Day 6 Cartagena, Columbia
Cartagena, The Old Walled City, was founded in 1533 and many of its colonial buildings and houses from those days are still standing. We took a guided walking tour of the downtown area. There are very elaborate, beautiful buildings that are maintained but not changed. It is a really beautiful area. Cartagena’s (pronounced Cartahena) well-constructed fortifications defended its borders against seafaring pirates whose attacks lasted for more than 200 years. These pirates were looking for gold. The city was walled and they also built a huge fortress to protect the city.
