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Monumento a los Pegasos with the cupola of San Pedro in the background

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A city of balconies, of flowers, of small squares and a defensive wall, of delicate, warm late afternoon light falling right through the streets, Cartagena has plenty of reasons to keep the visitor busy.
Its location near the mouth of the Magdalena river ensured the continued importance of Cartagena de Indias and the city continued to play a crucial role in the Spanish Empire. Eventually, the spirit of the people of Cartagena turned against the Spanish and they declared independence in 1810 as one of the first towns in the Americas, only to be reconquered a few years later. It was Simón Bolívar himself who not only liberated the city from the Spanish for good in 1821, but he also nicknamed the city La Heróica. Its success attracted people from many different backgrounds. Nowadays, the city is a major magnet for visitors. Horse-drawn carriages ply the streets, carrying tourists on a tour through the city. Souvenir sellers walk the streets in search of buyers, and there are plenty of restaurants to choose from. Much of the defensive walls still stand, and on top of part of them, people stroll before choosing a place to have dinner. Yes, the city has become very touristy, probably the most visited place of Colombia.
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