Cartagena de Indias: A Diamond to Discover

Publish Time:2017-12-20 16:45:30Source:Cartagena de Indias Tourism Board

【Introduction】:Cartagena de Indias is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and the most important in Colombia for national and international tourism, and, in addition to its tourist attractions, has an additional and very important: its people.


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Cartagena de Indias is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and the most important in Colombia for national and international tourism, and, in addition to its tourist attractions, has an additional and very important: its people.

Here it is possible to enjoy the warmth, color and flavor of the Caribbean Sea and fall in love with the city, hand in hand with its inhabitants and under a blue sky that dyes orange at sunset, offering a feast for the eyes.


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When arriving at Cartagena de Indias, travelers discover more than a city; find a Caribbean diamond full of light and rhythm that invites you to explore all its corners in both the modern and the old. A city full of magic, always ready to be an unforgettable place to which you have to return again and again.

Go and return to enjoy everything that makes Cartagena de Indias unique: history, gastronomy, the varied cultural offer, the imposing fortifications, shopping centers, a center specializing in local handicrafts, sun and beach, the largest aviary and complete of Latin America, the submarine museum and, above all, friendly and hospitable people with the visitor.


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And as a complement to all of the above, there are the insular territories: the Corales del Rosario National Natural Park, the most visited in Colombia, where you can get aboard from La Bodeguita - the only official wharf authorized for the departure of tourist boats - to enjoy white sand beaches, crystal clear waters, the most spectacular variety of corals, and the best activities and marine sports.

In addition, the Historic Center, San Diego and Getsemaní, are certified as a Sustainable Tourism Destination, which makes them unique in Colombia and ratifies why Cartagena de Indias is a World Heritage Site.


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But if what is sought is to delve deeper into the spirit of Cartagena de Indias, and know the ancestral roots that gave rise to this unique multicultural melting pot, you have to go to San Basilio de Palenque, an hour's drive from Cartagena de Indias, where you can appreciate the rich African culture that, together with the indigenous and the Spanish, gave rise to the current Cartagena.

Cartagena de Indias sung by juglares, cradle of poets and writers and inspiration of the Colombian Nobel Prize Gabriel García Márquez is unique. Its stable climate all year round is a guarantee of rest. Therefore, as a tourist city par excellence, it is the preferred destination in Colombia for congress and business tourism, as well as government tourism, as it has a robust travel and tourism industry that is at the same level as the best in the world.


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The invitation is to go all to Cartagena de Indias and discover why it is the city from which it is very easy to fall in love. In www.cartagenadeindias.travel, find all the information of alternative plans and routes.

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