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- 25 jun. 2015 13:00
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Altitud: 18 m
- ColombiaDepartamento de BolívarCartagena10°25’28” N 75°33’1” W
Centro
25 de junio de 2015, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
We spent some time wandering the Centro area. I especially enjoyed the brightly painted houses. Of particular interest were the vividly painted doors and their unique door knockers.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/door-knocke…
Other sightseeing highlights in Centro included:
Museo del Oro: The Museum of Gold in Cartagena is small compared to the one in Bogota, but since we weren't going to Bogota we decided to visit this one. Admission was free and all the signage was bilingual. We both liked this museum a lot as it told a coherent story of gold in Colombia (especially how it relates to the Zenu people) and struggles over this resource.
Palacio de la Inquisicion: There wasn't much English signage in the Palace of the Inquisition but we could more or less figure out what was being communicated in the exhibits. The torture and execution instruments on display on the ground floor were pretty horrifying - they included gallows, a guillotine, instruments for garroting and pulling people apart.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-palace-…
Museo Naval del Caribe: We were warned when we bought our tickets that there is no English signage but we enjoyed this museum nonetheless. The highlight was playing with a submarine mockup on the upper level.
Churches and Squares: Almost all the churches were shut, including Santo Domingo. The only one that was open was Iglesia de San Pedro Claver, and even then large parts of the interior was blocked off for renovation or restoration. Plaza Bolivar was good for people watching.
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