Plaza de los Coches is defined by its series of colonial arches along one side, known as the Portal de los Dulces, where vendors sell traditional coconut confections from small stalls. Located just inside the city’s historic Clock Tower…
Cartagena Afro Colombian History
This walk traces the profound legacy of the African diaspora in Cartagena, from colonial slave markets to neighborhoods of revolutionary resistance. You will visit plazas honoring legendary freedom fighters, historic sanctuaries, and the vibrant street art of Getsemaní.
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1. Plaza de los Coches
2. Plaza de San Pedro Claver
The Plaza de San Pedro Claver is distinguished by its collection of iron sculptures created by artist Edgardo Carmona, which depict everyday figures like chess players and street vendors throughout the square. It sits in the heart of the…
3. La palenquera 3D, Palenque Vive
In the Parque de la Marina stands a sculpture measuring over eight meters in height, depicting a woman in a traditional, vibrant dress with a basin of fruit balanced upon her head. Known as Palenque Vive, this monument is composed of three…
4. Camellón de los Mártires
The Camellón de los Mártires is a long, rectangular promenade defined by two rows of marble busts and a central statue of a woman with her hand raised toward the sky. It stretches out directly in front of the Clock Tower, the primary…
5. Plazoleta Benkos Bioho
The Plazoleta Benkos Bioho is distinguished by its role as an urban sanctuary, characterized by its quiet, tree-shaded grounds and its central purpose of commemorating a key figure in colonial resistance. Formerly known as the Plazoleta de…
6. Calle de la Sierpe
Calle de la Sierpe is defined by the vibrant, expansive murals that cover its colonial-era walls, turning the two-block passage into a living gallery. This Getsemaní street is among the few in Cartagena to have kept its original name since…
7. Plaza de la Trinidad
The cream-colored, colonial facade of the Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad stands over Plaza de la Trinidad, anchoring the Getsemaní neighborhood. Completed in the middle of the seventeenth century, the church remains one of the oldest in…