Our journey has brought us to South America, the fourth continent each of us has visited! We included Colombia on our itinerary because we have made some wonderful friends from here and were intrigued by the country’s allure. Since it is quite a large place, we used the World Heritage List as our guide and landed here in Cartagena de Indias (or more commonly called simply Cartagena).
Due to some travel logistic challenges (meaning a way too long, costly, and potentially unsafe bus ride through the Andes) we are unable to visit our good friend and Spanish tutor, Diego in his home of Cúcuta, but we have some other friends in the area who we hope to see before we move along. Needless to say, we have a bit of extra time to further explore and enjoy the city and our walks along the beautiful colonial streets.
Cartagena is a Spanish colonial city with several fortresses and churches. The old city itself is surrounded by a protective wall to deter invaders coming by way of the sea since it lies along the beautiful Mar Caribe.
As we tour the old fortresses, churches, museums, and streets of Cartagena, you can be sure we will take a lot of photos to share in our upcoming posts. For now, simply enjoy some first looks at the beautiful city in which we are so lucky to spend time exploring and enjoying.
Paz y Amor!
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