Pearls of Life: Cartagena, Capital City of the Bolivar Department, Caribbean Coast in Colombia.

Carmit posing in front of the Cartagena sign in Colombia.

Traveling to Cartagena from Europe has a direct flight with main airlines from 3 different cities such as Amsterdam, Madrid, and London. Getting to Cartagena from Bogotá is possible via an overnight bus or flight.

Cartagena, the capital city of the Department of Bolivar in Colombia is a beautiful city to visit, rich in graffiti and colorful authentic Colombian culture. The museums of Oro and Jewelry are located in Cartagena inside the old city walls.

Noy posing within the old city walls in Cartagena, Colombia.

Cartagena is built on the banks of the Caribbean coast and therefore has the views of the Caribbean Sea. It’s built up into high rise buildings outside of the old city walls and inside the old city walls it’s ancient structure and architecture in Colombia from the days of the Great Colombia, which included Venezuela as well as Ecuador. 

The amazing architecture of the building inside the walls of the old city is evident to the rich culture and history of this region. The region on the coast of the Caribbean with population of native Colombian, Afro-native Colombian, indigenous, indigenous tribes from different regions of the coast, and immigration from Venezuela. Witnessing the evidence of the gap between the rich Colombian and the poor Colombian can be seen outside the old city walls into the Favelas.

Carmit posing within the old city walls and the high rise buildings of Cartagena, Colombia.

Lots of tourists like to explore Cartagena for its colorful streets, amazing dining and very active nightlife. It is known that Cartagena has night clubs with girls offering their companion and sometimes their sex services. The dining at night is safe in Cartagena and it has a very wide range of cultural restaurants. You can find high end restaurants with delicious dishes based on Caribbean menu as well as meat and grilled Argentinian restaurants. 

Carmit exploring the colorful streets of Cartagena, Colombia.

I’ve stayed in Cartagena a few times. I love waking up in the morning and going for a walk around the walls of the old city and then strolling outside the walls towards the sea, walking on the sand until arriving for coffee on the beach. The Caribbean Sea is very active and it is advised to be careful when entering the sea. The new energy that the body receives from purifying every morning in the Caribbean Sea is a wonderful feeling and amazing results in the field of wellness, resilience and sustainability.

For more about enjoying Cartagena, read our next blog. 

Local fruit vendor selling fresh fruit on the beach in Cartagena, Colombia.