipe de Barajas

 

Fortress of San Felipe de Barajas

 

Fortress of San Felipe de Barajas

 

Fortress of San Felipe de Barajas

 

Fortress of San Felipe de Barajas

 

View of Cartagena From the Fortress

 

View of Cartagena From the Fortress

 

Fortress of San Felipe de Barajas

 

Fortress of San Felipe de Barajas

 

Our Guide Was Very Knowledgable & Passionate

 

One of Many Long Tunnels Inside the Fortress

 

Fortress of San Felipe de Barajas

 

Fortress of San Felipe de Barajas

 

Old Town Cartagena

 

Old Town Cartagena

 

The Entire City Was Once Walled

 

This Part of the Wall Faces the Caribbean Sea

 

Old Town Cartagena

 

Old Town Cartagena

 

Old Town Cartagena

 

There Are Many of These Iron Statues

 

Old Town Cartagena

 

Old Town Cartagena

 

An Iron Seamstress - Obviously Non-Union

 

This Street Vendor Serves With an Iron Fist

 

Cathedral de San Pedro Claver

 

Checkmate

 

Domino, Domino - Wherefore Art Thou Domino

 

Old Town Cartagena

 

Pam Inside a Chapel Courtyard

 

Inside a Chapel Courtyard

 

Inside the Chapel

 

Inside the Chapel

 

View of Cathedral of Cartegena de Indias

 

Old Town Cartagena

 

The Town Square

 

Old Town Cartagena

 

Local Street Artist

 

Old Town Cartagena

 

Columbian Naval Museum

 

Modern Cartagena

 

Modern Cartagena

 

One of the Old City Gates

 

Leaving Cartagena - A View of the Modern City

 

Another View of Modern Cartagena

 

Cargo Ship Coming Into Port

 

One of the Smaller Outposts Guarding the Harbor

 

Another of the Old Outposts - Keep Out Dem Pirates

 


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