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Sunset over Cartegena Harbor
(from Wikipedia)
Cartagena de Indias is a large city seaport on the northern coast of Colombia. Capital of the Bolívar Department, it is the fifth largest urban area in Colombia. Founded in 1533 by Spaniard Don Pedro de Heredia, and named after the port of Cartagena in Spain's Murcia region.
A Street in Cartegena
Today, Cartegena continues to be the economic hub of the Caribbean region as well as a popular tourist destination.
Cartagena's colonial walled city and fortress were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980 along with Lima.
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