Cartagena

Unni Mohanadas June 27, 2019 Uncategorized 0

Cartagena – A Carrebean city with fortesses which are masterpiece of Spanish military engineering

A beautiful Spanish Colonial walled city with high-end restaurants and plenty of sights .The port, the fortresses and the group of monuments of Cartagena were selected in 1984 by the UNESCO as significant to the heritage of the world

History

Archaeologists have found the most ancient ceramic objects of the Americas, dating from around 4000 BC from this area
Cartagena was founded on June 1, 1533 by the Spanish commander, Pedro de Heredia, i
The ‘Silver Age’ of the city began in 1750–1808. This time was one of permanent expansion of the existing buildings, massive immigration from all the other cities

Activities

Visit Colonial architecture with Andalusian style roots.
Visit steps of La Popa mount
Visit Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas
Visit the Walled city of Cartagena
Visit tatro Heredia
Visit Cartagena Gold Museum
Visit palace of the Inquisition

How to reach there

Road

The city is linked to the northern part of the Caribbean Region through roads 90and 90A, more commonly called Central Caribbean Road. This Road passes through Barranquilla,Santa Marta and Riohacha ending in Paraguachón, Venezuela and continues with Venezuelan numeration all the way to Caracas. Taxis in the city perimeter do not have fare meters.

Air

The Rafael Núñez International Airport, is the busiest airport in Colombia’s Caribbean region and the fourth in passenger traffic in the country. It is connected to destinations like Amsterdam, Toronto, Miami, Lima, New York and Atlanta

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