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colourful, weathered buildings built using
coral from the surrounding reefs.
Founded in 1533, Cartagena was one of
the first Spanish cities in the New World
and served as the main port through which
the continent's riches were shipped off to
the mother country. Not surprisingly, the
city proved an appetizing target for English

pirates prowling the Caribbean, and it
suffered several dreadful sieges in the
sixteenth century, the most infamous led
by Sir Francis Drake in 1586, during
which he held the town hostage for more
than a hundred days. After “the Dragon”
was paid a hefty ransom to withdraw, the
Spaniards began constructing the elaborate

Airport, Bus Station & Playa de Marbella

EATING
El Bistro
La Cevicheria
Crepes y Waffles
Ganesha
I Balconi
Restaurante Café
Oh! lá lá
Tabetai

CARTAGENA

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3
8
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12
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4
DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE
Café Havana
Café del Mar
El Coro Lounge Bar
Donde Fidel
Mister Babilla
Tu Candela

CARIBBEAN SEA

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Las
Bovedas

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5
2
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Laguna
del
Cabrero

Hotel
Santa Clara
Sofitel

PLAZA DE
SAN DIEGO

SAN
DIEG O Iglesia de

Santo Toribio
de Mangrovejo

PLAZA DE JOSE
FERNANDEZ
DE MADRID

S O L E DAD SAN A UGU S ÍN

Iglesia de
Santo
Domingo

PLAZA DE
SANTO
DOMINGO

Palacio de la
Inquisición

Catedral

Puerto
del Reloj

Plaza de
Bolívar

PLAZA
DE LOS
COCHES

Museo
del Oro

Parque del
Centenario

PLAZA
DE LA
ADUANA

PLAZA DE
SAN PEDRO
CLAVER

Iglesia &
Convento San
Pedro Claver

GETSEMANÍ

Convention
Centre

P L AZA D E
L A TR INIDAD

ACCOMMODATION
Blue House
Casa Baluarte
Hotel Casa Villa Colonial
The Chill House Backpackers
Makako Chill Out Hostel
Media Luna Hostel
El Viajero Cartagena

Bahía de Las Animas Laguna de

San Lázaro

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7
2

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metres

Bocagrande