Hola Cartagena

Cartagena was my first city stop in Colombia and it was an intense shock to the system after island life in Kuna Yala.

The streets feel completely different to Costa Rica or Panama. More sound, more colour, more people and more street vendors selling cigarettes, cigars, and other world famous Colombian products that start with C.

Cartagena was a slave port and the second city built by the Spanish in Colombia. The Afro Latin influence is visible everywhere and will be a real contrast to other more central parts of Colombia. Also amazing coffee.Read more