Cartagena de Indias

I took a bus from Santa Ana to Cartagena for the final stop in my Colombian coastal adventure and ended up in the worst hostel I have ever experienced.  It was a shocker!  It as in  Getsemani which is where the African slaves used to live!  Maybe the hostel was doing its best to give us the full historical experience as we had no windows and beds a dog would probably turn its nose up at.  Anyway, I have some suspicious bites that are still giving me hell. The only good thing about the place was I met some really great people there – and we all enjoyed having a jolly moan about the place. But enough of that -my fault for going at possibly the busiest time ever.  It was the only place with a free bed…… (It is called Hostel Real – avoid it!)

Cartagena itself is very beautiful and interesting. The Spanish colonial walled city was founded in 1553 and was a very important trading port and political centre.  It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984, along with The Fort.

Enjoy my pics, altho my camera has not recovered from the damp heat of The Lost City.