Colombia

Palenque, Colombia: First Free Town in the Americas

Joanna KalafatisJanuary 26, 2021

About an hour and a half south of Cartagena, Colombia, is the 3,500 town town of San Basilio de Palenque; or Palenque, for short. This unassuming town has been... Discover More..

South America

Eco hotels lining the beach of Isla Baru

Cartagena Beaches: Isla Baru vs. Isla Grande

Joanna KalafatisApril 14, 2019

Cartagena may be right on the Caribbean coast, but its function as a major port city and oil extraction site make the city-adjacent beaches...somewhat less than... Discover More..

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