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Balcón colonial y catedral en la ciudad amurallada de Cartagena
Cartagena Guides

If you’re planning a trip to Cartagena, Colombia, get your camera roll ready. Between the

Vista aérea de Cartagena desde el avión llegando desde Cali
Trips and Getaways

Change the green landscape of the Andes by the blue of the Caribbean is one

Amigos disfrutando la piscina en terraza de Hotel Regatta en Cartagena
Trips and Getaways

Organize a trip with friends, it always has its own challenge: different tastes, separate budgets,

Playa de Bocagrande con sombrillas frente a edificios cerca a Hotel Regatta
Lodging

Before you book a hotel, almost all of them do the same thing: we are

Malecón renovado de Cartagena con palmeras cerca a Hotel Regatta
Trips and Getaways

July and August arrive, and with them the most lively of Cartagena: – strewn beaches,

Maleta abierta con ropa, sombrero, gafas y accesorios de playa listos para un viaje a Cartagena de Indias.
Trips and Getaways

Packing for Cartagena looks simple on paper. Beach destination, heat, light clothing. But there are

Sala con piezas de cerámica precolombina en museo de Cartagena de Indias, exhibición de cultura indígena colombiana.
Culture and History

Cartagena has a cultural layer that many visitors never reach. They see the walls, Plaza

Buzo saltando al mar Caribe desde embarcación de buceo en Cartagena, con equipo completo de inmersión.
Cartagena Guides

The Caribbean in front of Cartagena is not just scenery. It has year-round water temperatures,

Plaza de los Coches en Cartagena de noche con mesas al aire libre, ambiente colonial iluminado y vida nocturna.
Cartagena Guides

Cartagena at night is almost a different destination from the daytime version. The colonial streets

Murallas del Castillo San Felipe de Barajas en Cartagena con garitas coloniales y skyline de Bocagrande al fondo.
Culture and History

Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas is not the most photographed attraction in Cartagena, but

Salón con vista al mar Caribe en el Hotel Regatta Cartagena, espacio para reuniones de negocios en Bocagrande.
Corporate Tourism

Organizing a business meeting in Cartagena has its own logic. It’s not the same as

Desayuno incluido en el Hotel Regatta Cartagena con huevos, buñuelos, croissants y frutas tropicales.
Lodging

Included breakfast is the kind of hotel detail that often gets overlooked during the booking

Avión de Avianca en aeropuerto colombiano, aerolínea con vuelos directos en la ruta Medellín–Cartagena
Trips and Getaways

Cartagena consistently surprises visitors. The expectation is a pretty colonial city on the coast. What

Garita colonial de las murallas de Cartagena al atardecer con vista panorámica de la bahía y la ciudad.
Cartagena Guides

The walls of Cartagena are the most photographed feature of the city and, probably, the

Terraza y piscina del rooftop del Hotel Regatta en Bocagrande, con pérgola, tumbonas y vista al mar Caribe.
Lodging

The question comes up in almost every Cartagena travel forum: all-inclusive or independent hotel? It’s

Vista aérea del Castillo San Felipe de Barajas en Cartagena de Indias, fortaleza colonial declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad.
Cartagena Guides
Familia con niños construyendo castillos de arena en la playa de Bocagrande durante el receso escolar en Cartagena
Trips and Getaways

Cartagena is one of the most searched family destinations in Colombia during school vacations —

Mujer disfrutando cóctel en rooftop frente al mar Caribe al atardecer en hotel de Bocagrande, Cartagena.
Lodging

Traveling without kids has its own set of priorities. It’s not that family travel is

Collage de Cartagena de Indias: catedral colonial, calles históricas, islas caribeñas y Castillo San Felipe.
Lodging

Two coastal cities, the same sea, very different trips. Cartagena and Santa Marta are Colombia’s

Cazuela de mariscos con arroz con coco y aguacate, platos típicos de la gastronomía cartagenera.
Cartagena Guides

Cartagena has a reputation for its colonial walls, colorful streets and Caribbean views. What often