September 22, 2012 @ Cartagena, CO



Mar Sol, door-to-door shuttle


Santa Marta


christ redeemer in Santa Marta?


Highway rest & food stop


Hostal Casa Nativa


Living room @ Hostal Casa Nativa


Shower (cold water only)


Do like the curtain for privacy


Conveniently located in the historic old town


A restored colonial building


So many locks


Door within door


The most visited city in Colombia by tourists


Unique lock


One of the first sanctuaries of freed African slaves in the Americas


The guy totally blend in with the background


Colonial style but republican and Italian style buildings


Colonial style street post


Everything is so colorful


Vibrant color sandals


Made in China clothes are not cheap here


A lot of food vendor


Drinks vendor


La India Catalina


Icon of the pacification of the Precolumbian inhabitants


The Castle of San Felipe de Barajas


Bus station


Transportation hub at the entrance of the old city


Portable pay phone


Bags vendor


Local hangout place


Made in China products


Colonial street within the walled city


Seahorse support pillar


Fried plantains


Banana chips


Indian influence


Universidad de Cartagena


Center of higher education opened to the public in the late 19th century


Mix of old and new


Local Colombian chilling out


Barbar shop


A pink pastry shop


FF fits in this place so well


Brownie, look better than taste


Other pastry


Cute takeaway bag


El Gallinero


Chariot is a popular way for tourists to get around old town


They are reminiscent of public transportation of colonial Cartagena


Cartagena*s cathedral tower


A bit similar to Havana, Cuba but less crowded


500+ year old coralstone fort & city wall


Theatre Heredia was opened in 1911


Walls and cannons of the old city


Baluarte de Santo Domingo


View of Bocagrande from old city


Café Del Mar


Popular place for lovers to hangout


Me @ Café Del Mar


FF @ Café Del Mar


Bocagrande consists mostly of the land acquired through land reclamation


Me @ Café Del Mar


Café Del Mar


Café Del Mar @ Night


So many polices!


Chiva bus


Iglesia de San Pedro Claver


Hotel Charleston


Cartagena @ Night


La Catedral


La Catedral


Palcio de la Gobernacion


Cartagena*s cathedral tower


Dental center in the middle of the historic old town?


La Cevicheria


Cevicheria is a sure thing!


Shrimp sandwich


A great selection of hot and cold ceviches


Outdoor seating


Plaza de San Diego


Handicraft vendor @ Plaza de San Diego


La Torre del Reloj


Clubbing @ Getsemani


Saturday night, pack of people


With Sergio & friends


Sergio & Me


Partygoers


Mister Babilla


One of the most popular watering holes for local Cartageneros


Aguardiente, an anise-flavoured liqueur derived from sugarcane


Me & Sergio


Andres & Claudia


Me & Christian


My dormmate when I got back to the hostel late night