Walking Cartagena de Indias: A Local's Guide to the Walled City
The humidity hits you first, a thick blanket of salt and heat that makes the colorful facades of the Old City seem to glow. I have spent weeks pacing these limestone streets, and I can tell you that the only way to understand the rhythm of this place is to feel the uneven cobblestones beneath your soles. Cartagena is a city of layers, where Spanish colonial fortifications meet the raw energy of Caribbean street life.