Cartagena de Indias is a Colonial city located in the Caribbean seaside of Colombia. It is sunny and dry 360 days a year with a mean temperature of 75 to 85 degrees farenheit. Its beaches and water oriented sports have turned it into a tourist mecca and year round playground.
It can be easily reached by air or by sea. Flights from all over the world arrive at Cartagena´s international airport.
The city has a sound infrastructure for tourism, offering visitors excellent hotels of different styles and budgets, all with accommodating staff some fluent in Spanish and English. You will find Cartagena natives the most friendly and welcoming people.
The city of Cartagena de Indias was founded in 1533 by the Spanish conquistador Don Pedro de Heredia.
A privileged city by its history and geography, Cartagena, the jewel of the Spanish Crown, was the site of fierce battles to protect it from constant attacks of pirates and buccaneers.
As a result, the most important fortifications and walls of America were built around the city in order to protect it.
Between the XIV and X1X the city continued to grow with fantastic architecture that brings to mind religious and colonial samples which today represent the best testimony of its kind.
Cartagena de Indias was the first colony to become independent from Spain on November 11, 1811. This event is celebrated with many colorful festivities up to this date.
Unesco has declared the city Historic and Cultural Heritage of the World.
In short, Cartagena offers impressive military fortifications, religious monuments, exotic islands nearby and delightful meeting places such as bars and discos. It also offers culinary experiences that Caribbean and international flavors in an original and unforgettable mix.
Its convention facilities, Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Centro de Convenciones Hotel las Americas and Centro de Convenciones Hotel Hilton Cartagena offer all modern and state of the art facilities and successfully bring both international and national gatherings. For example, Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, a government run facility, can accommodate in its ultramodern site approximately 5,000 guests at a time.
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