Sunday in Cartegena

It is a bright, very warm Sunday AM.  Each couple is attending a different tour today-- both will be hot as we can't kid ourselves about that.  As we entered the harbor this AM, we are greeted by a sprawling skyline, the looks of what we have not seen since leaving Ft. Lauderdale.  The population is nearing one million and they must all live in the high rises.  While this is a lot of people, the Capitol, Bogota, has 8 million and Columbia, 68 million.

We  visit the old fortress of the Spanish Conquistadors--San Felipe Fortress.  Then, we head toward   Las Bovedas ( the Dungeons ) where local vendors have set up shop.  

     

    

   

                      

Fortress is well over 300 years old and is 85% original.  Very good condition and other than the steep climb up, it is an excellent tourist attraction.

We stroll down a lovely Old Town street, built very narrow so there would always be shade. Many of these structures date to late 1500s and mid 1600s.  

             

                      

                             The balconies remind us of New Orleans.

We continue with a walking tour and Plaza Bolivar, San Pedro Claver Church and an outside visit to the Minor Basilica Cathedral. It is Sunday, so visitors are not allowed inside.  

Continued in next post!