YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE CARTAGENA! I can’t imagine anyone not liking the city. You may be worried about visiting this city in Colombia, but you don’t have to be. Especially if you find yourself in the Old Town Cartagena. It’s really a wonderful place, here’s why: Cartagena is the safest city in Colombia. It’s not a …
I was excited but nervous about my trip to La Boquilla in Cartagena, Colombia. This had nothing to do with the “danger” of Colombia. I was born in the country – so I’m not really afraid to go there (just like any other “dangerous” country, you set the level of risk for yourself). I was …
Cartagena is hot. It’s hot and humid. Thankfully, its nights are cooler and there are tons of gorgeous ice cream shops around. We spent an entire month in Cartagena and ate lots and lots of different ice creams. These were our favorites by far! Top 3 Ice Cream Shops in Cartagena Colombia 3. La Paletteria: …
Colombian food culture is rich and diverse as the different geographic and cultural regions of the country have strongly maintained their culinary identity. Many dishes in Colombia have Spanish influences but it always reflects the people’s great love for their land, its harvests and the waters that surround it. Colombian Food Culture Colombia is bathed …
Thirty years ago there were very few supermarkets in Cali, Colombia. My family would go to the Galeria Alameda on Sundays after church to do our shopping. The Galeria is a covered outdoor market where farmers (the people Colombians call Campesinos – rural people) come in to sell their goods. I went back to Cali in …
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