Cartagena (Colombia) - Wink Travel Guide

Cartagena or Cartagena de Indias is a city and a world heritage site in Bolívar, Colombia. The city was one of the first sanctuaries of freed African slaves in the Americas. It is populated by an ethnic mix representative of Colombia's own variety.

The impressive buildings from the Spanish time today make up a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Cartagena's 500-year-old coralstone forts and great parts of its walled city are admirably intact and represent some of the finest examples of civil and military architecture of the Spanish colonial times.

Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.