Cartagena
Cartagena, known since the imperial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean Sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route to the West Indies provides it with important historical value for world exploration and preservation of heritage from the great commercial maritime routes. Wikipedia
Population 914,552 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Colombia
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guideWithin a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Festival lnternacional de Música
January
Classical music festival with concerts in Teatro Heredia, the convents of Santa Teresa and Santa Clara and public places in the old town
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Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria
January – February
The patron saint of Cartagena is celebrated during several days, the highlight being a massive procession up to the convent on the hill Cerro La Popa each 2nd of February
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Cartagena Film Festival
February – March
The Cartagena International Film Festival (Spanish: Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias), or FICCI, is a film festival held in Cartagena, Colombia, which focuses mainly on the promotion of Colombian television series, Latin American films…
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Festival lnternacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias
February
Traditional film festival featuring Latin American movies and documentaries
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Fiesta de la Independencia de Cartagena
November
The party of the city, a large street festival in Getsemani, Centro Histórico, Crespo, Marbella, and around the entire city
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Cartagena); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Somewhere to run
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