caratgena, colombia - what to travel

caratgena, colombia - what to travel
 

What to Travel: Caratgena, Colombia

Cartagena de las Indias, Colombia is one haute (and HOT...the combination of heat and humidity is pushing unbearable) Caribbean city that I have officially fallen for. Cartagena is a magical city to say the least with amazing colonial architure hundreds of years old--brightly colored walls and balconies heaping with fiery magenta bougainvillea. Here is my list of must-dos:
*watching sunsets from the stone walls & hilled forts surrounding the old town
*wandering aimlessly thru the narrow, cobble-stoned, winding streets & plazas
*spotting one of the many archetypical Chiquita Banana ladies walking around, with their flowing, layered skirts & baskets of fruit balanced atop their heads
*photographing the orange, red and blue painted colonial buildings
*savoring the typical, coastal Colombian Caribbean meal of fried fish, cocunut rice and patacones (fried plaintains)
*tasting the delectable natural juices (jugos naturales) in every type of tropical fruit possible, going rate for one = approx. $1.25
*visiting the nearby San Islas del Rosario to soak in the sun and snorkel in the warm, crystal clear, turquoise waters

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Aug. 10, 2008
04:54 PM

OMG estoy super selosa-I

OMG estoy super selosa-I hope you're having a wonderful time in our beautiful country!

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Aug. 10, 2008
03:35 PM

Thanks!

This is great info! Thanks for keeping us updated with your travels. :)

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