This is the best old city that we have been to and let me tell you we have been to a few old city's. This old city is probably the biggest and maybe even the best is all of Colombia. There are about 5 big churches and so so so many plazas.
The reason this old city was not destroyed by rival countries or pirates is because there is a 5 metre wall around the old city which stretches for 11 kms. In the old times this wall only had one way in and out so they could keep all the pirates out. Cartagena was the place that the Spanish consolidated all the gold that they stole from the natives of South America, so this is where all the pirates of the Caribbean were based.
This was the only entrance that I just mentioned and there used to be a draw bridge there so absolutely nothing could get in. But another reason no one messed with this city is because of this thing...
This is the most amazing fort and if any one ever tried to raid it they would get lost in the tunnels if the Spanish had not already killed them. This place had so many different tunnels and routes and levels that we nearly got lost.
This is the the San Pedro church which is the one we went to for Christmas. San Pedro had a church named after him because he used to look after the slaves that came from Africa.
Basically right next to this church is the old torture chambers for the slaves and witches of the Spanish inquisitions.
Oscar.
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