Cartagena is a beautiful, colonial town in the Caribbean Coast of Colombia. We arrived at night to the sounds of Cuban-infused jazz drifting through the warm, heavy air. There were kids playing football in the street, vendors selling maize bread and friendly men offering us water, marijuana, cocaine…
Inside the walls sits an elegant city centre, where we wandered the quiet streets and took in the Cartagena in all her beauty.
Beautiful negra women sell fruit in the traditional dress of the area.
The climate makes for a slow lifestyle with a lot of sitting around and sleeping in the shade of the city streets or gardens.
One of the entrances to the walled city, this archway is about 5 metres thick.
The traditional mixed with the modern. You can buy anything from local handicrafts from the artisanas on the footpath, to the latest fashions in air conditioned boutiques.
