The warm Caribbean breezes, historic architecture, and horse-drawn carriages lend an undeniable elegance to Cartagena’s historic city center, known in Spanish as the Centro Histórico or Ciudad Amurallada (walled city). Add a few string instruments, perhaps a piano or two and a bevy of talented classical musicians from around the world, and you’ve got quite…
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Convent Life: Hotel Charleston Santa Teresa, Cartagena Colombia
Soon after arriving in Colombia, I checked into a nunnery. Of course, it hadn’t actually served its original role in a number of years. I was invited to stay as a guest at the Hotel Charleston Santa Teresa during Cartagena’s fourth annual International Music Festival, and I must say it’s quite an impressive place. Set in…
Italian-Colombian Flavor in Cartagena
Today yielded yet another good lunch in the historic center of Cartagena, Colombia. We headed to Plaza de Armas, a cozy restaurant and wine bar that specializes in local variations on Italian cuisine and seafood. The front area is a comfy lounge where wine is the name of the game, but we took a table…
Lunchtime in Cartagena
Just got back from a tasty lunch at Mila, a stylish, small restaurant in Cartagena’s historic district. I savored two delicious carimañolas — fried yuca stuffed with feta cheese — accompanied by a mouthwatering frozen grape juice. This eatery also stocks an array of sandwiches, wraps, fresh bread and very tempting desserts. A good place…
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